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Did
you ever notice that while driving your car that it tends
to turn in the direction you are looking?
It is the same way with stress, and you can easily
reduce stress by not aiming at where you do not
want to go. How
you look at life is the single, most important way to take
care of yourself. Your
perspective can either eat you up or build you up.
You must be in control of your attitude; reduce
thoughts to their most simple and basic truths, and think
about what makes you feel better. Driving a dirty car may
make you feel like your life is in disarray.
Simply washing the car may make you feel 100%
better and your attitude will be positive as you come out
of a building and get into a nice clean car instead of a
dirty, grungy one. When
you take better care of your body and your belongings, you
feel better about yourself.
Since it is impossible to force the
mind to go completely blank, focusing on a particular word
or object prevents us from jumping from one thought to
another and produces a refreshing result.
It is often necessary to replace a
bad stress with an enjoyable stress to get a new
perspective on the bad one.
A person who goes on a difficult hike or mountain
climbing adventure and survives may be better able to deal
with his stresses at work. And, some of the previous
stresses may seem petty after the major accomplishment of
reaching the top, or end, as the case may be.
You may discover that after taking your mind off of
what was most troubling, solutions to problems were found
without trying. As
they say – “the mind works in mysterious ways.”
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A good relaxation method is to simply sit
in a chair, relax all your muscles, take a few deep, slow
breaths (through your nose), and repeat the word “one”
over and over again until you can think of nothing else
but the word “one.”
Don’t let any other thoughts come into your head.
Practice this technique twice a day, or for a
couple minutes whenever you are feeling stressed.
You will be amazed that at some point, you will
notice that you feel less tension and less stress just by
doing this simple exercise.
Breathe
When you try relaxation
techniques, the proper way to breathe for better
relaxation is to reduce the amount of complete respiratory
cycles to approximately eight per minute.
If you learn how to breathe properly, you will be
more successful when you try relaxation methods to induce
a relaxed mind set.
To find time for
relaxation, try these simple suggestions:
While driving or commuting, plan your day.
At traffic lights, take a deep breath and release
all tension as you exhale.
There is nothing you can do about the red light or
slow traffic so you might as well use the time more
appropriately by using your mind in a constructive way,
instead of thinking about how much the situation irritates
you. If you
are running late – instead of dwelling on that fact,
admit to yourself that, “you are going to be late,”
and start planning your next steps to resolve any
consequences from being late. You will feel much less
stressed when you arrive at your destination and better
able to start your work with your new plan.
Music
Music can have healing
powers to help us concentrate or tranquilize.
Make sure you chose the proper music for the mood
you want to be in. If you want to relax, make a tape of
music that has a calming effect on you. Music has the
effect of completely utilizing your attention toward
something other than bothersome thoughts.
Art
If you are constantly
stressed at work, it may be helpful to bring your favorite
art object to work – whether it is a picture or desk
ornament. Then,
when you can make a free moment throughout the day,
concentrate on this object only and look at every
detail, noticing every line and space. Doing this for only a few moments a day during a stressful
moment can help you calm down and get a better focus on
what you are trying to accomplish.
Thinking is Believing
When you get put into a
situation that you believe is stressful, try to dig deep
into your internal thoughts to find out what negative
thoughts might be occurring there.
If you can get rid of the negative – you will be
less stressed in that particular situation.
Learn how to control
your thinking. If
you are thinking negative thoughts throughout the day, be
aware of this and try to change the negative thoughts to
positive ones. Smile,
even if it is only a “fake” smile.
Your body will release positive chemicals and make
you feel better just by moving your face to a positive
position.
Most internal
conversations arise from past teachings.
Don’t make the mistake of letting the past take
over the present. Always
be in control of your feelings; how your mind is thinking
and how your body is reacting.
It may be helpful not to fight negative
thinking and instead relax and ignore thoughts you do not
want. This
will help prevent you from becoming too concerned with
what you are thinking and allow you to feel like you do
not need to be in control at all times.
Sometimes this is not easy to accomplish; it’s
about as easy as forgetting how to ride a bicycle, because
the conversations have become programmed into the body
from family and culture. However, with enough practice you will find that there is
much less of the past negativity in your life, making you
a more positive and happy person.
Try to have a positive
attitude at all times instead of being negative.
It will do wonders for your enjoyment of life.
Once, when I was in an extremely bad mood, I found
myself saying, “Today I deserve to be in a bad mood.” I walked around for half a day frowning and believing I
deserved to have a bad day.
Finally, someone made a joke and I started to
laugh. The
rest of the day was turned around completely by the change
in attitude I felt as a result of smiling and laughing.
I had been thinking
along the terms of “I have a right to get angry when
life doesn’t meet my expectations and demands.”
When I should have thought positive thoughts like,
“If life hands me a lemon, I’ll make lemonade!” or
“I accept this situation exactly as it is and will do
whatever I need to do next to express my creative energies
into it!” Positive
thoughts really do work.
Try it sometime!
Four Helpful Hints to Deal with Stress
There are four things
you must learn in order to be able to deal with stress
effectively. Study
these four hints and think of them whenever you are
worrying about a problem.
1.
Determine exactly what the “problem” is that is
producing the stressful reaction.
2.
Find out what you, yourself, did to produce the
stress.
3.
Look for the internal conversations taking place
that may be making the problem worse.
4.
Change the negative internal conversations to
positive problem solving ideas.
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