An ending to a great book

I was once much more of a stressed person then I am today. This tendency even caused an eating disorder. I would recommend seeing a therapist/psychologist if you've ever felt this way. I had great help and support, that's why I escaped alive. I've become a better, more informed person because of my experiences. This book was a great reflection, and learning experience. I think that it will definitely come in handy later in life. Let me know if you would like me to post more tips on handling stress!

See you next time,

-Maynide

Ways to relieve stress

One great way to relieve stress is to lay down, breath deeply and tense every muscle in you body. After your tense every muscle, release all that tension, it feels great! Meditation also works to clear the mind and body of bad feelings. You may not believe this, but daydreaming can also be a great stress remover. You could also get out of the house, go to the park and play on equipment. Your never too old to play (you know you love it). Getting it all out. Sometimes you just need to burst out all that pent up stress. You can write, talk, whatever makes you feel comfortable. Just talking about what's bothering you can take a huge weight off your shoulders.

I'm reading this book mainly for school handling purposes. In the part of the book that I'm reading, the author is telling you different strategies to stay on task, or keep ahead of the game. A great way to keep on tack is to create a school and extracurricular calender, keeping track of all your assignments. You could also create to-do lists for more precise measurement of time usage. When your having trouble with school, you can't just sit down and watch all your stress weigh you down. You have to take action, get a tutor, meet with teachers, come early to school to work early. Chances are if teachers know that you're trying, they'll have some sympathy for you.

I love this book! Its really helping me feel like my stress is more common then I thought. It makes you feel normal the way they word it. They say things like, "have you ever felt like this?" or give you examples of other kid's troubles. It's mentioned that if you say something enough to yourself, you'll eventually start to believe it. I've been trying this technique, and its been helping me become more friendly and likeable. I think you just have to believe that you CAN do it. This could potentially be a problem with people with self esteem issues. I'd recommend that you conduct some self esteem building exercises before you engage in stress- inducing activities. This is because self esteem problems can effect how you feel about your work, or social life.

I've always had a tendency to get overly stressed out. My stress has hit a peak recently, so I decided to take on this book. I do already know many of the things that they've said so far, but there are some techniques that I hadn't tried. Such as breathing deeply and focusing on your breathing when your stressed. This also helps when you are about to blow up or "go off the deep end." I hope you find this blog useful!

- Mayanide