What is stress and how can you manage it

First of all, what is stress? These days all you hear about are people stressed by this or that, but what is the actual meaning of the word. Stress is the way your body responds to any internal or external threat or demand.  People believe that they have to perfectly manage their job, their family, their social life, and their personal life, but this only causes an overwhelming feeling. Constantly dealing with stress puts emotional wear and tear on your body.

Stress can affect the body in multiple ways, but one of the main symptoms is hot flashes. Experiencing these hot flashes can possible result from simply feeling stressed and overwhelmed about a certain situation. These hot flashes can also lead to you feeling like you have broken out in a cold sweat for no reason. Another side effect of stress can be heart palpitations and out of control breathing. Since the heart is one of the first organs to notice when you are stressed, it induces rapid heartbeats which then causes out of control breathing. Chronic stress can cause hair thinning or hair loss. Stress side effects are different for everyone, but these are some of the most common ones you may experience.

Now that you know exactly what stress is and what symptoms look like, we can discuss the best apps to help you manage your stress. One of the best remedies for stress is calming your thoughts and you can achieve this through meditation. Meditation is something that you can do anytime and anywhere you feel some symptoms of stress. Listed below are the five best meditation apps you can download.

#1. Aura

Aura is an Android and iOS application that is dedicated to the reduction of stress and anxiety, to improve focus, and to sleep better. All of these can be achieved through the practice of mindfulness. When you log onto this app everyday, you will choose the mood that best describes how your day is making you feel. Once you choose a mood, Aura will assign you meditations specific to the mood you chose. Another way this app helps reduce your stress if through the practice of gratitude. You can write down in this app each day what you’re grateful for.

#2. Calm

According to Apple, “Calm is the #1 app for meditation and sleep.” You cannot go wrong with this app when you download it on your Android or iOS device. This app is dedicated to helping you create a daily meditation habit. Once you open this app, you can choose something that you would like to reduce immediately such as stress or anxiety. This app can also help you improve your focus, increase happiness, and sleep better.

#3. Headspace

Headspace is a free app for Android and iOS users. This app is solely dedicated to meditation practice. You can choose from guided or unguided meditations. The best feature of this app is the ability to complete mental check-ins which will help you track how you are feeling throughout the week.

#4. Food Planner

Sometimes stress can result from feeling like you don’t have time to cook or eat healthy. Food Planner is an app available for Android and iOS users. You can use the free features of this app or you can choose to pay for more options. Food Planner allows you to easily look ahead at your week and choose what meals to cook on what days. The best part of this app is you can download all of your favorite recipes and have them on hand when you are ready to cook.

#5. YouTube

Although YouTube isn’t specifically for dealing with stress and anxiety, it does give you access to thousands of online videos to help you manage your stress. Once you download YouTube, you can look up free meditation videos. YouTube also have the ability to create a music playlist for you for a price. With this music playlist, you could choose songs that help calm you down in a time of need.

Stress can be an intimidating thing, especially when you don’y know how to manage it. With these apps listed above, you can try out each one and determine which one helps you manage your stress the most. One app could change the way you think about stress.

Written by: Megan Williams

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