Stress is inevitable. It walks in and out of our lives on a regular basis. And it can easily walk all over us unless we take action. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to minimize and cope with stress. Here are 10 ideas for handling stress without causing more strain and hassle.
1. Figure out where the stress is coming from.
Oftentimes, when we’re stressed, it seems like a big mess with stressors appearing from every angle. We start to feel like we’re playing a game of dodge ball, ducking and darting so we don’t get smacked by a barrage of balls. We take a defensive position, and not a good one at that.
Instead of feeling like you’re flailing day to day, identify what you’re actually stressed about. Is it a specific project at work, an upcoming exam, a dispute with your boss, a heap of laundry, a fight with your family?
By getting specific and pinpointing the stressors in your life, you’re one step closer to getting organized and taking action.
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This article has a catchy title and some good info.
My concern is most people feeling stressed out are overwhelmed by the biggness of the projects and responsibilities they are trying to make headway on, and the advice hear is also “big”.
I have the most success with stressed out clients by helping them become practiced in “chunking down” to pieces small enough to copy with productively.
You have some useful advice here. It only takes a few moments to destress and most of us don’t take the time to unwind. We just keep gearing up. Thank you for the reminder.
I hope more people will read this. Loved the toolbox of techniques.
Pretty good article Margarita. I have a meeting this week and I am speaking about how to de-stress your life.I really like some of these ideas. Thanks. Keep writing.
Hopefully someone can help me . For the past 5 mo i have had three episodes like strokes been to three diffrent hospitals an have had three drs tell me that im to stressed I was finally diagnosed with a neurological deficet caused by stress.now my question is how to coup with all the stress my mother is dying my husband is majorly depressed my son has developed sieuzers my youngest son sustsined a head injury that has affected him academecly as well as mentally an gets picked on a reagular basis which makes me more stressed to see my child in pain . How do you handle stress of this magnitude because i fear im end up in an early grave if I cant figure it out soon..please advice help its all welcome!!!
Stress is greatly related to the phase of life we are in. Stress is part of the territory while raising a family and all that goes with it, and working. Now I am retired, but not inactive. I am actually very active and involved. The big difference stresswise is that now I can handle things on my own schedule, not someone else’s. Yippee!
Stress will not go away so managing it is the only way to handle it.
the way i deal with stress is to get healthy because i believe stress is also a physical thing.
Hello
I really appreciate the authors thoughts on managing stress.
One of the best points were doing what you like !! Its so true that along
with your stressful jobs if a person spends about just 30 minutes doing Or practising your likes, the day goes well.
Very well scripted article.