Sense of coherence SOC – Feel better by joining new contexts Acceptance & hope Here continues my answer to the question: What can you do when you are forced to stay at home for a longer time period during these times? Earlier posts have been about how to deal with negative and worrying thoughts by …
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Acceptance & hope Here continues my answer to the question: What can you do in phase 1 when you are forced to stay at home for a longer time period during these times? Earlier posts have been about how to deal with negative and worrying thoughts by changing your attitude, more specifically, your sense of …
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Improve your mood by working with your attitudes Here continues my answer to the question: What can you do when you are forced to stay at home for a longer time period during these times? The last post was about how you can handle negative and worrying thoughts by changing your attitude, more specifically, your …
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Anxiety & Stress: 5 effective ways for lowering a hightened daily stresslevel In earlier posts, I have gone through several different ways to lower the base level of stress. 5 of the most important ones that are easy to remember are: 1) Sleep as much as possible and, if possible, rest after lunch so that …
Anxiety & Stress: 3 Additional signs of too much daily stress In stressful crises, there are two stress levels in the body that need to be lowered: -The acute stress level in the body at a certain time. -The basic stress level, which is the stress level that you experience on average over several days …
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Anxiety & Stress: 3 common signs of disrupted sleep related to stress In stressful crises, there are two stress levels in the body that need to be taken care of: – The acute stress level in the body at a certain time. – The basic stress level, which is the stress level that you experience …
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Anxiety & Stress: The shared properties among the 16 effective ways for calming acute stress Here the posts continue on how to handle a crisis. Previously, I have listed 16 techniques for effective acute stress management. These are about gaining control of oneself. This is done by reducing the acute stress experienced in the body …
4 important questions to bring hope Consider how you have developed and are developing during a frightening crisis like this. Themes to reflect on can be:1) What have you done well?2) How have you surprised yourself positively?3) How have others pleasantly surprised you? Who and with what?4) Which lessons learned do you want to bring …
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Brief exercises in reflection, mindfulness & acceptance It is good for both our mental and physical health to take time every week for reflections and practicing mindfulness. Reflection Exercise: 1) Which 3 areas are you proud of right now in your life? Which positive qualities/traits have you used to achieve these? In what way are …
16 effective strategies for calming acute stress & worry Here is a summary of 16 key strategies to calm yourself, which is the first step in handling a crisis:1) Breathe calmly: exhale slowly using the stomach.2) Repeat a realistic positive mantra.3) Relax your body – also face, shoulders, fingers and toes.4) Cool down by keeping …
