Are you Feeling like the all of Life's Demands are pulling you in every direction? Are you feeling worn out, exhausted, or overwhelmed?

Those feelings we usually just say we're 'stressed out'

But what is Stress Exactly?

So, according to the experts:

Stress is your body’s reaction to life's challenges

Stress throws the body off balance,

It can end up affecting you in many ways:

physically, emotionally, behaviorally, mentally.

What is stress actually Doing to me?

You may be wondering:

Stress is normal for everyon.

So what is it Doing TO ME that is actually SO BAD?

Listen to what Clinical Pharmacist Nyrah Saleem has to say:

What is causing my stress?

Looks like there are several main culprits - both inside of you and external from you!

Here's what Trainee Clinical Psychologist Vasiliki Gkofa had to say about it:

The External Stresses could come from any of the 'Bad Things' like Divorce, Money Problems, Work Problems, of any of the 'Problems' that happen Daily.

Internal is Your Thoughts, Feelings, Beliefs.

So many of us are Stressed about thoughts that have not actually happened

or even May NEVER Happen! Sound Familiar?

Stress Less: Changing your Mindset to Find Calm and Balance

Thankfully, there is good news: We have far more control over stress than we may think!

3 Best ways to stay Positive:

1. Write a Gratitude List - Check out Writeway.com for your journaling.
2. Use Positive Self Talk
3. Focus on what you can control, try to shift your thinking from all of the 'possible outcomes' that you can't control and refocus on the actions in front of you to control.

How can I Eliminate or just Reduce Stress?

Have you heard of writing in a Stress Journal?

Amazon offers a ton of stress journals to choose from - here's 2 I found you could try out.

No Worries: A Guided Journal 

This is a 12 week anxiety and self care journal to process what's on your mind and reframe your thoughts and manage your worries. It just helps guide toward developing a practice of

This a 12 week journal to guide your daily thoughts, find what is causing you anxiety, anbd then shifting you into a habit of positive thinking. It's a space for you to check in on your mood, reflect on those anxiety triggers, and even is a place for you to remember your daily gratitude and focus on your positive thoughts. Over 3000 reviews and 87% are 5 or 4 star.

52 Lists for Calm: Journaling Inspiration for Soothing Anxiety and Creating a Peaceful Life

Manage stress and relieve anxiety with motivational journal prompts—one for every week of the year—that offer a safe, calming space for self-care and mindful reflection.

Try Listening to music:

According to experts, listening to music can activate pleasure centres in the brain, releasing more dopamine. This leads to you feeling happier and more relaxed.

It turns out that specific music frequencies can help lower stress and has a profound effect on the brain and nervous system.

You can find playlists for any of these frequencies on your fave streaming service

Check out the account @getsoundrx for scientifically proven songs to lower the stress hormone cortisol.

It might sound funny but Colouring Books for Adults can be so Relaxing!

Colouring can be such a soothing activity that some would even consider it a form of meditation! A quick browse and you'll find a ton of options on Amazon - we liked these ones:

Cottagecore Coloring Book

On the Bright Side" Floral Designs Coloring Book

Or get lost in the Fashion of any Decade

Like Back to the 80's or Fashionable Fifties or Groovy 70's, or even one for all you 90's teens.

Still not sold? Listen to what neuroscientist Seol Ah has to say about Coloring as a Stress Reducer.