{"id":3027,"date":"2017-04-24T11:16:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T11:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2017-04-24T11:16:58","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T11:16:58","slug":"feeling-stressed-make-sure-you-take-care-of-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/feeling-stressed-make-sure-you-take-care-of-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling stressed? Make sure you take care of yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stress is something people have experienced for centuries – but we haven’t seen an epidemic like it until the modern day. We now live such fast-paced, busy lives that the stress we experience is tenfold compared to what people went through a hundred years ago. This is probably not helped by the fact that a lot of people are still recovering from the financial crash, and social media is also cited as a common cause for stress among the younger generation too. In its most dangerous form, stress can be all-consuming, and can easily stop us from performing well in our careers or even going about our daily business in a normal manner. <\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many mental AND physical symptoms of stress that you may experience, including <\/span>constant anxiety, dry mouth<\/span><\/a>, sweaty palms and a feeling of restlessness. None of these are particularly pleasant, which is why you should place certain measures in place to take care of yourself when times get stressful. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Solve the problem as best you can<\/strong> <\/span>
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\n<\/span>A lot of the time, many of us experience stress as a result of things we don’t have any control over. In these scenarios, worrying is futile, as it only gets you worked up without getting any closer to solving the problem. If, however, the ball is in your court are there ARE things you can do to take the pressure off yourself, do them! Taking action can be a hard step to take, especially if there is a certain amount of risk involved, but it will undoubtedly pay off. For example, if it’s money worries that are plaguing you, why not have a read of the <\/span>Bradford Settlement Company structured settlement review<\/span><\/a>? There are more ways than you think to access the money you need at short notice, and selling off your structured settlement is one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Share it<\/strong> <\/span>
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\n<\/span>They say that a problem shared is a problem halved, so make sure you are confiding in a trusted friend or family member about any worries you have. Even if they cannot help in any way, sometimes it can be a relief simply to get some things off your chest. You may think you are burdening them, but ask yourself this: wouldn’t you be prepared to do the same for them? Arrange to go for a coffee and chat about it all – you’ll come away feeling like a weight has been lifted. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Stay healthy
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\n<\/span>During a stressful period in your life, it can be tempting to just stay in every night and order pizza, slouching on your couch because you can’t motivate yourself to get up and about. It is our natural human instinct to nest when we feel threatened, but in the long run, this can make us feel worse. <\/span><\/p>\n

Instead, try and make an effort to stay active and to eat healthy food. Fuelling your body with processed foods will only feed your lethargy, and you may even feel guilty about such food choices. Treat yourself to a Friday night pizza, but after that fill up with fresh ingredients and lots of fruit and veggies. <\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, make a point of getting some exercise each day, even if it’s just<\/span> a walk around the block.<\/span><\/a> Studies show that fresh air and regular movement can help to reduce stress.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are many mental AND physical symptoms of stress that you may experience, including constant anxiety, dry mouth, sweaty palms and a feeling of restlessness. None of these are particularly pleasant, which is why you should place certain measures in place to take care of yourself when times get stressful. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,36,35],"tags":[19,1443,20],"class_list":["post-3027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-health-wellness-2","category-wellness-2","tag-health","tag-stress","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3029,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027\/revisions\/3029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}