In matters of the heart, it is important for you to love yourself so you can really love your significant other, family members, friends, or whoever is near and dear to you.
One way to show love to yourself is to be proactive about dealing with or managing stress. Every person incurs some kind of stress once in while, but if you find ways to deal with it adequately, you can keep from being ongoing (chronic) or from becoming life-threatening (heart-attacks, and other medical conditions).
Some simple ways to manage stress and keep it from damaging your heart are to:
- Relax
- Talk with a friend to prevent concerns from boiling within
- Exercise - the release of endorphins will help you feel better as you cope with whatever concerns you have
- Breathe deeply and slowly - this will help you to relax
- Have Fun - Do something you enjoy that requires you to be engaged (such as dancing, drawing, journaling, reading, completing word puzzles, strength training, or whatever engages you so that you only think of the activity you are doing)
Kaja Green-Tovar
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