Here are Four easy to follow tips to control short term stress.
Start by counting to 10.
When kids are angry, mothers often tell them to do this. It works very well. Whenever you are stressed or feel the early signs of stress developing, count slowly from one to ten. It does not matter if you say it quietly or aloud.
This is all you need for simple stress or if you recognise it early. A patient once burst into my consulting room, angry, stressed and about to have a heated argument with me. I told him to go back out, slowly count to ten, then come back in and perhaps we can have a meaningful conversation. Surprisingly it worked a treat. Some people prefer to count down from ten to zero. This way it feels as if you are scaling down stress and at zero, it is gone.
Take a deep breath.
It is best to breathe in through your nostril. Breathe in slowly and deeply. Fill your lungs completely and if you can, hold it to the count of four. You then slowly breathe out through your mouth.
If you do this a few times, your breathing will slow down and you will become more and more relaxed. It is effective and can be done anywhere. Just take time out. You can make this even more powerful by using visualisation. Picture stress flowing from your body into your lungs as you hold your breath. When you breathe out slowly, you feel you are expelling stress from your body leaving you calmer and more relaxed.
Get up and walk about.
A good way to relieve stress quickly is to leave whatever you are doing. Just get up and walk away. This enforced break will calm you down, help you to get to grips with the problem and find a solution. To remove the stressful situation from your mind, try doing something completely different. Your Subconscious Mind works on a solution while you are pleasantly distracted. This is a technique used by Morgan Stanley. When confronted with a problem and the solution was not forthcoming, he would play solitaire. Soon several ideas to solve his problem would shine through.
You can bond with nature by taking a relaxed walk in the park. Your brain synchronises with the earth's resonance. Your brainwave pattern slows down to a level that produces peace and tranquillity. If you are at home, get the duster out and clean the house. By concentrating on something else, you are putting the problem out of your mind. When you return to your task, you will be surprised how different you will feel.
Talk to someone or write a journal.
Talking to someone is a good way to relieve stress. You are sharing the problem and it may not seem so bad after all. If that someone has experienced similar problems, you may receive some very good ideas on how to solve your problem. Writing a journal also relieve stress.
There is no better stress buster than a simple thought or idea in your mind that will lead to the solution to your problem. You become focussed and energised because you can visualise the successful outcome. Your stress will change to the desired stress that produces maximum efficiency.
Writing a journal is also a good stress buster. It highlights the specific items that stresses you. Putting it down on paper transfers it into words that you can either keep or discard. This is an outlet for stress. So if you are alone, or there is no one to talk to when things are going wrong, put it in your journal. Ink on paper is the next best thing. - 30309
Start by counting to 10.
When kids are angry, mothers often tell them to do this. It works very well. Whenever you are stressed or feel the early signs of stress developing, count slowly from one to ten. It does not matter if you say it quietly or aloud.
This is all you need for simple stress or if you recognise it early. A patient once burst into my consulting room, angry, stressed and about to have a heated argument with me. I told him to go back out, slowly count to ten, then come back in and perhaps we can have a meaningful conversation. Surprisingly it worked a treat. Some people prefer to count down from ten to zero. This way it feels as if you are scaling down stress and at zero, it is gone.
Take a deep breath.
It is best to breathe in through your nostril. Breathe in slowly and deeply. Fill your lungs completely and if you can, hold it to the count of four. You then slowly breathe out through your mouth.
If you do this a few times, your breathing will slow down and you will become more and more relaxed. It is effective and can be done anywhere. Just take time out. You can make this even more powerful by using visualisation. Picture stress flowing from your body into your lungs as you hold your breath. When you breathe out slowly, you feel you are expelling stress from your body leaving you calmer and more relaxed.
Get up and walk about.
A good way to relieve stress quickly is to leave whatever you are doing. Just get up and walk away. This enforced break will calm you down, help you to get to grips with the problem and find a solution. To remove the stressful situation from your mind, try doing something completely different. Your Subconscious Mind works on a solution while you are pleasantly distracted. This is a technique used by Morgan Stanley. When confronted with a problem and the solution was not forthcoming, he would play solitaire. Soon several ideas to solve his problem would shine through.
You can bond with nature by taking a relaxed walk in the park. Your brain synchronises with the earth's resonance. Your brainwave pattern slows down to a level that produces peace and tranquillity. If you are at home, get the duster out and clean the house. By concentrating on something else, you are putting the problem out of your mind. When you return to your task, you will be surprised how different you will feel.
Talk to someone or write a journal.
Talking to someone is a good way to relieve stress. You are sharing the problem and it may not seem so bad after all. If that someone has experienced similar problems, you may receive some very good ideas on how to solve your problem. Writing a journal also relieve stress.
There is no better stress buster than a simple thought or idea in your mind that will lead to the solution to your problem. You become focussed and energised because you can visualise the successful outcome. Your stress will change to the desired stress that produces maximum efficiency.
Writing a journal is also a good stress buster. It highlights the specific items that stresses you. Putting it down on paper transfers it into words that you can either keep or discard. This is an outlet for stress. So if you are alone, or there is no one to talk to when things are going wrong, put it in your journal. Ink on paper is the next best thing. - 30309
About the Author:
Dr. Phil Hariram, the Author has a blog that addresses topics such as what causes stress and there are several stress management tips for you. Visit his blog and download his gift of a self hypnosis audio and an eBook to gain better stress control.
