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Stress Reduction Recently, Bill Moyers had a short serieson public TV abouthow some people use their minds to help fight whatever disease they were fighting. The methods included attitude adjustments, stress reduction, meditation, and group therapy. ‘Stress reduction is listed separately, butall of these can result ina reduction of stress, and once the body is released from the harmful effects of stress, it becomes free 10 use more of its resources to fight infections or other diseases. There are several methods of ‘meditation, many of which are associated with Easter religions or philosophies. It'snot necessary to convert to Buddhism or some branch of Hinduism to get the benefits of meditation. You can have a good meditation simply by relaxing all your muscles, closing your eyes, and clearing your mind. If you want a deeper philosophical or religious experience, go forit, but youcan reap the benefits without allof that. If you do try by yourself, and ‘you just don’t fee! comfortable, or don’t ‘think you are getting any good from it, try taking some yoga classes or sign up for Transcendental Meditation. It’s the actof meditatingthat’simportant,notnecessarily the method. Group therapy is another method of helping youunderstand the processthrough which you are going, and to share both fears and feelings you felt you were alone infacing, which are in fact shared by many others. Youarenotalone inthis. Thereare a number of organizations, including NAPWA, that offer support groups. ‘There are other things you can do in your everyday life that can keep things in an even keel. Exercise can be very important. Besides working off stress, there have been observations that building and maintaining lean muscle mass, as opposed to aerobic fitness, seems to help delay the quick progression of infections. ‘Spending time with any number of hobbies can also take your mind off the pressures oflife. Gardening canbe a great hobby. Frustration can be taken outon the weeds. If you avoid the labor-saving ‘methods of gardening, itcan also be great exercise, Pets have been shown to be a wonderful way of relieving stress and aC pressure. Receiving such unconditional Tove, as well as the physical touching involved with petting an animal, lowers your blood pressure and helps produce calm consideration of life’s problems. Exercisingpetsisanother way ofexercising yourself, Dealing calmly with your problems, ‘andleaming tounderstand the forces you're facing can slow things downin your mind togive you time to plan ut yoursystem of surviving. Remember that no one plan works for everyone. If your present plan isn’tworking, there are always other plans to try. Find the plan that works for you. There are ways of dealing with your problems. The printing cost of this edition of the Atlanta NAPWA News has been paid for courtesy of Atlanta Family Home Care 145 North Avenue, NE Atlanta,GA 30308

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