Calming and Peaceful Insights for Stressed Nurses and Caregivers

Journalling to Clear your Thoughts and Save your Ideas

 

I have used journalling in different ways for many years to reduce my stress, save memories, assist in self-talk, or just save ideas for future writing projects.

 

Long before I had a computer, I used composition books; you remember the ones with the black and white hard cover. I still have a few of these that I use as reference material.

 

Computer documents make journalling fun and easy, yes fun because you can use different fonts and text colors to make your journal creatively you!

 

By removing this content from your thoughts, you cleared space for other thoughts, thoughts that can solve a problem or remind you to relax and enjoy just being. The concern that you will forget something important is resolved, the only thing you need to do is to have a catchy title to recall the entry.

 

Several different journals are great for the topic you wish to address. Always have creative titles for your journals and the content will flow better went you go to enter your comments.

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Some ways to manage people and still manage your stress

 

Everyone has to manage people at any given moment of any day.

You manage your family, friends, and co-workers and of course the people you are actually paid to manage.

Your realizing the concept is half the struggle, now for the how to.

1)   Setting your boundaries- the limits to whom and what you manage and for how long are very important guide lines to reducing you stress. Knowing what you are up against and what is expected of you first, cuts out the stressful guess work. Knowing is part of the word knowledge. You can then plan your strategies and conversations to fit the situation. Boundaries are a stress freeing mechanism.

2)   The importance of your management help- Most family management is very important to the running of the home or family unit. The responsibility you have must no be taken lightly. Always try to think as clearly as you possible can and be empathetic as well. 

3)   When you manage people as part of your job- you are recognized as the point person, or the get it done person. You must constantly reevaluate your abilities depending on the event or situation you are placed in. You know you will get stressed if you treat most situations similarly. Remember to take a few minutes to debrief yourself from the crisis you just solved or engaged in before you go on to the next encounter.

    This debriefing will clear your mind and recharge your emotions so you can make responsible and important new decisions

 

Stress Relief-Great Uses of Fresh Flowers to Reduce Stress

 

Fresh flowers are always a lovely addition to your home or office.

We buy them or get them, to make us feel good.

Fresh flowers are useful for your stress relief, here is how.

    Having a small garden of fresh flowers- the fresh flowers in your backyard garden is a beautiful extension of you. Pick flowers that you like and that you can grow in your area and climate. The nurturing of these flowers, will give you a sense of one with nature this in itself will reduce your stress levels. By getting outside in the fresh air and pulling a few weeds you care for something besides your patients and their families or your family. The visual effect of lovely colors and soft textures of the leaves calms and relaxes you totally.

 

   Having flowers as a decoration during relaxing activities- a favorite use and place for fresh flowers for me is during my day spa times. You can create a portion of you spa, perhaps during your bath, when you put the dropped flower petals in and around your tub. A few floating candles and flowers in the tub add to the relaxing experience.

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Stress Relief-Special Tips to Avoid so Minor Stressful Events will not Become Major Crisis

 

You are the one who really determines what a minor event is and how catastrophic the major crisis will turnout to be.

Taking your thoughts on this, there are ways to avoid some very common major crisis.

   Locking your car keys in your car- this can become a major crisis in a hurry. With the advent of all the new technology that is associated with your car keys, your car keys are a valuable investment that merits your constant attention. Usually a car dealership will issue you two sets of keys for your car. Always keep the extra set in a location that a trusted family member or friend can retrieve for you. Especially at the time when you have done the unthinkable, locking the keys in the car. This brings up the subject of where your house key is? This is another reason to have these keys separate. Your particular auto club may have specific charges for retrieving you’re locked in keys; your local police department may be able to assist you as well. Remember that the new car window systems and door lock systems may be more of a challenge to the old metal coat hanger trick of years ago. The best solution is to not lock your keys in the car, create a habit of checking were your keys are before you close your door. Of course deactivate the auto lock mechanism from you system so that you lock you doors with your keys in hand.

 

  Having the magnetic strip on your charge card not work- you always seem to have this problem at a store that is not willing to type in the numbers off your card manually. You see if the magnetic strip will not scan at the store it will not work at the ATM. This event is very stressful and very embarrassing as well. To avoid this problem, ask your bank or credit card company to send you a fresh card every six months or so, this is an idea for those of you who use a card very frequently. Always keep your cards away for any magnets or deactivating devices at stores. Also try to have some cash hidden in your wallet for this kind of emergency, this is the rainy day you put that money away for.

 

 

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Stress Relief Tips for Holiday Giving that is Inexpensive and Stress Free

 

No matter if it is a holiday gift, birthday present or special thank you gift you get stressed.

The questions come up, what to get, when, and can I really afford it?

My simple your effective ideas will surprise you.

 

  Give a gift of exchange-during a holiday or a special time take care of a friend’s pet for them so they don’t have to spend the money on a pet hotel. Plan on watching their children while they are away or spending the day shopping, the cost of extra day care is eliminated here and you get the chance to have them do the same for you.

 

   Giving unique gift coupons- these are gift coupons you make yourself. You can either make some at the beginning of a season or at the beginning of a month. You can have some ready for birthdays, anniversaries or other occasions that you are aware of. Take the time to think about the nurturing and relaxing things you yourself would like and give that in the form of a coupon. For example, “this coupon is redeemable for two hugs”. Or “this coupon is redeemable for a cup of coffee and an hour of quiet conversation”. And lastly “this coupon is redeemable for a shoulder to cry on when needed”. You see, you can get the idea of so many different coupon redemptions, this will reduce so much stress and they are very inexpensive.

 

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3 Great Tips for Feeling Healthier by Reducing Toxic Stress

Toxic stress is a precursor to illness and diseases. Many heart attacks have been the result of toxic stress.
Detoxing yourself can be a bit of a challenge if you have allowed this type of stress to build up.

 Catching stressful situations before they escalate to a toxic level use a basic resolve. Your own awareness of the level of stress you are under and your willingness to reduce that stress will bring the levels way below the toxic level. You know when you feel a bit anxious or worried; you have the gut feeling something is not right. This is the time to get your mind clear so you can think fully and make decisions accurately. Going to a lake or a small body of water will bring almost instant relief from your feelings of stress. Allow the stress to leave; you do not need to keep it as an unwelcomed guest.

 You know that you have built up a great deal of toxic stress within your self, when you are the most vulnerable it will raise its ugly head. To reduce your vulnerability you need to eat healthier, get plenty of rest and sleep, and of course some kind of physical and mental exercise. Your chances of getting an illness are reduced by these actions. Being able to release the stress you feel, can only be accomplished if you have a keen insight on how you what to really feel and a positive desire to get feeling calm and relaxed. By changing the feelings of stress into true emotions, you can allow yourself to release and let go of the emotions. You really do know that these negative feelings and emotions are doing you only harm.

Comfort Zone- Is it a Place to Go Occasionally or a Place that is Becoming a Rut

It's true your comfort zone can be come a rut as deep as the Grand Canyon. You go to your comfort zone to get way from stress, but stress follows you. Why, because you are a bit lazy or complacent, you rather take the easy way. Most times the easy way is to hide your head in the sand, and worry!

I recently joined ToastMasters International because I wanted to be come a confident public speaker and a confident leader. I was darn scared to get up and participate but I did! I have goals to reach and a business to grow and of course Nurses and Caregivers to inspire. I can't do these things in my comfort zone.

I found by doing what needs to be done, my comfort zone is so much more glorious when I get back in it, if only for a short time.

Stress can be reduced, a positive relaxed successful life is yours if you want it!

Being thankful for the small things reduces all kinds of stress.

When you look for the small things around you that you can be thankful for, your perspective seems to change. You start seeing the extra pocket change in the sofa, the special car key hook in the kitchen were your keys always are, that last dab of tooth paste in the tube, a smile on a strangers face, and the patient driver that lets you into the main flow of traffic. You see and feel these things and without realizing it you take a much needed sigh of relief. A sigh of stress relief.

If you celebrate Thanksgiving say and extra thank you for these small things, if you do not celebrate, say thank you anyway, you will be one more step toward reducing and relieving your stresses.

Stress Relief: Very Important Steps for Debriefing After an Extremely Stressful Encounter.

Many of us stress over the situations we are dealing with. We relive the emotions only to rekindle the stress instead of releasing and repairing our feelings.

Assessing your stressful situation: How has this situation affected you? Can you disregard it, you may say to yourself “oh well, that is life” and walk away with only a slight feeling of stress. Or do you feel extremely unsettled and emotional? In times when you can not let things go, a bit of self talk is the answer. You are not crazy for doing this, this is quite normal. Talking out loud helps greatly because you hear your thoughts and feel the emotions that need to be vented. This is personal time that you need to nurture yourself with. This type of debriefing is immediate, when you want to clear things right away.

The more intense stressful situations need more debriefing time. Your methods of debriefing, the type and duration of your self talk sessions, or the venting to a friend may take a course of several days to resolve the stresses you have built up. You have noticed I have not suggested a debriefing with a group of people, this therapy like sessions usually increase the stress levels of all involved and solutions are suggested quickly. You must prepare yourself to receive suggestions and that sometimes takes a while.

Stress Relief: More Ideas for Enjoying your Comfortable Tepid Climate While Stress Reducing.

Many of us do not live in areas that have winters of extreme cold weather conditions, but we can still get stressed none the less.

The tepid climate people seem to have it much easier, if we allow ourselves to give away some stress for clear thinking and creativity.

Winter time means getting outside more, especially in the early evenings. Tepid climates are refreshing and calming in the evening because you can take a long walk with a friend or your dog. You get exercise that will reduce your levels of stress and your mind is made clearer by the slowing of stimulation that you give it. You truly prepare your body and mind for sleep this way.

This may be winter time for some but it is more like spring to you who live in the tepid climates. Milder winters give you the reason to declutter your living environment and your mind. Both are extremely good stress reducers. Plan your projects so you are not overwhelmed, even if the room does not get completely finished, work on your mind. Clear your thoughts with meditation and reflection. Feel purposeful while you plan your decluttering projects. Remember you do not have to finish a room at a time, small chunks work the best.