Stressless In LV » writing http://www.stresslessinlasvegas.com Stress Reduction Blog Helping You... Relax! Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:45:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Writing Out Your Thoughts: Journaling as Stress Relief http://www.stresslessinlasvegas.com/writing-out-your-thoughts-journaling-as-stress-relief/ http://www.stresslessinlasvegas.com/writing-out-your-thoughts-journaling-as-stress-relief/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:01:06 +0000 Heather http://www.stresslessinlasvegas.com/?p=83 journalingYou know what the experts all say.  They say that, when you are feeling stressed, talking about it is the best way to relieve it.  You are supposed to discuss your stress factors with anyone who will listen.  Talk to friends, talk to family members, talk to therapists — talk to someone. For some of us, however, that is easier said than done.  In theory, talking our feelings out makes sense; in practice, though, many people are wary of doing some.  We may not want to burden other people or we may simply not want to open ourselves up that way.

So, why not talk to yourself?  Now, of course, that does not mean walking down the cereal aisle in your local grocery store, discussing your stress factors — though, you know what?  If that helps, go for it.

Specifically, however, keeping a journal can be enormously beneficial in helping you to reduce stress.  In a journal, you do not have to worry about offending anyone.  You can rant all you want without hurting anyone’s feelings or censoring yourself at all.  For a journal like this, however, designed to be solely for you and to help you relax and relieve stress, an online journal might not be the best option — unless you take the appropriate measures to make sure it is private.

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All right folks, now that we have talked all about breathing, it is now time to move onto some other ways that you can relieve your stress and definitely keep those stress levels down.  We all know it is hard right now, with the way that the economy is right now and nothing on the news is good news and well, there are a few things in your personal life that can probably stress you out as well.  Communication is honestly one of the best forms of stress relieving.  Having a simple talk with one of your closest friends or family members can honestly work wonders!

Now we all know those excuses that people have for not talking to one another about their problems, but those are just excuses.  If you need someone to talk to, you should be able to do so and not sound like you are whining or complaining and if the person you talk to about the stresses in your life knows you really well, they will do all they can to comfort you.

However, if you do not feel comfortable talking to someone, that’s okay!  Sometimes writing it all down in your journal is a great release and will definitely help you get the word out there that there are stresses in your life!  So go ahead, start yourself a journal and start recording all of your thoughts down.  Heck, they even have online journals now if you feel more comfortable typing it all up!

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