By Webmaster-chx (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons Up until now, the posts I have been putting up are all going on the assumption that you know that you’re stressed and now you’re looking for a way to get rid of said stress, but that isn’t always the case. There are …
Month: March 2017
This is the stress police, step away from the computer and put the phone down
First off, I would like to start this post by apologising for the horrible joke in the title, I just really wanted to use that joke because it seemed too perfect not to, despite it being bad! Right, now that that’s out of the way, let’s carry on to the real post. Nowadays almost everyone …
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It’s not what you think/Outside the box: start out small
By S04AV (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], <ahref="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABeautiful_Baby_Plant_in_Bngn_Collage.jpg">via Wikimedia Commons One of the things that really gets me down more than anything else in the world, is failure. I create a goal for myself, I go in ready to complete the task at hand, and I fail, miserably; and as a result I feel miserable …
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Try this: theodd1sout
Today I’m going to be talking about a YouTube channel that I only came across recently but since then it never fails to bring a little more joy and happiness to my life (and I need every bit I can get); it’s called theodd1sout comic. In the channel James (the Youtuber who the channel belongs to) …
Getting rid of stress with yogurt
By Dirk Schneider (ds-foto) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Earlier I wrote a post which talked about eating a snack to calm down and I mentioned the gut brain axis. In it I talk about how eating can calm us down and also about how stress can lead to constipation. But the thing is, …
Stress relief in the now – an instant stress relief series: Getting a houseplant
By Tangopaso (Self-photographed) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons A long time ago in the way back when, I wrote a post about how looking at greenery can help reduce stress. However there may be instances when for some reason you can’t look at greenery, maybe you live in a dense part of the city and …
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Try this: Adam Ruins Everything
By Diliff (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons Some of you may or may not gave heard of a YouTube channel called CollegeHumor, they make a lot of funny videos, most of which are complete nonsense but some of which can be pretty relevant; they even have their own website (just a …
Stress can be good for (wait, what?)
By Phee (Pixabay) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons In its short time of existence, this blog has talked a lot about stress, anxiety and depression up to a certain extent. I’ve talked about how they work, how to manage them and how to get rid of them (or at least try to), but did …
Hobbies that calm you down: Cutting out shapes
By User:Bangin (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons When I was a young child in day-care, still learning how to properly use my hands and fingers to perform high motor skills, I learnt how to craft. Yes we had crafting in my day-care, it was fun even if I don’t …
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Alternative Yoga 