Do you find it hard to cope with menopause symptoms and daily life and family demands? It’s understandable if you do, considering you have a lot happening in your life. Aging parents, troublesome teenagers, unfulfilled needs, and changing bodies are only a small of situations that occur everyday. Feeling out of control, unhappy, and overwhelmed doesn’t have to be your reality. So how can you prevent and manage stress?
Here are 5 ways to decrease stress.
1. Decrease worry, anxiety, and pressure in your life. Stay away from people, places, and things that trigger negative moods and emotions. Consider the following:
- Make a list of your favorite activities and find ways to use them when stressed. Hobbies and interests increases joy, which leads to less stress
- Do social media drama weigh you down? Decrease how much you visit those sites.
- Do you surround yourself with positive, successful people? Misery loves company; make sure you steer clear of it.
2. Become proactive versus reactive. How do you respond to situations? Your response to an event, not the event itself, is what determines your experiences. Develop a positive attitude by creating positive affirmations, viewing menopause transition as normal or a new phase of life, or focusing on what’s positive about your career and life. In every situation, change what you can, and manage what you can’t.
3. Re-program your mind with movement. Movement helps to increase your happy hormones, become optimistic, and boost self-esteem and self-confidence. Find ways to move more throughout the day, or find ways to do your favorite hobby. Like to dance? Find a class or studio where you can your “let loose”!
4. Learn about your personal strengths and find ways to use them. Your personal strengths is part of your identity, and you are happier when you use them. So if you have a job that doesn’t use your strengths or express them in other activities, you become stressed. Check out Gallup Strength Finder 2.0 to learn what you are good at doing and how to develop those strengths.
5. Keep a wellness journal. You can use a journal any way you like. Write about your joys, frustrations, goals, unfulfilled dreams, life vision, fears, and desires. Write about emotions you experience during situations. Writing is a great outlet to express yourself and grow as a person. Self-reflection is the key to awareness, goal-setting, and lasting lifestyle change.
Summary
So there you have it, 5 strategies that can decrease stress and create life happiness. What do you do to decrease stress? Feel free to share your strategies in the comments box below.
Pamela
