Some tips to control stress.
Count to 10.
Mother tells her children this when they become angry. It is very effective.
Next time you feel stressed or recognise the early signs of it, count to ten. It does not matter if you do it loudly or quietly.
Sometimes this is all you need for simple stress or if you recognise it early.
Many prefer to count down instead and as they count down to zero, it feels as if their stress is slowly going down.
Take a deep breath.
Inhale taking deep long slow breaths. Breathe in slowly through your nostril filling your lungs. Hold your breath to the count of four. Then slowly exhale through your mouth.
As you continue to do this a few times, you will notice as your breathing becoming slower, you feel yourself becoming more and more relaxed. Like counting, this is a quick and easy stress controller.
In addition, as you breathe in and hold your breath, you create a picture in your mind of all stress slowly diffusing into your lungs and when you breathe out, you are slowly expelling the stress leaving you more relaxed and calm.
You can also use a stress relief squeez ball.
Get up and walk about.
This is a good way to gain stress relief quickly.
When the task is very stressful, get up and walk away from it. I do not mean walk away from it for good. You are removing the problem temporarily. You now have time to come to grips with is as you calm down.
By doing this you are removing a stressful problem from the forefront of your mind and allow your Subconscious Mind to find solution options. The eponymous Morgan Stanley, when stuck with a problem and no solution, would suddenly drop what he was doing and play a game of solitaire. After a while several ideas come forwards in his mind.
A walk in the park is a good idea. Being near to nature is very relaxing. Your body’s frequency synchronises with the earth’s frequency. As your brainwave level slows down you enjoy tranquillity and peace. You become relaxed and calm. You can get the vacuum cleaner out and clean the house. Put the problem out of your mind. You will be surprised how different you feel about your task in front of your.
In addition exercise relieves stress.
It is recognised that exercise reduces stress.
Write a Journal or talk to someone.
This is a good stress buster. You are sharing your problem by talking to someone. If that someone is experienced in your field, you may get some invaluable tips. A wider approach to your problem develops. It may feel, by sharing your problem, you are no longer isolated. You are not alone.
A single thought or idea that could be the solution to your problem, is perhaps the best stress buster. Suddenly you become energised and focussed because you can visualise the successful outcome. Your stress will changes to the desired stress that produces maximum efficiency.
Writing a journal is good for relieving stress. It anchors what specific things are stressing you. Transferring it into words on paper means you can either keep or discard. It releases the stress. If you have no one to talk to or you are alone with a stressful problem, write it down in your stress journal. Ink on paper is the next best thing.
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