Simply put, hobbies are taken up by an individual's choice. So he or she undertakes only what charms the mind. Hence it is enjoyable and soothing to the mind. It creates no stress, infact it relives it and puts in more vigour and brings in freshness to the mind.
No doubt doctors all over the world, tell their patients who are under stress to take up a hobby. Hence it is proven that a hobby relieves the mental stress of a person. After all in India where work timings are not given any importance, a person is completely drained out by the time he reaches home.
Next day back to work and the mind has no break. Hence hobbies bring in balance to an otherwise stressed life. There are different types of hobbies that relive stress. They include gardening, writing, photography, maintaining a scrapbook etc.
Gardening
Gardening has proven effects of decreasing stress as one delves into plants and bringing them to life. Making them blossom and sustaining them in vivid temperatures of India. When you see a flower blossom of a plant you have taken care of, it means the world to you and you love to do better so that more come to life. |
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Writing
Writing in the form of maintaining a personal diary, just penning down thoughts or writing a novel can be quite interacting. Being creative you bring to life what does not exist and let the world read it. Hence it is a proven stress buster. |
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Photography
other than just clicking away, or taking beautiful snaps of your family, photography can go a long way to help you accentuate your skills. You could go underwater or zoom into the face of a lion, the options are endless. Create a collage of your family with not the regular photographs and you will them all clatter and applaud your thoughts. So besides the appreciation you are going to get, this hobby will keep you occupied and happy. |
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Maintaining a scrapbook
Maintaining a scrapbook is not all that easy as it may sound. You take clippings and photographs, put them all in pieces and write their importance to you. It is a great way of having something for you and for your generations to come. |
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Solving Puzzles.
It may be a good way you have always spent time. But solving puzzles is proven to be a good stress buster. You give your time little or more to solving them, in that time your stress and worries are completely forgotten, as you want to find a solution to that puzzle. When you get back to your work, the worries do exist but now you are able to tackle it with new vigour and a fresh mindset. |
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Drawing, painting, knitting, playing an instrument, maintaining an aquarium is all proved to be stress busters.
Many people look to god and religion for inner feelings. The spirit as they say is happy when the body is happy. Now it is discovered that art comes from the same source as prayer and healing. Hence you are emotionally more balanced and happy when you immerse yourself in any art activity. Hence art and crafts as therapy are proven stress busters. It is only when you open up yourself completely and give yourself to what you are doing will you be happy.
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