Whether you realize it or not, stress is part of everyday life. And as we become busier and more time poor stress is only likely to rise. But stress isn't always bad. In fact some stress can be quite helpful. Stress helps to keep us alert and on the go, and is quite often required in order for you to achieve your best.
However, medical research has also determined that prolonged stress is very bad for the body, and can block the body's natural ability to repair, regenerate and protect itself. It's interesting to note that over 90% of disease is caused by stress. Stress can be both a physical and psychological response. It can lead to chronic disease, obesity, insomnia, deteriorating relationships, depression, and more.
In order to stop stress from taking control of your life and sending you on a downward spiral, the most effective thing you can do is learn how to prevent and control it. By learning how to prevent and control stress levels you will be free to live a successful, happy and healthy life! And everybody wants that don't they?
The bad news is that life inevitably brings stress. Life is stressful - plain and simple. Situations and factors that form our daily life are stressful. Catching the bus causes stress. Cooking dinner causes stress. Walking the dog causes stress. Not all of it creates health problems, but there is an element of stress in all of it. But the good news is that it is not the situations that are hard to deal with, it's actually just our approach in dealing with them that needs to be altered. In other words, how we react to stress is the root of the problem (if there is one!) So let's look at five tips to help us handle stress.
Tip 1 - Identify what makes you stressful and uneasy. Making a list of your stressful experiences is useful. When you immediately deal with the issues that you can change (for instance waking up earlier for work in the morning, not leaving things until the last minute, and delegating tasks when you are taking responsibility for everything) you can deal with them more easily. Forget about the issues that you cannot influence like being stuck in a traffic jam or not getting into the elevator because there is no room for you.
Tip 2 - Relax! If you feel a stressful state approaching then take a break for a minute or two. Run some cold water over your face, take some deep breaths, do some stretching, listen to music, go for a short walk, or phone a friend. It's important that you don't make decisions or take any action when in a very stressful state. So take a chill pill and come back to it when you have calmed down. This applies even if you are sitting in a test whilst having a stress breakdown.
Tip 3 - Realize that your stress will pass. There is no need to fear stress because it's just natural. It happens all the time. So when you expect the stress to occur you will not be surprised when it happens and you will feel better prepared. Acknowledge that you feel stress and then remind yourself to remain calm and carry on with what you need to do. Don't allow the stress to take your focus, instead just say "yes I understand I'm stressed but I'm still going to continue doing what I'm doing."
Tip 4 - Get to know yourself. Ask yourself: What triggers my anxiety? If for example it is your home life, then maybe it's time for you to ask what you can do about that? Can you change your environment somehow?
Tip 5 - Learn to use your relaxation response. Just as we all have within us the stress response, we also have an opposite response, which is the relaxation response. A person should elicit that on a regular basis. The relaxation response involves two steps. Repetition - the repetition can be a word, a sound, an expression, or a repetitive movement. The second step is to ignore other thoughts that come to your mind while you're doing the repetition, and come back to the repetition. The technique should be used once or twice a day for about 15 minutes. Sit quietly and choose a suitable repetition, such as the sound "Om", or the words love, calm or serenity now! Or you can do a repetitive exercise such as yoga, meditation or jogging. When you can incorporate a repetitive exercise into your everyday life, you become calmer and better able to handle the stress. Practice makes perfect and the more you practice relax your mind, the easier it gets.
Stress happens - so there is no need to think you should be leading a stress-free life. The most important thing you can do is take a better approach to dealing with stress. If you change your attitude and find a way to remain calm and relaxed when faced with stress you will find everything will improve. You will feel happier and the stress will subside.
If you constantly focus on stress and how it makes you feel you are bound to create more of it. Why? Well, we give energy to those things that we think about. So stop thinking about stress and start thinking about being calm and relaxed at all times.
You now know that stress is actually a choice. You have a choice to make each time a stressful situation occurs - and it will happen. Make a choice to be a relaxed and calm person who understands when stress is happening but also knows that there is a better way to deal with it than a total meltdown. Good luck!
However, medical research has also determined that prolonged stress is very bad for the body, and can block the body's natural ability to repair, regenerate and protect itself. It's interesting to note that over 90% of disease is caused by stress. Stress can be both a physical and psychological response. It can lead to chronic disease, obesity, insomnia, deteriorating relationships, depression, and more.
In order to stop stress from taking control of your life and sending you on a downward spiral, the most effective thing you can do is learn how to prevent and control it. By learning how to prevent and control stress levels you will be free to live a successful, happy and healthy life! And everybody wants that don't they?
The bad news is that life inevitably brings stress. Life is stressful - plain and simple. Situations and factors that form our daily life are stressful. Catching the bus causes stress. Cooking dinner causes stress. Walking the dog causes stress. Not all of it creates health problems, but there is an element of stress in all of it. But the good news is that it is not the situations that are hard to deal with, it's actually just our approach in dealing with them that needs to be altered. In other words, how we react to stress is the root of the problem (if there is one!) So let's look at five tips to help us handle stress.
Tip 1 - Identify what makes you stressful and uneasy. Making a list of your stressful experiences is useful. When you immediately deal with the issues that you can change (for instance waking up earlier for work in the morning, not leaving things until the last minute, and delegating tasks when you are taking responsibility for everything) you can deal with them more easily. Forget about the issues that you cannot influence like being stuck in a traffic jam or not getting into the elevator because there is no room for you.
Tip 2 - Relax! If you feel a stressful state approaching then take a break for a minute or two. Run some cold water over your face, take some deep breaths, do some stretching, listen to music, go for a short walk, or phone a friend. It's important that you don't make decisions or take any action when in a very stressful state. So take a chill pill and come back to it when you have calmed down. This applies even if you are sitting in a test whilst having a stress breakdown.
Tip 3 - Realize that your stress will pass. There is no need to fear stress because it's just natural. It happens all the time. So when you expect the stress to occur you will not be surprised when it happens and you will feel better prepared. Acknowledge that you feel stress and then remind yourself to remain calm and carry on with what you need to do. Don't allow the stress to take your focus, instead just say "yes I understand I'm stressed but I'm still going to continue doing what I'm doing."
Tip 4 - Get to know yourself. Ask yourself: What triggers my anxiety? If for example it is your home life, then maybe it's time for you to ask what you can do about that? Can you change your environment somehow?
Tip 5 - Learn to use your relaxation response. Just as we all have within us the stress response, we also have an opposite response, which is the relaxation response. A person should elicit that on a regular basis. The relaxation response involves two steps. Repetition - the repetition can be a word, a sound, an expression, or a repetitive movement. The second step is to ignore other thoughts that come to your mind while you're doing the repetition, and come back to the repetition. The technique should be used once or twice a day for about 15 minutes. Sit quietly and choose a suitable repetition, such as the sound "Om", or the words love, calm or serenity now! Or you can do a repetitive exercise such as yoga, meditation or jogging. When you can incorporate a repetitive exercise into your everyday life, you become calmer and better able to handle the stress. Practice makes perfect and the more you practice relax your mind, the easier it gets.
Stress happens - so there is no need to think you should be leading a stress-free life. The most important thing you can do is take a better approach to dealing with stress. If you change your attitude and find a way to remain calm and relaxed when faced with stress you will find everything will improve. You will feel happier and the stress will subside.
If you constantly focus on stress and how it makes you feel you are bound to create more of it. Why? Well, we give energy to those things that we think about. So stop thinking about stress and start thinking about being calm and relaxed at all times.
You now know that stress is actually a choice. You have a choice to make each time a stressful situation occurs - and it will happen. Make a choice to be a relaxed and calm person who understands when stress is happening but also knows that there is a better way to deal with it than a total meltdown. Good luck!
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