Stress control the easy way.

February 10, 2010

Count to 10.

This is what some mothers tell their kids when they become angry. It is very effective.

Count to ten when you recognise stress coming. You can do it quietly or speak it out. It does not matter.

This is often all you need to do.

Many prefer to count down instead and as they count down to zero, it feels as if their stress is slowly going down.

Inhale deeply.

Inhale taking deep long slow breaths. Through your nostrils slowly breathe in and fill your lungs completely. Hold your breath to the count of four. Then slowly exhale through your mouth.

Repeat a few times and as your breathing becomes slower, you feel yourself becoming more and more relaxed. This, like counting, is an easy stress controller.

Furthermore, you can, as you breathe in and hold your breath visualise all the stress in your body slowly diffusing into your lungs and as you exhale, you are forcing stress out for a calmer and more relaxed you.

You can also use a stress relief squeez ball.

Take a walk.

This is a good way to gain stress relief quickly.

If what you are doing is becoming very stressful, get up and walk away from it. I do not mean walk away from it for good. You are removing the problem temporarily. You now have time to come to grips with is as you calm down.

You may want to do something else during this break. This takes the stressful problem away from the forefront of your mind and allow your Subconscious Mind to find solution options. Stanley Morgan, the eponymous financier, when stuck with a problem and no solution, would suddenly drop what he was doing and play a game of solitaire. After a while several ideas come forwards in his mind.

You can go for a walk especially in the park. Being near to nature is very relaxing. Your body’s frequency synchronises with the earth’s frequency. Your brainwave drops to this frequency for peace and tranquillity. You feel calm and relaxed. If you are home, clean the house. Get the vacuum cleaner out. Put the problem out of your mind. When you do this, you will notice a different feeling and approach to your task.

In addition exercise relieves stress.

It is recognised that exercise reduces stress.

Talk to someone or write a journal.

This is a good stress buster. Talking to someone is in a way sharing your problem. You may get good tips especially if that someone has experience in your field. It opens your mind to a wider approach to your problem. It may feel, by sharing your problem, you are no longer isolated. You are not alone.

There is no better stress buster than a simple thought or idea in your mind that will lead to the solution to your problem. You become focussed and energised because you can visualise the successful outcome. Bad stress becomes good stress that produces maximum efficiency.

Writing a journal is good for relieving stress. It anchors what specific things are stressing you. Putting it down on paper transfers it into words that you can choose whether to discard or keep. It releases the stress. So if you are alone, or there is no one to talk to when things are going wrong, write it down in your stress journal. Ink on paper is the next best thing.

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