When you and your spouse are under a lot of stress whether it’s financial, personal, emotional or otherwise, it’s important to dedicate yourselves to each other and work together to bust the stress rather than letting stress tear the two of you up.
The following stress busters are something the two of you can do together and while many are focused on the individual, sharing the stress busters is a way to team the two of you up so that you are working together and cementing the two of you together. As the old saying goes, that which does not destroy us can make us stronger. By combating stress together, the stress and your resolution can bring the two of you closer.
- Exercise is the obvious choice because it’s a great way to work out aggression and the fight or flight response your body produces under stress – working out together can keep you both motivated and earn you the rewards of quality time spent
- Cutting Back on Alcohol and Caffeine for both of you – try going for half the caffeine for your morning consumption and alcohol free in the evening as both are depressants and can enhance your feelings of stress
- Work together to make sure you both get more sleep, since 60% of us don’t get near enough sleep – that can leave a couple feeling cranky and short tempered without the stress, through in the stress and you’re both going to be struggling more
- Date Nights and quality time with each other without work, cell phones or other interruptions can let you both relax
- Eat Healthier food – it’s a good time to focus on a positive dietary menu because stress can send us all reaching for greasy or sugar-loaded foods
- Health Checkups – Make sure both of you have a thorough check up because stress can have a profound affect on your health
- Massage – Invest in a couples massage, it might be expensive, but you will both reap extreme rewards from it in terms of relaxation and intimacy
- Attitude Adjustment – help each other to sit down and identify stressors – is it because of how each of you view the world, working together to form more unified and positive outlooks can help you both to reduce and minimize stress in your lives
How do you and your spouse cope with stress together?
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