Tame the stress. – Discover simple ways to deal with stress.

Stress is an integral part of our lives. In small amounts, it stimulates, becomes a driving force, eliminates boredom. But in excess, it evokes negative emotions, frustrates, and can even paralyze with fear, or in extreme cases, cause neurosis.

What is stress?

The stress is within us. It is our individual reaction to some external stimulus that requires us to react. The stimulus itself is independent of us, but we have an influence on how we react. There are two types of stress:

• unnecessary – we can avoid and eliminate it,
• inevitable – whatever we do, we cannot avoid it.

How to deal with it?

In the first case, the matter is simple. We need to be aware of what stresses us out and eliminate stress-inducing stimuli. In the second, the situation is more complicated. However, there are some simple and effective methods to deal with this stress as well. You just need to know them and start using them. Here they are.

1. Calming breathThe simplest and natural method. Just take a deep breath for a moment, focusing hard on this activity, which will take your attention away from the source of the problem, clear your mind and help you to control yourself.
2. SmileEven if it’s forced, if you can’t muster the sincerity. According to the saying that it is easier to go through life with a smile, this simple activity will effectively relieve tension, relax muscles, and restore faith in one’s own abilities.
3. Escape into the world of imaginationFor sudden, unexpected stressful situations, it is good to have some idealized space prepared in our mind that will evoke a good mood in us. Let’s imagine it in advance in small details, engaging all the senses. When we are stressed, let’s escape there for a moment with our thoughts, and it will bring relief.
4. Physical effortMovement and physical activity in any form will allow you to effectively fight stress. They will bring self-control, improve well-being, stimulating the secretion of endorphins. The most important thing is to find something suitable for yourself, so that it gives us joy and satisfaction, and is not another unpleasant duty.
5. Relaxing massageYou can do it yourself or let a specialist do it. You need to massage the places that touching or pressing will give us pleasure, soothe the senses, relax and calm the mind and body. During the procedure, you should focus only on receiving pleasant tactile stimuli.
6. Someone closeIt could be a family member or friend. It is important that we have a trusted person next to us who we care about. This gives us the awareness that no matter what, we always have someone who will stand by our side, which adds self-confidence and faith in our own abilities.
7. RestEven if we are constantly chasing deadlines and we have a lot of duties, it is necessary to take care of the right amount of sleep and find time for our own hobbies, something that gives us respite and relaxes us. These are things necessary for a good mental condition, without which there can be no question of a positive attitude to life.