For family caregivers, stress can be a part of everyday life.\u00a0 While it is normal to experience stress from time to time, chronic stress, or stress that occurs very frequently, can lead to health problems.\u00a0 It is not unusual for family caregivers to experience chronic stress.\u00a0 Caring for another can lead to worrying and anxiety, and having many tasks and responsibilities can cause caregivers to feel overwhelmed.\u00a0 For these reasons, it is important for caregivers to actively engage in activities they find relaxing in order to beat stress and bring back peace of mind.\u00a0 For some, activities such as exercising, drawing, or cooking can be relaxing, but others may find peace in very intentional relaxation techniques.\u00a0 Relaxation techniques can be very effective when they are done consistently.\u00a0 If you are a caregiver looking to learn more about the relaxation techniques you can try at home, read on to learn more about a few tried and true techniques.<\/p>\n
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Progressive muscle relaxation can be very effective for those who feel their stress as pain in the body such as in the form of headaches, muscle pain, etc.\u00a0 To do progressive muscle relaxation, it is good to set aside about 15 minutes of quiet time.\u00a0 Then, you focus on each muscle group individually and tense it up for 5 seconds, then relax it for 30.\u00a0 Repeat this process until you\u2019ve tensed and relaxed every muscle group in your body.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Visualization<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Practicing visualization is like going on a mental vacation.\u00a0 Again, you should set aside about 15 minutes of quiet time in order to complete this technique.\u00a0 For visualization, close your eyes and imagine that you are in a place that makes you feel calm and happy.\u00a0 For some, this is a beach, a quiet meadow, or in a field of flowers.\u00a0 Try to block out any distracting thoughts and concentrate on the senses.\u00a0 Aside from the visual image, try to imagine what your calming place smells like, feels like, and sounds like, too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Deep Breathing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Deep breathing can be done in conjunction with other relaxation techniques or it can be done on its own.\u00a0 The deep breathing technique encourages you to focus on your breathing instead of on the stresses of the world around you.\u00a0 There are many different ways to practice deep breathing, but many involve breathing deeply and rhythmically with eyes closed and as few distractions as possible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source: http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/stress-management\/in-depth\/relaxation-technique\/art-20045368?pg=2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Caregiver in Pittsburgh PA: For family caregivers, stress can be a part of everyday life. While it is normal to experience stress from time to time, chronic stress, or stress that occurs very frequently, can lead to health problems. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[333],"tags":[133],"class_list":["post-4213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caregiver-in-pittsburgh-pa","tag-caregiver-in-pittsburgh-pa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4213"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13061,"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4213\/revisions\/13061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extendedfamilycare.com\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}If you or an aging loved one are considering caregiver services in Pittsburgh, PA<\/span>, please call and talk to the caring staff at Extended Family Care of Pittsburgh at (412) 693-6009. We will answer all of your questions.<\/h3>\n