Collegiettes, we understand that exam season is a very stressful period of time. Juggling papers and midterms and finals can be overwhelming. While some stress is good stress, a lot of it can be damaging to your mental and physical health. Not to mention every time you read techniques and tips on how to relieve stress, they are just so conventional. How many articles are going to tell you to drink tea and meditate? Thus, here are a number of ways to spice up some conventional stress relieving techniques. You can do a lot of them with your partner who may also be stressed or looking to have some fun in bed, but some of them can be achieved solo.
Step One – The Hot, Steamy Bath:
Warm or hot water is a natural healer for tired muscles and bodily aches and pains. If you or your partner are feeling stressed, make a bath and add a little milk. The addition of milk to a hot bath also aids in soothing the body. Dim the lights, lay back and close your eyes. Take this to another level and ask your partner to join you in the bath, touch each other’s body parts and enjoy the release of tension and stress as a couple. For example, massaging your partner’s back or feet will definitely spice this up. This can also be done in the shower, by including some body oils or shower gel instead of the milk. Gently touch your partner in the shower, bring them closer and kiss them and their body, letting all of the stress wash away.
Step Two – Eat Chocolate:
Eating chocolate has been proven to release hormones that mimic the same feeling as “getting busy.” Dark chocolate especially contains highly powerful antioxidant flavonoids that minimize high blood pressure and heart disease, both conditions which are associated with high levels of stress.
Step Three – Aromatherapy:
It has been scientifically proven that scents such as lavender, eucalyptus, sage and chamomile help to relax the mind and stimulate the senses. Try lighting a candle with your favourite relaxing scent the next time you are spending time with your partner. This newly relaxed aura may even make you more inclined to have some soothing sex.
Step Four – The Massage:
Muscle relaxation is at the center of de-stressing. Ask your partner to give you a whole body massage including legs, arms and back and front, but tell them to do it completely naked. Light lavender candles and use eucalyptus body oil perhaps. Touch can calm your partner down. Gentle strokes of your hands, lips and tongue over your partner’s body can help your partner de-stress; and may also get them ready for other things. Apply a strong hand to the shoulders, which tend to be tense due to stress. Communicate with your partner and ask where “their spot” is. Maybe it’s the lower back, or they like when you run your hands down their spine. Create a whole relaxing ambience by playing calming music. Music that gets you in the mood also tends to be music that will relax your senses. When you have gotten yours, give your partner a massage too.
Step Five – Sex-ercise:
A good few minutes of making-out or heart pounding, sweaty exercise in the form of a good “sack-session” has been proven to be very beneficial to your bodily health. Kisses release endorphins that make you feel good. Give your partner a passionate deep kiss, when they are feeling stressed out and see how their mood changes. Remember collegiates, a few kisses a day, keep the stress away! Exercise releases endocannabinoids also giving you a good feeling. Sex stimulates the brain to release oxytocin a hormone that will lower blood pressure. A healthy sex life in fact cuts back on the risk of stroke and heart attack. Taking deep, long breaths also is a stress reliever, slowing the heart down. Moreover, try swearing during sex. Swearing has also been established to release some tension. Try it; it may work for you.
Step Six – The Orgasm:
Have an orgasm! Orgasms release sexual tension and stress. Orgasms may also reduce headaches. Combine some of the steps above, such as lighting candles and listening to music, to create the perfect atmosphere for pleasuring yourself or your partner. Moreover, meditation and controlling your thoughts may give you a more powerful orgasm and will reduce tension and stress.
Step Seven – Sleep:
Lack of sleep may lead to unnecessary tension. Humans need 7 to 9 hours of sleep per day. Sleep enough and watch how your stress will diminish.
After performing all of the steps above, you will definitely have a good rest. Try some of these methods to relax this exam semester and don’t stress!
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