Stress relief games an effective Stress relieving technique.

Many games both indoor and outdoor can be used to relieve stress. Relief by Stress games is one options of elevating stress. The reliability of Stress relief games for the relief of stress does not have much research supporting it. This article discusses:

What are stress relief games?
How effective are stress relief games?
What are the popular stress relief games?

Stress relief games are one of the options for relieving stress. Stress games both indoor and outdoor can be played for the relief of stress. Among these two categories of stress games, indoor games especially online games are quite popular as they can easily be downloaded from net and mobile phones and also there are umpteen number of games to choose from. The reliability of stress relief games for the relief of stress does not have much research supporting it. But still many stress relief games still occupy one of the top rungs in the stress management programs.

Stress Relief Games

Stress relief games are categorized as

Outdoor games like tennis, golf, soccer
Indoor games like chess, checkers, Rubik Cube, darts, crossword puzzles, computer games, mobile phone games

Computer games are available as CDs or can be played online. Online games again are available both in pay sites and free sites. Some of the sites provide free demo versions which can be played for a limited trial period and if the person finds it interesting and useful, he can order for it later online.

Advances in mobile and internet technologies have made possible downloading of numerous games which can act as stress relievers. A variety of online games can downloaded from the web. Numerous web directories are available from which the game a person likes can be down loaded.

Some of the popular stress relief games are

Arcade games
Diner Drash
Super word power
Su doku
Boggle
Minesweeper
Solitaire
FreeCell
Hearts

How do Stress Relief Games Act?

The logic behind using stress games for the relief of stress is very much similar to that of concentrative meditation. In concentrative meditation focusing on any object, sound, image or thoughts takes the mind away form the source of stress resulting in relaxation of mind. Similarly by playing an appropriate stress relief game, person diverts all his attention on to the game away from the source of stress. This helps in relaxation of the mind. Outdoor games like tennis and soccer if played for a while cause exhaustion of the stress hormones stores. This results in decrease in the stress hormone levels. The decrease in stress hormone levels reverses all the physiological changes of stress resulting in relaxation of body and mind. Most individuals express sensations of pleasure, intense involvement, and often altered states from participating in stress games.

Continue to: Studies on Stress Relief Games

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