Thursday, December 23, 2010

Manage Stress With Visualization

Manage Stress With Visualization


Studies have shown that chronic stress can cause physical illness. Reducing stress is important for positive physical and mental health. Visualization can reduce stress by creating subconscious positive feelings. Here's do it.


Instructions








1. Explore color visualization techniques. Color visualization attaches emotions to various colors. Visualizing blue in different parts of the body are thought to provide a calming and relaxing effect. Color visualization is based on studies of the impact of light and color on mental health.








2. Rehearse future events that are causing stress in your mind. The concept of "mental rehearsal" is used by performers to work through pre performance anxiety. See yourself accomplishing a task and the task becomes less of a source of stress.


3. Relax with a friend or a relation tape. This form is a form of guided visualization. An external source guides you to a calm or positive mental image and encourages you to affirm your abilities and release unwanted stress from your mind. Multiple guided visualization tapes are available on the Internet.


4. Think positively and visualize improvements in your life. This method is used by cancer patients and other chronically ill people to actively fight disease. The concept is basically "think yourself well."


5. Mix visualization techniques with other relaxation techniques such as mediation or yoga. Most visualization techniques encourage you to mentally picture a positive memory and utilize that memory to create positive emotions in your subconscious. Reducing stress with visualization is more effective when other stress reduction techniques are also used.

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