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Hey am Evelyn lately am going through a lot financially, and also trying to move into my own place, just having stress and anxiety so I thought having friends would help ease my thoughts and I will have someone to talk too... Looking forward to knowing you.

2nd year of covid-19 has hit everyone very badly, also affects many areas of life including mental health. Nowadays people are facing fear, stress, anger, anxiety, depression. People are hopeless, helpless, and depressed, poor people have been struggling with the anxiety of hunger. Some people are struggling with their jobs, while many have been struggling with another subject. Few people come out of broken relationships and may not know how to move on, Maybe some people have parental pressure. Read More ? are you okay ? depressio:n corona affecting lives/

For me, the first step was to identify what does stress me. Now I feel stress so vividly in my body that it's almost painful. The upside to it is that I clearly see the sign, and I can't ignore it or push it away like I used to do. When I am stressed, it helps to pause and breathe. I try to get out of being stressed to a more distanced position watching the stress, myself and the bigger picture to put things into perspective. What feels like the end of the world might not be that significant upon inspection. I am offering a guided meditation for stressful situations on my blog and on insighttimer. When it comes to a stressfree life in general I guess we can control some of the stressors but there's will always be situaltions for me when I get stressed. So rather than trying to aviod them, learning to deal with them seem to be the key for me.

That's a good question. I guess to me it means always aiming for peace by controlling what I allow into my life and having tools and strategies in place for the things I can't control that cause me stress. Many things have been proven to help reduce stress, such as exercise, meditation, journaling, eating whole foods, being outdoors, having a good network of friends... Of course, it's not always easy to completely avoid stress, but it's definitely doable and it's good for both our mental and physical well-being.

Something that works for me to reduce stress is to do some kind of exercise, and to go out for a long walk. Being in nature also has a de-stressing and grounding effect.

Congratulation that even on these days, when it's the hardest you did sit. That's a big accomplishment. The stress engine is running and while if sitting is hard our body and mind recognize the break and it's an amazing moment of self-care which is paying off at every moment of you day to come.

Hello everyone! This is Cherry from Hong Kong. I was recently introduced to Buddhist studies, in which I discovered practices about meditation, happiness and mindfulness. I came across happiness.com in one of my research projects, and I love this site! This is very relevant to what I am personally working on, as I work on projects that seek to help students with their studies, reduce stress and improve mental health of high school students in Hong Kong (it is called hkdsegayau - feel free to check it out if you're based in Asia too!) Feel free to pop me a message to discuss more on the topic of happiness and mental health. Have a great day everyone!

I love listening to music.I try to everyday.It makes me feel happier.Ive noticed if I don't I start feeling depressed.Music also helps me relieve stress and keeps me calmer.

Absolutely, it's the one and only stress reliever I can ALWAYS count on.

Music is definitely a stress relieving tool. The genre I choose will depend on the source of my stress.

It can be used as a stress relieving tool. Nowadays it's used as a Healing technique as well

Yes..music is a great tool to releas and manage stress its very helpful..some times soothing piano,guiter or flute used to listen personally..

I totally agree with you Tine, awareness is very important.....even the women we know closely won’t open about it and that’s where the problem arise...it’s tough and also our healthcare people sometimes just put it all on stress or its normal kinda thing...this needs to change and we all need to learn on how to communicate about it strongly... And you are absolutely right our kids needs to know so it doesn’t remain a taboo anymore.. Coming back to MBSR it very strong subject itself and if we incorporate it with Menopause then it has the capacity to change first us as a women to feel strong about this topic so we can come up and discuss ...thank you Tine so much for moving this conversation forward it’s much appreciated cause this is the topic which is hurting so many lives in so many different ways...it can’t be described.... kind regards Jo

Over the past couple of years i can say i was in a dark place and couldn’t find happiness and health being present at the same time. It was always about risking another to get the other. Now i can confidently say that i have conquered the obstacle that kept me from being the best version of myself. And i’d like to share some useful tips on how i made it possible. Exercise: I cannot begin to explain how important it is to actually go out there and start working out. It could be as simple as taking a walk around the street or even going out into the nature. Exercising is not only good for you physically but also a great way to stay positive and energetic mentally. Cut back on alcohol: Alcohol and nicotine are one of the worst decisions you can choose to feel happy or relieve stress. Highly addictive unhealthy and unnecessary supplement will only eat your money and health away. What you’re looking for is long lasting happiness and health. A glass of wine or night out with your friends is never bad for you, as long as it doesn’t become a habit. Take time for yourself: If you work 9–5 jobs, or even more than that. It’s important to know when you need to use those hard earned holidays and do something you are truly passionate about, or always wanted to experience. It could be as little as cooking a royal dinner for friends and family, or spending the day with your pet dog at the local dog park. Be optimistic: Things usually tend to go bad when we start thinking things will go bad. Being open and optimistic about harsh and hard events in life could be the deciding factor in your happiness. Instead of drowning yourself in guilt after dropping your moms favorite cup on the floor, be thankful that no one got hurt and now you have a good reason to surprise your mom with a new cup. Stop caring what other people think: No one could ever know everything about you, or the way you feel and experience things. You know yourself best and should always do what you think is best for yourself. Your neighbor George might not be the best source of right answers, when it comes to your health and happiness. I believe in you and hope that my methods in finding myself be happier and healthier will provide you with valuable information. If you found these methods helpful, or would like to find methods for your needs. I highly recommend checking out this program that helped me get to where i am today. Dr. Partha Nandi's Health Hero: Masterclass

@Felicidad It is a Mindfulness/Meditation Based Stress Reduction course that's currently offered in our Academy free of charge. It's a wonderful course that helps people who struggle with stress and other difficulties, and very good for beginners or advanced meditation practitioners. Find out more here, if you're interested ?

I disagree... AND I agree ? Short term stress is energizing and even healthy as it gets the organism going. The problem is when, after a stressful phase, there is no matching recovery phase. Chronic stress is dangerous. As so often drilling deeper, we get a more nuanced picture.

Most of you will disagree, when I say According to experts, ‘stress is a burst of energy that basically advises you on what to do. In small doses, stress has many advantages. For instance, stress can help you meet daily challenges and motivates you to reach your goals. In fact, stress can help you accomplish tasks more efficiently. It can even boost memory.’ I have written this article some time back, you can read it here "How to Manage Stress" So, lets accept that stress is not bad, only thing we need to know is how to manage this stress for our growth.

34 "You experience regular stress sometimes maybe even to an unhealthy degree." This was not always the case at my job. I love what I do and that played a big factor in my stress factor. However, with new management and the pandemic this has changed a lot of things. Now I feel like I am feeling stressed out on a regular basis. I have had to figure out how to not bring it home and let it rule my life outside of my work hours.

Hello Tyrell, it is impressive how clear you see and describe your challenges. In MBSR (meditation-based stress reduction) we say "acceptance proceeds change" and when I read your post in the forum and what you write on your profile I think you are at this vital step. Have a look at the free MBSR online course here, it helped me a lot with helping myself and if you have questions about it, feel free to get in touch with me any time. :-) All the every best! Tine

@Danica2020 Thank you for adding that. I haven't looked deeper into it yet, but it already resonates. One of the most hands-on (or hands-off for that matter) learnings through MBSR for me was related to eating. Listening to my own needs and not mistaking the need for a break for hunger as I used to, not mistaking thirst for hunger. Not mistaking the need for self-care for hunger, not trying to ease stress through eating. As the amount of food I consumed did shrink, I also got more conscious about what, when and how much I eat to be fully satisfied. I'll take a closer look into intuitive eating. :-)

Fülle unseren "Stress bei der Arbeit" Fragebogen aus und finden es in weniger als 3 Minuten heraus! Die Ergebnisse liegen auf einer Skala von 0 bis 60. | 0 steht für überhaupt keinen Stress und 60 für eine extreme und sogar gefährliche Menge an Stress. Was denkst du über dein Ergebnis? Entspricht es deinen Erwartungen? Welche anderen Ursachen für Stress erlebst du in deinem täglichen Arbeitsleben? Weitere Informationen zum Thema findest im entsprechenden Artikel "Stress bei der Arbeit" in unserem happiness Magazin.

The second questionnaire in our "Happiness at Work" series is all about motivation and Self-determination Theory. (The first questionnaire was about "Stress at Work") Take the "Motivation at Work" questionnaire and let us know what you think about the result. How well are the areas of competence, relatedness and autonomy developed in your case? Can you define critical areas and how to improve them? How do you nurture and support the areas that work well?

It will be a long time. And, I don't think things will go back to the way they were. That is both good and bad. Avarice, greed, and ignorance have made this whole thing a disaster. It was bad enough, but our inadequate and delayed response, coupled with a lack of discipline, has made it much worse. We are floundering. We lack a cohesive, coherent, and reasoned response. The question is will we learn from it. This is like a stress test. All our individual and collective weaknesses are exposed. Like raw nerves. What to do? Victor Frankl said: “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” I think this is an opportunity for us to re calibrate ourselves, and if enough of us do that we can re-calibrate our nation. When I was a Corpsman the Marines taught me to "embrace the suck." A nicer mindfulness way to put it is radical acceptance with a dab of hope. Mike

Hi.. Many loosing jobs. This has nothing to do with your capability. I am sure you will find another one soon Just don't stress much. It's a temporary phase which will go and new dawn will bring more light. Stay blessed

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