Stress is something that hits all of us in different ways. No matter who you are or what you have, something is always going to come along and invade your mind with worry and anxiousness. Although you cannot block stress from coming into your life, you can mitigate the rate it effects you. We are going to give you 8 of the best ways you can relive stress when life starts to get tough and your looking for what to do next. These are ways you can do this without harming yourself or putting any substances into your body.
This is a great thing to practice in order to mitigate stress. Meditation gives you the chance to stay present where you are and just be. It allows you to sit in a quiet state and focus on everything going on within your body. You can focus on your breathing, where you are, and observe your thoughts without being judgmental to yourself. After the practice, you will come out realizing the situation might not be as terrorizing as you thought.
One thing that brings on a lot a stress in today’s world is social media. Social media can bring on a lot of anxiousness, whether were talking about unrealistic expectations or world news. If you add that on top of the stress and anxiousness that you are already dealing with in your life, you now have double the reason to stress and not have hope that there is a way out of this situation. So if you have a phone addiction or just seem to look at a of lot negativity or drama online, try to cut down on your screen time and just live in your real life more often. If you do still find your way to your phone, try to neglect looking at things that may make you even more anxious than you already are.
Exercise can be a very effective tool in combating stress. Doing this can not only improve your physical health but it can take a lot of things off your mind. Use all that stress and worry that you have built inside you towards the workouts what you are doing. You will start seeing improvements in your body and your overall mental space without even trying to work on these things intentionally. You never can go wrong with getting a good sweat.
There is nothing like going outside and getting a fresh breath of air. Some of us have jobs and priorities that keep us inside a lot. Being inside a lot and not getting any sunlight can damper your mood and amplify your stress even more than it already is. Going outside or more so going out in nature can be very inspiring and can make you stay present in where you are. Inevitability, it will make that stress that was on top of you slowly drift away.
Writing is a very underrated tool in dealing with stress. Journaling is a great emotional release when trying to articulate how you feel. You get to express your feelings the way you precisely feel in that moment and not just letting them stay in your head. Maybe after writing it down, you won’t see your situation as horrific as you thought it was before. It may give a solution to how to go about solving the issue that is causing the stress your having. Doing this, especially in a quiet setting, can be very beneficial for your overall mental.
Having someone to speak to benefits you rather your going through stress or just need to speak to someone. It gives you an opportunity to hear another person’s perspective on the situation your going through or whatever you may be anxious or curious about. When going through things by yourself, you tend to think your alone and no one else can understand where your coming from. You will be surprised on how many people may be going through or went through the same things your going through at the time. It can be tough to reach and be vulnerable to someone, so go to someone you trust that will not make you feel crazy or alone.
A huge way to reduce a lot on unneeded stress and anxiety from your life is having boundaries. Having boundaries and standing by them allows you to be authentically who are and not allow anything that does not serve you around you. Learn how to say no to the things you feel won’t benefit your life and cause you stress that you do not need. Learn how to prioritize yourself and the things you need instead of inviting things that do not serve you.
At the end of the day, your situation is not who you are. It helps to give yourself more credit and not think that just because your situation may suck, you don’t suck. Giving yourself more compassion and forgiveness can alleviate the stress that may be on you. It’s important to not be a victim in these situations, but it’s even more important to not villainize yourself in these situations as well.
In conclusion, there is no way to prevent stress from coming into your life. It comes to us all in different ways. But using different strategies does give you a way to not let it dictate your life. Practicing these safe strategies will help you to not stress as much as you need to. Cause at the end of the day, life is short and its important to not take things so serious. Enjoy your life as much as you can while you have it. For more blogs on how to improve your life, click here.
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