As if we needed anymore excuses! A friend e-mailed this to me and I thought I would share...
25 WAYS KNITTING AND STITCHING CAN HELP RELIEVE STRESS Slow down thought processes enabling you to think more clearly
Stop cycles of stressful thoughts – useful to use before sleep
Enhance problem solving enabling you to look at problems from all angles
Facilitate mindful meditation – you don’t worry about the past or fret about the future
Facilitate relaxation – necessary for bringing down high levels of stress hormones
Distract – focus your mind away from problems
Enable you to escape into the sanctuary of a quiet mind, giving your mind a break
Encourage positive thought cycles helping to break negativity
Improve mood and help to manage the worry associated with stress
Improve feelings of loneliness/isolation if you've been over working
Teach patience and perseverance – you don’t have to rush at everything
Improve feelings of helplessness – stress is greater if you feel there’s nothing you can do
Raise self esteem and confidence so you feel better equipped to manage stress
Enable you to experience excitement, anticipation and achievement again
Teach planning and goal setting so you become better organised
Involve you in the outside world – opening up an alternative avenue away from stress
Take them anywhere – their portability means you can deal with stress any time
Improve communication skills – build communication networks at work and outside
Help in peak stress times before deadlines or presentations
Introduce enjoyment and fun into life, so life becomes more than work and stress
Enable you to make friends at work or outside through groups
Occupy you on your commute to work, so you arrive calm and collected
Put you back in control
Calm – great tools for workplace stress
Encourage you to look forward to tomorrow
