{"id":939,"date":"2011-09-20T20:52:54","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T19:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=939"},"modified":"2023-03-04T13:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T13:06:53","slug":"tips-for-stress-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm","title":{"rendered":"A Few Simple Tips for Stress Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student-132x199.jpg\" alt=\"how to manage stress\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a>Are you suffering from too much <strong>stress<\/strong>? If you answered \u201cyes\u201d then here are some easy stress reducing remedies, which you may not have thought of, to help you in your busy life.<\/p>\n<h2>What is stress?<\/h2>\n<p>Stress can be defined as your body\u2019s response to external pressures you experience in your daily life. So what exactly can you do to limit its negative effect on you?<\/p>\n<h2>Tips for stress relief<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cry:<\/strong> Though it may sound strange, crying is healthy and helps to remove stress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Laugh: <\/strong>Laughing releases positive hormones which help to lower stress levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reduce intake from media sources:<\/strong> Try not reading, or listening to media sources for a day or more. Limiting the access of negative \u201cnews\u201d in your life may help to lower your stress level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leave your desk:<\/strong> Physically remove yourself from your desk and allow yourself to breath. Try concentrating on the rhythm of your breathing. This is a simple meditation technique and also effective at lowering stress levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Talk with someone: <\/strong> Speaking with someone else about your stress can help to reduce your level of stress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tense and release your muscles:<\/strong> Did you know that by tensing and then releasing the muscles in your body you will rid your body of stress? Systematically tense, hold and then release the muscles in your body; starting at your head, then working your way down to your feet. By the time you get to your toes you should be feeling more relaxed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Turn your phone and computer off: <\/strong>Try taking just a few minutes to yourself and just do nothing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Have an orgasm: <\/strong>Whether with someone else or by yourself, an orgasm will lower stress levels and you will feel better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Try some of these tips for stress relief and see if you experience a difference. Finally, if you are concerned about the effect your level of stress is having in your life, speaking with a therapist can sometimes help.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\">By Justin Duwe, MBACP Psychotherapist<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\">You may wish contact <strong>Harley Therapy: Psychotherapy and Counselling<\/strong> to schedule a consultation with a <a title=\"Stress Management Counsellor in London\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/stress-management-counselling-london.htm\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">stress management counsellor in London<\/span><\/a>. If so, call 0845 474 1724. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you suffering from too much stress?  If so, here are some simple stress reducing remedies to help reduce the level of stress in your busy life.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[224,38,22,40],"class_list":["post-939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anxiety-and-stress","tag-anxiety-stress","tag-stress-counselling","tag-stress-management","tag-stress-management-london","has_thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Few Simple Tips for Stress Relief by a Psychotherapist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here are some easy tips for stress relief you may not have thought of to reduce stress levels in your busy life.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Few Simple Tips for Stress Relief\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here are some easy tips for stress relief you may not have thought of to reduce stress levels in your busy life.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Harley Therapy\u2122 Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harleytherapy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harleytherapylondon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-09-20T19:52:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-04T13:06:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sheri Jacobson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/drsherijacobson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HarleyTherapy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sheri Jacobson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm\",\"name\":\"A Few Simple Tips for Stress Relief by a Psychotherapist\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/stressed_college_student.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-09-20T19:52:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-04T13:06:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"Here are some easy tips for stress relief you may not have thought of to reduce stress levels in your busy life.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/stressed_college_student.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/stressed_college_student.jpg\",\"width\":683,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"how to manage stress\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A Few Simple Tips for Stress Relief\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Harley Therapy\u2122 Blog\",\"description\":\"Self-Help for Better Emotional Health\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Harley Therapy - Psychotherapy & Counselling\",\"alternateName\":\"Harley Therapy\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/images\\\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/cropped-harleytherapypsychotherapycounsellinglogo.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Harley Therapy - Psychotherapy & Counselling\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\\\/counselling\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/harleytherapy\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/HarleyTherapy\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/harley-therapy\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/c\\\/HarleyTherapyCoUk\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/harleytherapy\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/uk.trustpilot.com\\\/review.harleytherapy.co.uk\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reviews.co.uk\\\/company-reviews\\\/store\\\/harleytherapy-co-uk\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.crunchbase.com\\\/organization\\\/harley-therapy-psychotherapy-counselling\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A Few Simple Tips for Stress Relief by a Psychotherapist","description":"Here are some easy tips for stress relief you may not have thought of to reduce stress levels in your busy life.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"A Few Simple Tips for Stress Relief","og_description":"Here are some easy tips for stress relief you may not have thought of to reduce stress levels in your busy life.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm","og_site_name":"Harley Therapy\u2122 Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harleytherapy","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harleytherapylondon","article_published_time":"2011-09-20T19:52:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-04T13:06:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":683,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sheri Jacobson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/drsherijacobson","twitter_site":"@HarleyTherapy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sheri Jacobson","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm","url":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm","name":"A Few Simple Tips for Stress Relief by a Psychotherapist","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg","datePublished":"2011-09-20T19:52:54+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-04T13:06:53+00:00","description":"Here are some easy tips for stress relief you may not have thought of to reduce stress levels in your busy life.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg","width":683,"height":1024,"caption":"how to manage stress"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/tips-for-stress-relief.htm#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A Few Simple Tips for Stress Relief"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/","name":"Harley Therapy\u2122 Blog","description":"Self-Help for Better Emotional Health","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/#organization","name":"Harley Therapy - Psychotherapy & Counselling","alternateName":"Harley Therapy","url":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/images\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-harleytherapypsychotherapycounsellinglogo.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Harley Therapy - Psychotherapy & Counselling"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harleytherapy","https:\/\/x.com\/HarleyTherapy","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/harley-therapy","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/HarleyTherapyCoUk","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harleytherapy\/","https:\/\/uk.trustpilot.com\/review.harleytherapy.co.uk","https:\/\/www.reviews.co.uk\/company-reviews\/store\/harleytherapy-co-uk","https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/harley-therapy-psychotherapy-counselling"]}]}},"modified_by":"Marvee Franco","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg",683,1024,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student-267x400.jpg",267,400,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg",683,1024,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student-400x600.jpg",400,600,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg",683,1024,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student.jpg",683,1024,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student-200x200.jpg",200,200,true],"featured":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student-200x200.jpg",200,200,true],"related":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student-180x120.jpg",180,120,true],"widgetthumb":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student-50x50.jpg",50,50,true],"slider":["https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed_college_student-600x200.jpg",600,200,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Sheri Jacobson","author_link":"#"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Are you suffering from too much stress? If so, here are some simple stress reducing remedies to help reduce the level of stress in your busy life.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136706,"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions\/136706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}