Ways to Alleviate Stress

Stress is the body’s reaction when we encounter things that are beyond our comfort zone and when we feel massive pressure from certain situations, and during this time of pandemic, stress is quite common. In fact, it is deemed as avoidable. But despite its commonality and unavoidability, it can actually affect your health, especially your mental health in negative ways.

Overwhelming and prolonged amounts of stress leaves your brain in a permanent stage of fight or flight and with high cortisol levels in our bodies, we tend to be more prone to develop anxiety disorders, panic attacks, depression and other mental illnesses, which is why therapists highly recommend to keep your stress levels at their lowest.

To alleviate stress, try these tips:

• Drink Chamomile Tea.

  Chamomile tea has stress-soothing properties that have the power to alleviate stress, induce a feeling of calmness and help you fall asleep faster.

• Go for Warm Baths.

  You can never go wrong with a warm bath. Aside from it helps soothe muscle tension and improve blood circulation, a nice, warm bath also promotes relaxation, which significantly lowers your stress levels.

• Release Tension Healthily.

  Releasing the heaviness that you are feeling by talking to a friend, engaging into some psychotherapy in West Orange, New Jersey, or expressing what you feel by squeezing a stress ball give you a sense of relief and are healthy ways to relieve stress.

For immense amounts of stress, please don’t hesitate to contact Shirley Court Gonzalez LCSW BCD, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that offers exemplary mental health service in New Jersey.