Ramadan is not only the month of purity, holiness and spirituality but it is also the time to change habits and adopt some new ways of living. This change in daily routine often occur stress and anxiety.This change in daily routine causes stress and anxiety to many of us. When we fail to maintain balance in our work load and personal habits and routine then we come under stress and anxiety. To manage and overcome the stress and anxiety is also difficult for many people. To overcome stress during Ramadan and put all your energy on your Ibadaats, just follow some simple and full of spiritual stress management tips and enjoy the true spirit of Ramadan.
Tips to manage stress and anxiety during Ramadan:
1. Remove the negativity from your life: Remove the negativity from your life. Think positive.
2. Reveal the Holy Quran as much as you can.
3. Make a Ramadan resolution: Fasting is not just physical, it’s also spiritual. Instead of us making “new year’s resolutions†this is our time to make resolutions to become better Muslims(human being as well as) and to keep these new habits/ character that we are trying to make during Ramadan for the rest of our life time.
4. Be practical this Ramadan: Make goals that are actually practical and make a plan to achieve them. For example, go to the Masjid early so that you can make your Sunnah, limit television viewing, remove negative speech, be nicer to your family and others, read more Quran, give charity more.
5. Make sure to eat suhur right before Fajr: Do not neglect suhur.Bring food and water to your bed side so as soon as you wake up you can start consuming food so that at least you’re able to get something in your stomach without having to head to the kitchen. Also eat properly, don’t eat junk food which will not benefit your body and soon have you extremely hungry.
6. Be hastening towards your prayers: Do not delay Maghrib prayer specially. After finishing your prayer you have plenty of time to eat more and can actually take the time to chew and enjoy your food instead of scarfing it down your throat.
7. Do not over eat: During Ramadan we are not supposed to gain weight. We’re suppose to actually loose some weight due to our fasting, just because our fasting does not mean we can pack on the pounds at iftar, it doesn’t make sense.
8. Eat nutritious and balance diet: Eat foods with fiber, foods high in fiber will keep your digestive system regulated and keep you fuller longer.
9. Don’t tense by loosing weight: Realize that you’ll be weak the first few days of Ramadan, your body is beginning to flush out all the junk and waste in your body the first few days. On the 4th or 5th day (if one is eating properly) your body will begin to become more energized, so be patient with your body.
