EMS stress and fatigue is the topic of today.
Hello my friend. Hope you are well, and ready to enjoy your Summer, fo sho.
I gotta challenge for you! So read on, and take the challenge, if you are up to it!
A major symptom of stress in the Emergency Field among EMT's, Firefighters, Paramedics, and Police Officers is fatigue. This type of stress is developed primarily because of long, busy hours, and physical strain on the body due to these hours.
When we have physical stress it can easily result in fatigue.
How are you feeling? Are you feeling full of energy or extremely fatigued?
If you are full of energy; Awesome! If you are constantly fatigued, I would like to suggest a few remedies, and one challenge, if you are so willing to resolve this issue.
The opposite of fatigue is energy, right? So in order to eliminate fatigue one must create energy, and if one is fatigued often, one can create habits to his or her best ability to sustain constant energy.
Okay, we know we are gonna be tired from long and busy shifts; that's a given. Some things that increase the being tired factor are eating crap, being out of shape, and having a very negative attitude.
Therefore, to increase energy, the opposite of fatigue, we can eat healthy nutritious foods that provide vitamins, and minerals. In addition, we can exercise vigorously often, and create a positive attitude, which happens to make us feel good, and when we feel good, we create energy.
Basic Stress Management my friend.
We know all of this, don't we? Then why am I blogging about it? I am blogging about it because it is my hope for you, if you are fatigued, that you consider your unhealthy habits. It is also my hope that you consider what your habits are telling you.
What are your unhealthy habits telling you? And...what are your unhealthy habits going to provide for the future of your well being as you age?
Just some things to think about to destress if you are in the Emergency Field.
So here is the challenge...
Pick one thing, just one habit, that is draining your energy and turn it around. What I am talking about is start to exercise if you do not, or eliminate fast food if you eat it all the time, or eat better foods if you eat like poo poo, or create a positive attitude if you got a negative one.
That's it! That is the challenge. Take one thing, one weakness, within your habits that is draining your fatigue and turn it around. If you are brave enough, when you conquer that unhealthy habit, start on another one, and change that one too.
YOU CAN DO THIS!
YOU ARE AMAZING!
YOU ARE BRILLIANT!
YOU ARE COURAGEOUS!
MAKE WEAK THINGS STRONG!
I know, I know, I am always talking about making weak things strong. Making weak things strong is how we destress.
If you have read my book, EMS STRESS, the only thing I really discuss is destressing yourself by making weak things strong.
Even in my last post, EMS Stress Relief Techniques, I discuss making weak things strong so that we can decrease stress and increase success.
That's all I got for EMS stress and fatigue.
Have a great weekend...
Elizabeth
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EMS Stress Relief Techniques
Seven EMS Stress Relief Techniques is what I got for you today.
Hello there! I got a pithy post for you...
Here are Seven of the best EMS Stress Reduction Tips for Basic Stress Management.
1. Eat Right & Hydrate
It takes energy to handle stress; eating right and hydrating well increases our levels of energy unlike eating processed foods and drinking tons of caffeine. Processed foods puts us in nap mode and caffeine dehydrates us. Fatigue is a symptom of dehydration.
2. Exercise Vigorously
When we are stressed we feel like poo poo, and when we exercise vigorously we can create feel good neurotransmitters, which will make us feel fantastico.
3. Get Plenty of Sleep
When we do not get essential hours of sleep, we can be super duper cranky, and cranky gets not one person a pleasant day, especially those around us. Happiness is crucial for stress relief. Many EMS Personnel work 24-hour shifts, and that makes it a little difficult to get good sleep. Therefore, it is good to practice regular sleeping hours while off duty. Regular sleep will decrease the irritability factor.
4. Do Things You Love
Plan to do things you love as often as your schedule permits, and this will definitely reduce the stress levels. Doing things we love often, when healthy, also increases the happiness factor, which relieves stress.
5. Do Things with People You Love
Plan to do things you love with people you love, and this will double the stress reduction, double the happiness factor, and you will feel destressed for sure.
6. Practice Deep Relaxation
When a person works in the Emergency Field he or she can have heightened stress because the adrenaline is provoked quite frequently just through responding with lights and sirens in traffic. In addition, if there is an intense situation on scene, the adrenal glands are engaged even more. The Emergency Responder can be on stress mode regularly therefore, it is a good practice to develop the art of relaxing through formal intentional deep relaxation.
7. Know That You Can Handle Anything
Besides the abnormal stressful situations within the EMS, there are normal stressers at home like financial difficulties, health problems, and/or relationship issues. One thing that can increase stress is worry, and when we worry we always play the absolute worst scenario out in our mind. When we play the worst scenario possible, we are showing our faith for the worst outcome. Knowing, without a doubt that no matter what happens, we can handle anything helps us handle stress. In addition, we can overcome any fear by writing down the best possible outcome and set up steps to move towards that like a goal. By doing this, we will build faith in our self, and easily believe we can handle anything.
There you have it! My pithy post on EMS Stress Relief Techniques.
Just some things that you may want to think about, if you believe you have serious stress and you are in the Emergency Field.
Have a great day...
Elizabeth
If you like what you read please subscribe to my blog by putting your email address in the box at the top, just above this post, and you will receive updated posts. Don't forget to confirm your subscription.
If you need help, email me, I would love to hear from you and help you in any way I can.
elizabethstanfill@gmail.com
:D
Hello there! I got a pithy post for you...
Here are Seven of the best EMS Stress Reduction Tips for Basic Stress Management.
1. Eat Right & Hydrate
It takes energy to handle stress; eating right and hydrating well increases our levels of energy unlike eating processed foods and drinking tons of caffeine. Processed foods puts us in nap mode and caffeine dehydrates us. Fatigue is a symptom of dehydration.
2. Exercise Vigorously
When we are stressed we feel like poo poo, and when we exercise vigorously we can create feel good neurotransmitters, which will make us feel fantastico.
3. Get Plenty of Sleep
When we do not get essential hours of sleep, we can be super duper cranky, and cranky gets not one person a pleasant day, especially those around us. Happiness is crucial for stress relief. Many EMS Personnel work 24-hour shifts, and that makes it a little difficult to get good sleep. Therefore, it is good to practice regular sleeping hours while off duty. Regular sleep will decrease the irritability factor.
4. Do Things You Love
Plan to do things you love as often as your schedule permits, and this will definitely reduce the stress levels. Doing things we love often, when healthy, also increases the happiness factor, which relieves stress.
5. Do Things with People You Love
Plan to do things you love with people you love, and this will double the stress reduction, double the happiness factor, and you will feel destressed for sure.
6. Practice Deep Relaxation
When a person works in the Emergency Field he or she can have heightened stress because the adrenaline is provoked quite frequently just through responding with lights and sirens in traffic. In addition, if there is an intense situation on scene, the adrenal glands are engaged even more. The Emergency Responder can be on stress mode regularly therefore, it is a good practice to develop the art of relaxing through formal intentional deep relaxation.
7. Know That You Can Handle Anything
Besides the abnormal stressful situations within the EMS, there are normal stressers at home like financial difficulties, health problems, and/or relationship issues. One thing that can increase stress is worry, and when we worry we always play the absolute worst scenario out in our mind. When we play the worst scenario possible, we are showing our faith for the worst outcome. Knowing, without a doubt that no matter what happens, we can handle anything helps us handle stress. In addition, we can overcome any fear by writing down the best possible outcome and set up steps to move towards that like a goal. By doing this, we will build faith in our self, and easily believe we can handle anything.
There you have it! My pithy post on EMS Stress Relief Techniques.
Just some things that you may want to think about, if you believe you have serious stress and you are in the Emergency Field.
Have a great day...
Elizabeth
If you like what you read please subscribe to my blog by putting your email address in the box at the top, just above this post, and you will receive updated posts. Don't forget to confirm your subscription.
If you need help, email me, I would love to hear from you and help you in any way I can.
elizabethstanfill@gmail.com
:D
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