Clearing Stress

[LastThursday]

I've been feeling a lot of stress lately and I'm concerned about its effects on my health and sleep. Anyone here now how to clear stress hormones quickly from the body, and how to reverse the bad effects of stress hormones?

Edited yesterday at 08:27 PM by LastThursday

[Ramasta9]

Deep breathing, walks in nature, visit the beach and swim or a river, get a massage, lavender oil on the neck, temples, behind ears, feet, magnesium salt bath, eat healthier, exercise or dance or go for jogs, many ways to de-stress  Just some basic examples. 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

I am in the same boat.

I just finished a brutal Christmas crunch in construction. Anyone who has worked in the field knows it is stupid at the end of the year. There is a mandatory 4 week shutdown in Australia, everyone is trying to get everything done for handovers and tenders. I love the time off, but the month preceding it is awful. I was in charge of all estimating and handover for a breast screening facility. I know my limits now, I'll say that. I just sat in my office the last 2 days crying in frustration quoting up $3mill of work to keep the company going next year. Just calling for quotes, doing takeoffs. Full no shame crying at the same time. I lost all fucks regarding professionalism

Strangely enough, the crying felt really good! Even while also being humiliating. So I would say any emotional release will help.

I also: swam at dawn for 30 minutes before work + 30 minutes meditation. Went for a hike midday at a local river sacred to aboriginals. 30 minutes meditation prior to dinner. Movement, 'do nothing' meditation and breathing mediation really helped. I really think movement in general is amazing just to move & clear the lymphatic system of the body. I also often like to lie on the ground with my legs elevated above my heart - this is so calming. Good food and sleep are staples.

Probably the best part of my days was pissing around on this forum for laughs, and.... playing with my dog.

Animals man. It is like full witnessing no-self in action  Poodle cuddling the feet while at work, chasing the ball. Doing tricks. Stealing food. Giving sideye. 

Edited 11 hours ago by Natasha Tori Maru

[Ramasta9]

2 hours ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

I am in the same boat.

I just finished a brutal Christmas crunch in construction. Anyone who has worked in the field knows it is stupid at the end of the year. There is a mandatory 4 week shutdown in Australia, everyone is trying to get everything done for handovers and tenders. I love the time off, but the month preceding it is awful. I was in charge of all estimating and handover for a breast screening facility. I know my limits now, I'll say that. I just sat in my office the last 2 days crying in frustration quoting up $3mill of work to keep the company going next year. Just calling for quotes, doing takeoffs. Full no shame crying at the same time. I lost all fucks regarding professionalism

Strangely enough, the crying felt really good! Even while also being humiliating. So I would say any emotional release will help.

I also: swam at dawn for 30 minutes before work + 30 minutes meditation. Went for a hike midday at a local river sacred to aboriginals. 30 minutes meditation prior to dinner. Movement, 'do nothing' meditation and breathing mediation really helped. I really think movement in general is amazing just to move & clear the lymphatic system of the body. I also often like to lie on the ground with my legs elevated above my heart - this is so calming. Good food and sleep are staples.

Probably the best part of my days was pissing around on this forum for laughs, and.... playing with my dog.

Animals man. It is like full witnessing no-self in action  Poodle cuddling the feet while at work, chasing the ball. Doing tricks. Stealing food. Giving sideye. 

<3 Bless you, you keep on dancing ! 

[Ishanga]

The fastest way is Acceptance, as well as everything everyone else has said above, all good ideas, but we want a solution to it right? If You Accept then no stress can happen, resistance is what causes stress, now these mechanisms of resistance can happen consciously or unconsciously, you have to work on both.  

Our cultures world wide are built upon the avg person working till their dead almost, and stress is just a socially accepted norm now but this is killing us slowly, the constant release of stress hormones, flight/fight kicking in everyday will kill You slowly..

I wrote an E Book on this, contact me if You want a copy!!

[Ulax]

Quickest thing i know is this:

Put chair on your bed. Lie down. Put feet up on chair whilst lying down