OVERCOMING STRESS DURING A CRISIS
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an emotional and physical impact on you if you pivot quickly and go with the flow. 4. Look for the good and speak of it often. Think of 7 things that you are grateful for and focus on them. Think of the things that truly put a smile on your face and even those things
As I write this, know that you have truly been in my heart and on my mind. April has been designated as Stress Awareness Month by the Stress Management Society – how timely! For the past four months, the WORLD has been sequestered in a quarantine due to
the coronavirus/COVID19. Every industry known to man has had to adapt. Everyone in the world has been impacted by this event. We all have learned to PIVOT and we ALL have felt the stress of this crisis. Stress awareness is about knowing how YOU respond to stress. Answer this question for me, how do you respond to stress? Do you even know? Are you even aware? Do you tense-up? Do you become impatient? Do
that make you laugh inside and out, i.e. health, family, food, shelter, your funny children or grandbabies, your cute and mischievous dogs, cats, or other pets, etc. Think of these things often, even multiple times a day until you feel a shift in your body that is positive.
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5. Decompress! The act of decompressing allows you to unplug/remove yourself from the crisis and the stress that it brings. Decompressing varies from person to person, for example, you may like to go outside for a walk, while someone else may just need to go outside and sit to allow the sun and the wind to rejuvenate their heart, mind, and skin. Here are a few ways to decompress: Know how much bad news you can handle and limit how much bad news you ingest, limit how long you speak with people who are bearers of bad news and pay attention to your body so that you are aware when you have had enough, exercise at least 30 minutes a day , hydrate often, eat nutritious meals and snacks, listen to music, write, cook, garden, watch a movie, read a book, drink hot tea, put your feet up and just relax, play with your pets, get a massage, if you are tense or in pain come and see me or members of my team for physical therapy and let us know how we can help. Last but not least, laugh. Laugh often. The GOOD BOOK tells us, “Laughter or a merry heart doeth good like a medicine.” This is some medicine we all LOVE and don’t mind taking. Take this medicine often…laugh often. I hope you are starting to feel lighter. The main thing is, ENJOY LIFE . Don’t allow stress or a crisis to IMPACT every vital organ in your body. PIVOT, PIVOT, PIVOT! It gives me great joy to be your Doctor of Physical Therapy. I am looking forward to seeing you and serving you very soon. MY STAFF and I MISS YOU!
you do more harm to your body by overeating, not eating at all, or not exercising? Do you not sleep or does your body tell you how you are responding to stress by breaking out in hives, your blood pressure is elevated, you catch yourself grinding your teeth, or do you suddenly notice that your hair is thinning or has fallen out? My concern is for YOU and I want you to know that crisis is an external event that can IMPACT every vital organ in your body , your heart, brain, kidneys, liver, and lungs as well as the systems of your body, primarily, your nervous system and your digestive system. Therefore, identifying how you/your body responds to crisis is the first step to overcoming stress and the negative impact that it can potentially bring. I want to share with you my top 5 tips for regaining control – pivoting and overcoming stress during a crisis. 1. Recognize how your body responds to stress. Once you identify how it is responding, make a conscious PIVOT in the right direction. Replace the negative responses with positive ones TIMES 10. In other words, if you are not sleeping, you may have to add music to help you sleep. Allow yourself short naps, exercise so that your body will be tired so that you will fall asleep. Do more things that will help you to accomplish your desired outcome. 2. Find a quiet place to pray/meditate. It’s in these quiet times of prayer and meditation that you can gain clarity on what to do next. 3. Go with the flow. Sometimes, going with the flow is all you can do. The stress may have less of
Your therapist can discuss with you why your pain is bothering you again and what you might do about it at home. If further assessment is warranted, your therapist might recommend you come in for an appointment.
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Dr. Keith E. Evans, MD, DPT, DN Cert
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