If you are experiencing headaches, indigestion, sweaty palms cold hands and feet dizziness, muscle tension and fatigue you are stressed.
Back pains, tight neck and shoulders and a racing heart, ringing in the ears and diarrhea or constipation are also symptoms of stress. Do you notice you are biting your nails, grinding or teeth, unusually fidgety and short tempered? You are stressed.
Stress is a part of everyday life. Everyone experiences some stress in daily lives. How you respond to stress is how your mind and body prepares for difficult challenges.
A certain amount of hassle is important as a guide to performing at your best. Stress does add flavor and opportunities to life.
A good night’s sleep or just a good sleep can help you cope with anxiety.
Sleep deprivation causes trauma, brings on poor memories, reduces your decision-making skills, procrastination during the day causing more stress, shortens your attention span and brings on an increased risk for depression, diabetes, weight gain and cardiovascular diseases.
Positive impacts of a good night’s sleep include learning and memory, metabolism and weight, safety, mood, cardiovascular health, disease prevention and stress reduction.
How to Achieve Well-Being
How you feel when you are awake hinges on how well you sleep. There are many cures for sleep difficulties and often you are already doing some of these things on a daily basis. Sleep schedules, bedtime habits, and lifestyle choices will make a huge difference to your well-being and quality of rest.
- Set a regular bedtime and make an effort to go to bed at the same time every night. Choose a time when you feel tired, so you don’t lay there staring at the ceiling. Don’t break this routine. Your body loves schedule and routine. If you have to makes changes, do it in small 15-minute increments over time. Try to not change your sleeping schedule during weekends and vacations
- If you get sleepy after dinner and before bedtime, force yourself to stay awake until it is time to go to bed. Avoid to stay on the coach if you feel like you are going to sleep. Go for a walk, clean the house, or call a friend. The most important thing is to stay awake.
- Boost your body’s production of melatonin to keep your brain on a healthy schedule. Remove your sunglasses as often as you can to let light onto your face, spend more time outside during the day, and get as much light into your work space as possible. Use a light therapy box if you must.
- Do not fall asleep to the television or computer. The lights from these items will suppress melatonin production. Practice a relaxation exercise or listen to music.
- Avoid reading from a backlit device like an eReader. Use an eReader that is not backlit or one that requires an additional light source. Change your bright light bulbs to low-wattage soft bulbs. Use a flashlight at night instead of turning on overhead lights.
- Keep noise down by masking it with a fan or a recording of soothing sound or white noise. If you have no control over your environment, earplugs may help keep things quiet.
- Keep your room cool with adequate ventilation. Too warm or too cold bedroom will keep you awake.
Try these tips to reduce stress and increase your well-being. Sleep, after all, is a luxury we all can afford.