They say there's more than one way to skin a cat. It's the same once you start tearing your hair out with all the frustration, agony, anxiety, and yes, stress. It's a condition of mental conditioning that's like taking that bitter tablet down your throat, making you lose your sense of self, and even worse your sanity. Just considering it may drive any one off the edge.
And they say that the proactive types already are living off the edge.
As one stressed-out individual to another, I know the way it feels, and keep in mind that there are plenty of variants when it comes to stress. Coping with life, and having the issues that may or may not belong to you may scrape away the little joy and happiness that you can have when you head out that door. You cannot blame them for being like that; they've got their very own reasons, so much like we've our reasons to allow stress to weigh us down. They say that stress is actually all in the mind, well, what's bothering you anyway?
There are lots of approaches to deal with stress, and consequently remove it out of your life one of these days. So I'll try and divide it into a seven-day course for you and I guarantee it really is not going to be too difficult on the body, and also on your mind.
1. Acknowledge stress is good. Make stress your good friend! Based on the human body's normal "fight or flight" response, that burst of energy will improve your functionality at the right moment. I have yet to see a top sportsman completely calm before a huge competition. Use stress sensibly to drive oneself that little bit harder when it matters most.
2. Avoid stress sneezers. Stressed people sneeze stress germs indiscriminately and before you know it, you are infected too!
Protect yourself by recognizing stress in others and restraining your connection with them. Or if you may have the tendency, play stress doctor and help them learn how to better handle their own stress.
3. Learn from the best. When people around are losing their head, who keeps calm? What are they doing differently? What is their attitude? What language do they use? Are they trained and experienced?
Figure it out from afar or sit them down for a talk. Learn from the best stress managers and copy what they do.
4. Practice socially appropriate heavy breathing. This is something I've learned from a gym instructor: You'll be able to trick your body in to calming by using heavy breathing. Breathe in slowly for a count of seven then breathe out for a count of 11. Do the 7-11 breathing right up until your heart rate slows, your sweaty hands dry off and things will feel more normal.
5. Give stressy thoughts the red light. It's possible to tangle yourself up inside of a stress troubles by yourself. "If such a thing happens, then that could occur and then we're all up the creek!" Most of these things never happen, so why waste all that energy stressing needlessly?
Give stress thought-trains the red light and prevent them right where they are. Okay, so it may go wrong - how likely is that and exactly what can you do to avoid it?
6. Know your trigger points and hot spots. Presentations, interviews, meetings, giving difficult feedback, tight deadlines.... My heart rate is cranking up just writing these down!
Make your own list of stress trigger points or hot spots. Be particular. Can it be only presentations to a particular audience that get you worked up? Does one project lead to more stress than another? Have you drink too much coffee?
Understanding what causes you stress is potent info, as you can take action to really make it less stressful. Do you need to learn some new skills? Do you want additional resources? Do you want to change to decaf?
7. Burn the candle at one end. Insufficient sleep, bad diet regime and no exercise wreaks damage to our body and mind. Kind of obvious, yet worth mentioning since it's often brushed aside as a stress management method. Pay attention to your mother and do not burn the candle at both ends!
So having stress may be a total drag, but that need to not prevent us to find the inner peace of mind that we have wanted for a long time. No matter the reason, one could often go to the Bahamas and bask under the summer sun.
And they say that the proactive types already are living off the edge.
As one stressed-out individual to another, I know the way it feels, and keep in mind that there are plenty of variants when it comes to stress. Coping with life, and having the issues that may or may not belong to you may scrape away the little joy and happiness that you can have when you head out that door. You cannot blame them for being like that; they've got their very own reasons, so much like we've our reasons to allow stress to weigh us down. They say that stress is actually all in the mind, well, what's bothering you anyway?
There are lots of approaches to deal with stress, and consequently remove it out of your life one of these days. So I'll try and divide it into a seven-day course for you and I guarantee it really is not going to be too difficult on the body, and also on your mind.
1. Acknowledge stress is good. Make stress your good friend! Based on the human body's normal "fight or flight" response, that burst of energy will improve your functionality at the right moment. I have yet to see a top sportsman completely calm before a huge competition. Use stress sensibly to drive oneself that little bit harder when it matters most.
2. Avoid stress sneezers. Stressed people sneeze stress germs indiscriminately and before you know it, you are infected too!
Protect yourself by recognizing stress in others and restraining your connection with them. Or if you may have the tendency, play stress doctor and help them learn how to better handle their own stress.
3. Learn from the best. When people around are losing their head, who keeps calm? What are they doing differently? What is their attitude? What language do they use? Are they trained and experienced?
Figure it out from afar or sit them down for a talk. Learn from the best stress managers and copy what they do.
4. Practice socially appropriate heavy breathing. This is something I've learned from a gym instructor: You'll be able to trick your body in to calming by using heavy breathing. Breathe in slowly for a count of seven then breathe out for a count of 11. Do the 7-11 breathing right up until your heart rate slows, your sweaty hands dry off and things will feel more normal.
5. Give stressy thoughts the red light. It's possible to tangle yourself up inside of a stress troubles by yourself. "If such a thing happens, then that could occur and then we're all up the creek!" Most of these things never happen, so why waste all that energy stressing needlessly?
Give stress thought-trains the red light and prevent them right where they are. Okay, so it may go wrong - how likely is that and exactly what can you do to avoid it?
6. Know your trigger points and hot spots. Presentations, interviews, meetings, giving difficult feedback, tight deadlines.... My heart rate is cranking up just writing these down!
Make your own list of stress trigger points or hot spots. Be particular. Can it be only presentations to a particular audience that get you worked up? Does one project lead to more stress than another? Have you drink too much coffee?
Understanding what causes you stress is potent info, as you can take action to really make it less stressful. Do you need to learn some new skills? Do you want additional resources? Do you want to change to decaf?
7. Burn the candle at one end. Insufficient sleep, bad diet regime and no exercise wreaks damage to our body and mind. Kind of obvious, yet worth mentioning since it's often brushed aside as a stress management method. Pay attention to your mother and do not burn the candle at both ends!
So having stress may be a total drag, but that need to not prevent us to find the inner peace of mind that we have wanted for a long time. No matter the reason, one could often go to the Bahamas and bask under the summer sun.
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