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5 Powerful Stress Mangement Tips
by Natasha Misharina
August 19, 2006
If you're looking for an easy way to manage stress in
your life or business, this article can help you solve
the problem. Here are five efficient tips for instant
stress relief:
Step 1 - Identify Stress Triggers
Are there particular situations or people that stress
you out? Is your boss giving you a hard time? Is it a
pain to arrange a vacation, booking flights, hotels and
arranging for watering the plants or feeding the cat in
your absence? Then start by recognizing such "pitfalls"
so you can handle them constructively when they show up.
For instance, if you are planning a vacation, start in
good time and take one step at a time.
Step 2 - Breathe
When people are stressed or nervous they usually tend to
breathe fast and shallow. In worst case scenarios, like
anxiety attacks, you would gasp for air and have
problems breathing. When you are stressing in your mind,
your body is stressing as well. Muscles have to work
harder, blood pumps faster, you get tense and so on. The
whole process makes it very hard to think clearly. So,
take several deep breaths whenever you are stressed.
Allow air to pass through your body. It will help you
relax.
Step 3 - Don’t Worry
Have you noticed that a lot of stressed people worry a
great deal? For instance, they worry that things won’t
work out, there won’t be enough time or money and so on.
Well, believe it or not, but worrying won’t get you
anywhere. It will actually do quite the opposite – drag
you down and stress you out even more. So, whenever you
catch yourself worrying, think instead; "This won’t
contribute to the situation in any positive way. I’ll
stop worrying NOW."
Step 4 - Think Positively
Instead of worrying, it might be a good idea to replace
those thoughts with something pleasant instead. If
anything, it will get your mood up and put a smile on
your face. Do you worry that your car might break down?
Think instead that if it breaks down you’ll no longer
contribute to the global warming effect. Think that you
might even get a bit healthier and see the clear blue
sky since you’ll be walking or biking to work. In any
case, just focus on the positive, and your stress will
wash away.
Step 5 - Change Your Response
Once you have identified a stressful situation and
recognize the pattern, state to yourself that you are
stressed. At this point you are able to decide whether
you want to continue on a runaway stress train and get
trapped in a negative loop - OR if you want to do
something different with this situation. Such decision
making creates a feeling of control. At any point you
can tell yourself; "Hey, I won't go down the stress path
today. Instead I'll do something different." Hopefully
something constructive. Use your imagination!
That's really all there is to it. The next time you feel
stressed, just go through these five steps in your mind,
and your situation and mood will improve dramatically.
Try it!
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