Saturday, June 30, 2012

Ways To Express Yourself And Improve Your Stress Levels

By Claudia Campos


Finding ways to express yourself is key if you are to improve your happiness and well-being. With stress related illnesses on the rise it is easy to become overwhelmed with a spiraling inability to be happy. As a result, it is increasingly important to take steps towards managing your stress and expressing yourself effectively. The 5 key points below will help you to achieve this.

First and foremost you must be honest with yourself about who you are. Stop pretending that you're happy with your life because you don't want to rock the boat. Change doesn't have to be a bad thing and once you have identified the things that you're not happy with then you start to find a way to improve them.

Now you've been honest you need to set yourself goals with real steps to help you achieve them. If you have marriage problems maybe it's making an appointment to see a counselor. You'd be surprised by how much better you'll feel once you've made that call and taken a step closer to achieving your goal.

Communication with others is a natural and essential part of life. However, it is one thing for you to admit your problem areas and goals to yourself, it is another milestone to admit these dreams and fears to other people. Whilst telling other people may seem scary at first, not only will sharing your problems make them seem more palatable, but once you speak out you are also much more likely to try and follow your goals.

Don't be embarrassed about your opinions or dreams, everyone is unique, you should embrace that and be proud of who you are. In short, stop worrying about what other people think. Wear what you want and tell people what you think, even if you may be different!

Staying positive is important if you are to succeed with the above. Learning to laugh at yourself gives you perspective on what can otherwise seem like the end of the world. Instead of worrying about things you can't change, smile about it, laugh out loud about it, it's rarely as bad as you think it is.

So, it really isn't that difficult to improve your life. By finding ways to express yourself you really can take the weight off your shoulders and find that light at the end of the tunnel. You should try it and see, there really is nothing to lose.




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