I Can’t Handle the STRESS!
We can all handle stress, no matter how enormous it is. The important part of the process is how we handle it. Recognizing the factors creating stress, and controlling them is as easy as changing your thoughts, and thereby changing your world. The first and most important step in learning to deal with stress positively is understanding what it is, and where it comes from. Stress manifests itself through our reaction to things that happen around us. Once you understand the causes of stress you have three ways to go.:
- You can think your way through it and move on in a set course.
- You can ignore it and move on hoping it will just go away. Or…
- You can let it overwhelm you and destroy you from within.
All three are simply reactions that can be controlled with logic and discipline, or allowed to wreak havoc on your life. Making the right choice in a stressful situation is easy to say, but it can be extremely difficult to execute. The cards are physically stacked against you. Your body and mind are fighting you with chemical reactions going on within your body. Surely, while influenced by anxiety and stress you just don’t feel your best. Changing the chemical, electrical mix within you is a key to defeating stress. Get up and get out! Change your surroundings and mindset. Concentrating on negativity makes no sense at all. Exercising your body produces serotonin, which brings with it a feeling of calm. Being calm will allow you to change the channel, see things differently. Your life is not centered on one thing. Let day dreams of positive events have a few moments in the sun. You will see a positive effect immediately. The fog will lift. Solutions to problems will come into focus. You won’t notice it so much, but stress has just been pushed into the back seat. Put some duct tape over it’s mouth to prevent back seat driving and re-start your journey on a positive note.