By Everyone experiences stress. Be it your job or a loved one leaving, or something happening that makes you worried. The list is endless of stressful situations. How you cope with stress can help you or increase your stress levels. So how can you cope with stress in a way that helps you in that moment and in future moments of stress? Well, mindset and what you focus on most in those stressful times are key.
If you find yourself stressed out about something or because of someone the first thing you want to do is pause. Pause and take a deep breath and start looking for ways to resolve your situation. The more you focus on the problem and the more your stress levels will increase. You don’t want that so remove the focus on the stressor and find your antistressors.
What can serve as an antistressor is a solution to your problem, but sometimes there is no solution. In cases where you have no solution to your problem, contemplate the good in your life. Think about your loved ones or the things you cherish the most, like the fact that your alive. If life isn’t a boost in itself because maybe in that moment it really isn’t the best life you imagined for yourself, focus on the next best thing you do have. I hope there is at least one thing that makes your heart smile and that you can turn to in times of need.
Anyone reading this blog is looking for inspiration or is already on a path of inspiration, therefore I know there is one ray of light in your life and that light is what you want to put all your attention on during a stressful moment. In addition to focusing on the positives you’re grateful for in life, you can also visualize your happy place. Maybe you love the beach or the starry sky or maybe sunrises make you all warm and fuzzy inside. Whatever those happy places are, envision them as you’re going through that stressful moment so that you can remove yourself, even if for just a couple minutes, from the situation and take a break.
When you come back from your pause and happy thoughts focus you can start exploring what you can do to make things better for you following the stressful incident. If it’s a job you lost or loved one, you want to look to the next steps you can take to get where you want to be from within, as well as in action. Know that tomorrow is another day and this means you have an opportunity to improve or change something.
As long as you stay active in achieving what your heart desires for a positive outcome in any area in your life, the surer you are to one day achieving that goal. It is only if you sit still that you won’t move much, and still, even in those circumstances you can rest assured that life will surprise you.
Now it’s your turn, how do you cope with stress or what advice do you share with those around you when they are going through a stressful situation? Can’t wait to hear your thoughts 🙂
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