Today everyone talks about stress. It affects all of us to a greater or lesser extent, and when it overwhelms us we can come to consider it pathological. However, it is adaptive and natural.
Stress is the process that is activated when the person detects a dangerous or novel situation for their life experience. This usually consists of changes that require extra effort from us and therefore unbalance our well-being It can be an uncomfortable and unpleasant experience.
We have to consider that stress is not always negative; Sometimes it is effective in activating new personal resources, which generates healthy self-esteem and increases our skills to successfully face future circumstances. However… What to do to manage excess stress?
Do you feel overwhelmed by stress in your life? Are you living on a constant roller coaster of uncomfortable emotions? I’m going to give you some good news, or rather two. The first of them is that you can manage your stress. And the second is that above all it depends on you.
From now on I am going to show you seven keys so that you do not feel that stress overcomes you in your life.
1. Practice progressive relaxation and do what makes you feel good
To keep stress at bay, train progressive relaxation daily. It will only take you fifteen or twenty minutes
On the other hand, try to enjoy the positive everyday experiences you have and put your attention on them. Consider that enjoying and having fun is not a luxury, it is a priority.
2. This, here and now
Live in the moment, take advantage of each day and tomorrow will be seen. Here you have to make the saying your own: “Don’t leave for tomorrow what you can do today” when it comes to enjoying yourself.
Try to enjoy every moment of well-being as if it were your last. You know what the important thing is in the little things in life: having a snack and savoring it, in conversation with a friend…
3. Do sports
You already know that practicing sports produces physical and mental well-being. You generate endorphins that make you feel good. Also, by appreciating that you are better and healthier, you will feel better. You will improve your self-esteem and with this you will have greater confidence in yourself.
4. Think and behave positively
Is about put positive thoughts in our minds and behave in the same direction Try to focus your attention on what you have, not what you lack.
Thinking positively exclusively will not solve your day, but if you also implement behaviors in that direction there will be a greater probability that you will have greater well-being, and that you will be able to regulate your stress.
5. Decide
Make the decision on the best option. That despite this you are wrong? Well then you will have learned It is clear that if you do not decide you are not wrong, but that way you do not advance, nor do you learn. Thinking about it, ruminating, will make it easier for stress to overwhelm you. Think for a moment about what you would do if you were not afraid and do it.
You must know that things are not what is important in life, what is most valuable are experiences. Scientific studies have shown that it is more advisable to invest in experiences, since they will give you a more lasting happiness than buying material things
And if not, remember, for example, that when you have taken a trip, you will always remember it as something very pleasant. I would tell you that it will even have more value as the years go by. On the contrary, when you purchase a vehicle, it will lose value over time.
