Stress manifests into lifestyle diseases and sometimes into critical situations.
Let’s look at some ways to prevent or lessen the stress within.

• • Exercise/walk regularly
  • Eat healthy balanced meals
  • Drink lots of water
  • Get proper hours of sleep
  • Focus on BREATHING/relaxing
  • Get Organized with a fixed routine
  • Manage your time
  • Keep a stress diary
  • Talk to someone
  • Learn to say ‘NO’/draw boundaries to what is not helping
  • Be assertive instead of aggressive
  • Use Humour to break the stress chain
  • Think of alternatives to present troubling situation
  • Listen to music
  • Play with pets
  • Create Art work
  • Heal with nature
  • Take up gardening/farming
  • Break your gadget/social media/binge watching addiction.
  • Take time out for self- in silences
  • Block out negativity
  • Keep a positive attitude
  • Focus on what is in your control
  • Take one step at a time
  • Take time out for self care
  • Do not rely on alcohol or drugs
  • Create online wellness and digital wellbeing spaces
  • Use the gadget, don’t let the gadget take over your life.
  • Use your time productively. Block unnecessary apps/channels/media that are non productive in the gadget.
  • There is a lot of false news circulating, some of which are designed to create issues. Ignore and don’t share such information.
  • Reach out to help someone.
  • If you find the pressure too much to cope, reach out for support/professional help.

For more information on dealing with stress, do check out nutshell in a therapy on you tube, mindfulness apps, our posters and blog on digital wellbeing and our work life presentation on the website- bodhini.in