How To De-Stress Your Life
Stress, we all know it we all have it, the question everyone has is how best to handle it? Stress is an unavoidable part of everyone’s day no matter what. Weather it be in the work place, at home or during the daily commute, it is inescapable, or isn’t it? The issues that cause stress will most likely not disappear overnight, although they can be mitigated and largely avoided if enough effort is put forth. What is directly within everyone’s control is their perspective and their reaction to stressors.
Life is filled with challenges, not everything comes easy, and in truth most things that are worth anything at all are hard to attain. The first step to de-stressing your life is adjusting your perception. If you are constantly facing problems and everything seems to be a hassle then you need to view these problems differently. Stop thinking of a difficult work situation as a problem and instead view it as a challenge. This challenge will be something that, while difficult to solve or overcome, will not fill you with anxiety and negative energy while dealing with it, and instead when the issue finally is resolved you will feel a sense of achievement or accomplishment. Accept the situation for what it is and then combat it to the best of your ability, there are moments in life that are unavoidable and some of these moments are not good ones, how you approach them and deal with them will be what determines your level of stress and overall satisfaction with life.
What can also be done is to attempt to properly navigate through life and avoid some of the more obvious speed bumps. This is not to say take the easy way out, it is more a suggestion to be smart about the choices we make. Initially it is vital to identify what is really important to you, is spending time with your children paramount, is making sure you have those moments to yourself to relax and read a book what is most important, what about security and stability? These will be different for everyone because everyone is of course different, but once you sit down and have a deep and honest look at your values and goals you will be better equipped to approach your daily life in a more stress free manor. Do you really need that “friend” in your life who is constantly guilting you into spending long nights at the bar, does your girlfriend put unrealistic expectations on you or does she always act like what you do isn’t good enough? Is that nice expensive car you drive really worth all the debt? Is that 60-hour a week job really worth it? For some the answers to these questions are yes of course, for others it may not be so simple. The important thing is to really take a hard look at your life and your daily routine and identify what really matters
Ultimately it comes down to two things, self-awareness and perspective. If you understand yourself and your needs then you will not be overly concerned with the things that don’t really matter, in other words “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” The second part of this is to approach life with the right perspective, things will not always be perfect and life is filled with challenges but that is life. Don’t agonize over every little thing and constantly torment yourself with tiny imperfections. Enjoy what you have and attempt to approach life’s curveballs with a positive and optimistic attitude, the results, I promise, will shock you.
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