Stress is a feeling of emotional, mental, or physical strain when the body experiences unexpected change to a situation. Stress is unavoidable, and every person experiences stress at some point in their life, and the way someone decides to respond to stress results in their general well-being.
General signs and symptoms of stress are headaches, anxiety, trouble concentrating, high blood pressure, and digestive problems. COVID-19, which is caused by the coronavirus, is the leading cause of anxiety, stress, and depression, affecting over 200 countries in 2021.
Below are the best stress relief that you can start this year:
Emotional Gauge Well-Being Apps
Many people worldwide are experiencing depression and anxiety due to health and economic crises. One of the most prominent trends to carve stress is gauging emotions using emotional gauges-being apps such as headspace, mood mission, and mood path.
These apps have questionnaires that help keep up with your current mood and feelings.
Stress Tracking
Tracking stress and oxygen levels is the latest trend helping people keep track of their oxygen levels using wearable stress tracking devices. These devices are built with monitors to immediately feel fast or slow breathing, detecting panic attacks and anxiety symptoms.
Examples of the latest and advanced wearable devices are Apple Watch Series 6 and Fitbit Sense which pick up skim moisture to record heart rate.
Use of Hemp Flowers
The use of hemp flowers to relieve stress is on the rise in 2021 due to its ability to fight stress naturally without leaving awful repercussions to the body due to its high concentrations of cannabidiol.
Other benefits of hemp flowers are their ability to heal the body and mind and their availability to order online at an affordable price. Hemp flowers through hemp flower strains are used to make massage oil which the skin can easily absorb into the bloodstream to treat muscle pain.
In addition, taking nutritional supplements is vital to increase nutrient intake in your diets, like antioxidants and minerals.
House Plants
World Health Organization came up with rules for people to stay indoors to avoid coronavirus spread; growing plants like the snake plant, birds nest fern, pathos, and philodendron is another stress relief trend in 2021.
Having indoor plants makes the house look beautiful and helps improve creativity, moderate room temperature, helps with fast recovery, and increases positivity.
Therapy Apps
Millions of people experience mental health issues every year. Rising numbers of coronavirus cases have affected people’s way of living, causing anxiety and depression.
Social distance measures and the lockdown has put a limit to get help from therapist and technology physically has come up with therapy apps like better help and Talkspace where a person can access help at the comfort of their home.
Eye Yoga
Most people are forced to work and study from home to limit overcrowding and enhance social distance to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 viruses. The only way to work from home is through the computer.
Exercising your eyes is important because it improves focus, improves vision, and releases tension brought by working in a stressful environment.
Personalized Sleeping Coach
Getting enough sleep is essential in overall health; hence it helps the body repair itself and improves productivity. Loss of loved ones and jobs has created anxiety, and the feeling of loneliness has affected people on their sleeping patterns.
Hiring a personalized sleeping coach is also one of the latest stress relief trends in 2021. The coach is hired to guide people on healthy sleeping routines like meditation and emotional wellbeing.
In conclusion, COVID-19 being one of the biggest causes of stress and depression in the whole world from 2019 to 2021, and no one knows how the pandemic will last. It is crucial to take good care of yourself by checking your mental, physical and emotional health. People should heed rules like keeping social distancing, wearing masks, maintaining cleanliness, and getting the COVID-19 vaccines to prevent the spread of the virus.
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