Why do so many people recommend exercise as a way to make you feel better? Won’t it just wear you out, make you feel more tired, increase your tension?

Well, of course not. Probably so many folks wouldn’t promote it so enthusiastically if that was the case. Knowing you should exercise, however, does not let you know why you should exercise, why it helps you so much.

For one thing, some exertion really can get rid of all that tension you are harboring. You can even get rid of any emotional tension too. Plus, the act of exercising causes your body to release endorphins, which basically make you feel happy and give you a strong sense of well being.

Naturally, exercising will also improve your physical health. In many ways, just that fact alone can help you get rid of stress and tension.

Aromatherapy is something that has been used for years and years as a means to not only relax a person’s body but also relax their mind and spiritually put them in a better place.  Personally, whenever I am stressed out, all I need to do is dump some lavender into my bathtub, take a book in there and instantly, the lavender smell melts away my bad day, all of my stress and truly makes me feel better and puts me in a better mood.

Aromatherapy is something that you can use in many different ways and massage is one of them.  Many massage therapists actually use scents in their massage oil so they can calm their patients down even more and truly put them at ease – also, the essential oils that are in aromatherapy oils are excellent for your skin.

Another thing that you can do is use aromatherapy as your perfume – essential oils can be rubbed on your pressure points and they will admit from your pores all day and keep you calm!

Most teenagers have turned to cigarettes and alcohol to cope with stress they get in school. A study by Dr. Pamela Taylor proves this.

With 172 students, ranging between 15 and 16 years old, Taylor looked into their stress factors and coping mechanisms. Some of these strategies include listening to music, sports activities, watching TV among many others.

But these are just some of the many coping strategies they have. The top results were unhealthy approaches. Among these students, 30 percent resort to drinking alcohol. 16 percent tried to relieve their stress by smoking cigarettes. Six percent of the respondents used illegal drugs to escape from the stressful reality in school.

Is the society, including the educational institutions, that stressful? Undeniably, it is with all the issues in and around the news. But granted that stress is part of reality, are the teenagers approaching it the right way?

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