Crissan's Mental Health Column: Five effective Stress Management exercises

Five effective Stress Management exercises

NOVEMBER 2018

MEBO Mental Health Monthly Column

Author: Crissan Rosalia

MEBO Mental Health Director

Health psychologist, MSc.
c.rosalia@meboresearch.org
takecharge@re-charge.org

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Five effective
Stress Management Exercises

In her October Mental Health Column post, Crissan shares her insightful perspective and professional views on how sufferers can enrich their lives with meaningful relationships. She points out that there are many potential sources of fulfilling relationships that we can tap into. Now in her November Mental Health Column post, she focuses on stress management, the effects it has on the body and mind, and techniques for stress management.

In earlier articles we discussed the effects that stress can have on the body and mind. Stress is a big issue for most malodor and PATM sufferers. The fight-or-flight response can trigger a lot of physical symptoms, it increases tension in the body and stress hormones to soar. When this inborn system is turned on continuously, it can be very damaging and can even cause malodor or PATM symptoms to increase. Relaxation and stress management are thus very important for malodor and PATM sufferers. This is easier said than done of course.

Crissan's indepth article covers the following topics from the perspective of a sufferer and Mental Health Professional:

• By increasing your awareness of your breathing patterns and shifting to more abdominal breathing, you can balance the oxygen and carbon dioxide blood levels in your body, normalize your heart rate, and reduce the muscle tension and anxiety present with stress-related symptoms or thoughts...
• Progressive muscle relaxation is an exercise that reduces stress and anxiety in your body by having you slowly tense and then relax each muscle...
• Mindful- Self-compassion exercise...
• Autogenic training (AT) has been found to be effective in the treatment of muscle tension and various disorders of the respiratory tract (hyperventilation and bronchial asthma), the gastrointestinal tract (constipation, diarrhea, gastritis, ulcers, and spasms), the circulatory system (racing heart, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, cold extremities, and headaches), and the endocrine system (thyroid problems)...
• Autogenic Formulas for Calming the Mind.

Crissan also recommends a workbook that depicts many more relaxation and stress management techniques. Click on icon to get information on this workbook. Shop around for lowest price.

Our MEBO Mental Health Director, is already planning her December column paper! She gives her heart and soul to lift up our community so that each has the wherewithal to find happiness and peace in life. Thank you, Crissan!

María

María de la Torre
Founder and Executive Director

A Public Charity
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