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55 gentle ways to take care of yourself when you're busy busy busy. Image source We all have times in our lives when we just have too much stuff going on. There are always deadlines, exams, due dates and just too many priorities to juggle. And when everything is going wrong, the world is screaming for your attention and you just don’t have time – the last thing you need to hear is to “just take a day off”. Here are 55 gentle ways to take care of yourself when you’re pressed for time and energy. Enjoy! Say no to anything that is not important to you Laundry, phone calls with your mom, demanding girlfriends – this is not the time to be nice and “responsible”.

Ask for help There’s nothing wrong with asking for help, and you’ll quickly learn that most people around you actually love to be asked! Get enough sleep An oldie, but a goodie. Drink tea Coffee will only get you that far, before it sends you down into tiredness again. Listen to your favourite music Calm music will help you calm down and upbeat music will help you up your game. Eat healthy and green food. What to do when everything is falling apart. From the outside, everything looked great. If they ever started giving out Oscars for best fake smile, my mantelpiece would be full. On the inside, however, I was falling apart. You know when it feels like everything is wrong, but you usually over-generalize? Well, not this time. In the middle of a law-degree I found myself having severe doubts about what I wanted to do with my career.

Around the same time, my relationship was slowly falling apart. In the midst of all this, I quit my part-time job after being treated very unfairly by my boss. I realized that I had slowly been putting on 45 lbs and that my main diet consisted of sugar and carbs. When my boyfriend left me, so did about half of my so-called friends. Economically, I was unable to take care of myself. And then I got so depressed and suicidal I had to be hospitalized. I think I can say very truly that I know how it feels when everything is falling apart.

And I had absolutely no idea what to do about it. What is wrong with me? Love, Rewire Your Brain for Positivity and Happiness Using the Tetris Effect. 10 Signs You're Burning Out -- And What To Do About It. Reducing Stress. Whether it's related to an issue at work, a fight with a friend, or problems with family, everyone feels stressed sometimes. In fact, 54 percent of Americans are concerned about the level of stress in their daily lives. And while therapy can help (come on, everyone's thought about laying on that infamous doctor's couch at some point), most solutions (think talk therapy or medication) are dealt with in the long-term. So what can be done in the next five minutes to reduce—and prevent—stress? Here's our list of the Greatist ways to decrease stress right now. 1. Try progressive relaxation. All the way from fingers to toes—tense and then release each muscle group in the body (lower arm, upper arm, chest, back and abdominals, etc.).

In a Crisis? Let Your Words Create Your World! Originally an article on Oprah.com Psychologists say a single trauma will strike you twice. First, you will live through the actual event—dealing with the reality of it. Second, when you think or talk about the event with others, creating your personalized story of the event, you will recreate the event in your mind. Although there’s nothing you can do about what has happened to you, it’s important to stay mindful of how you describe the trauma to yourself and others—remember that your words create your world! Boris Cyrulnik, a famed French ethologist, says there’s good reason to watch what you say. Most of the women he’s worked with who have experienced sexual trauma have said that it was not compassion that inspired them to recover, but the influence of being told they were strong.

I can relate on a personal level. I learned the importance of surrounding myself with people who I knew would verbally reinforce my identity as a strong person. You must be suffering so greatly right now!