Posts

Showing posts with the label stress-relieving techniques

Feeling Stressed Out? It Could Be Your Cortisol Levels (Here's How to Fix It!)

Image
Have you ever dragged yourself out of bed, pressed the snooze button far too frequently, and felt tired all day? Even when you receive a full night's sleep, you still can't seem to wake up feeling awake.  You then think coffee will become your best buddy as a short-term solution to your fatigue. But what if a second cup of coffee isn't the solution to your lack of energy? Cortisol, your body's stress hormone, can negatively impact your emotions, health, and energy levels without you realizing it. However, it is possible to regain control over your cortisol levels, which can lead to improvements in your overall well-being.  In this blog post, we will discuss how cortisol affects your daily life and how you can manage it to maintain your life's balance. So let's get started. Understanding Cortisol and How it Affects Your Body? Many of us are familiar with feeling tired even after getting enough sleep. Turning to coffee for a quick energy boost may not solve the un...

How Can Self Care Improve Your Mental State?

Image
Today, everyone talks about self-care, mental health, and emotional needs. Many applications have been developed, both free and paid, that act as therapy for you. While it's not a new concept, my motive for writing a self-care blog post is that we could get more clarity and understanding behind it. Only by prioritizing self-care can we meet our mental and emotional needs. Do you know self-care can improve your mental health?  Let's talk about what self-care is and how we may include it in our everyday routines. What is self-care? Everyone has a different approach to self-care. For an extrovert person- it might be going out and chilling with his friends. On the other hand, an introverted person is happier spending time alone in his home. Self-care is nothing but taking care of one's emotional, mental, and physical needs. Some believe that doing daily chores such as getting up in the morning, brushing their teeth, taking a shower, etc, is self-care. While for others, these th...

10 Quick Ways To Help You Relieve Stress

Image
We all experience stress in our daily lives. In fact, we say that it has become a part of our lives. We become anxious about a variety of things, including preparing for an interview, doing something for the first time, thinking about finances, becoming ill, and so on. Getting worried about all of these things is fine up to some extent. In fact, our history tells us that we use stress as a mechanism to protect ourselves from threats.   But do you know how stress came into our lives? Why do even young children use the word "stress" so much? This is because they have been listening to their parents about "stress" so much. They feel everything that is out of their control causes them stress.  However, they are unaware of the fact that stress can be harmful to our bodies in so many ways.  source:freepik What is stress? The body's response to a challenge or demand is referred to as stress. Everyone experiences stress, which can be triggered by a variety of events, ra...