Tips to Reduce Stress

Tips to Reduce Stress

Life isn’t always going to be easy. It definitely hasn’t been for the past year! But should it always be stressful? I’m sure we know that we’re going to be stressed from time to time, which is completely normal. However, having a feeling of constant stress can really impact your mental and physical health. Sometimes we just need to remember that things will pass. However, there are definitely things that you can implement in your daily life to help with stress reduction. I wanted to share some tips to reduce stress or that can help with managing things that could cause stress.

Focus On Yourself

You’ll find it difficult to enjoy life to the fullest if you’re always playing catch up with yourself. A lot of the time people put their energy into everything other than themselves. It’s easy to commit to the demands of a busy lifestyle, and end up forgetting to take time for yourself. It can be challenging sometimes, but we should all make the time to focus on our own health and wellbeing. Take the time at least once a week to make yourself a priority and focus on what makes you happy. You might be surprised in how much better you feel, and how much easier it will be to deal with the other aspects of life if you take the time to do this. You will definitely find it easier to lead a stress-free lifestyle if you’re feeling mentally, physically, and spiritually well.

Outsource Your Tasks

I always feel like I have a million and one things to take care of. However, there will be some of these things that you don’t necessarily need to do yourself. You might be able to reduce stress from your life by handing those difficult and time-consuming jobs over to other people or companies. For example, I found moving house to be such a life-consuming task, not to mention supper stressful! Studies have actually shown that it can be one of life’s most stressful events. Rather than packing and transporting your belongings yourself, you could hire a moving company such as Two Men And A Truck. I know lots of people who swear by getting movers to help with this task and wouldn’t do it any other way now. You could also consider getting in home cleaners to save time too.

Food & Drink

I know plenty of people who have found CBD to be really helpful. Not only to reduce stress, but also for other elements of their lifestyle. They can be considered expensive though, so you might want to trial a few different options and formats before committing to them. You can head to this site to find out how much are gummy edibles, and some of the best ones with their pros and cons.

Some people create their own edibles at home instead of buying as they are able to be in charge of the strength, helping them feel more in control of their stress levels. You can do this as well if you feel like it would be best, however, you will need to make sure that you have the appropriate products and equipment like a rosin press to ensure quality. There is a lot of support out there which you can check out like showing you how to decarb cannabis rosin to help with edible creation, for example. Just make sure that you have read up on all the information you need so that you can start from a place of knowledge rather than guessing.

Make a List 

Much of our stress comes from the feeling that we’re not quite on top of our lives as we should be. However, this is such a normal feeling, and we are probably all in the same boat. Instead of letting this stress you out, it’s best to know you can’t fully be in control of everything 24/7. Try to focus just on keeping on top of the things that make a big impact on your life, and worry about the smaller stuff if and when you have time. Make a list of your priorities; what do you value? What do you not care about? If you’ve taken care of the big stuff, then you’ll find it easier to live a relaxed life. 

Let It Flow

Finally, this one sounds simple but can be easy to forget; try to think about taking a more relaxed approach to some aspects of life. There will be periods when stressful things happen around you. However, the extent of the stress will depend not on the event itself but on how you respond to it. If you have a more relaxed, ‘you can only control what you can control’ mindset, then you’re more likely to find that you’ve got the mental headspace that allows you to keep stress at bay.

LL x

*This is a contributed post.