Today I wanted to talk to you all about a little something I've been dealing with lately and perhaps you have been too. This little issue seems to be my constant companion no matter how fast I try to run away from it and no matter how deep into the far recesses of my mind I retreat in order to hide from it. It's always there regardless as to how fervently I try to avoid it. To what do I refer? A little thing called: "Stress."
We may all experience it's effects in different ways. And we all may be experiencing it for different reasons, but the fact remains that we all deal with stress. It seems in life we never have enough time, money, or resources and often times one or more of these things is the catalyst for us feeling stressed out. But whatever the cause may be we all have to find some way of dealing with the stress in our lives. I thought I would list for you all some of the ways that I deal with my stress.
1. Talk About it.
I don't know about you, but my natural inclination when faced with a problem or conflict is to avoid it at ALL COST. But i've grown to learn that avoiding or ignoring problems does not make rid them from your life nor does it rid them from your mind. You are not eliminating the issue you are simply procrastinating on it. I find it helpful to acknowledge the issues that are causing me stress by talking to a trusted confidant about them. I make sure to choose someone I know will not have preconceived notions about the situations and someone who knows me well enough that they will understand and be sympathetic to my feelings. (Yes, I usually talk to my Mom)
2. Step Back From The Situation.
Sometimes I get so caught up in whatever issue is stressing me out that I feel as though I am drowning emotionally beneath my problems. I find it good to take a step back from the issue, be it literally or figuratively, and try to get some perspective. I try to think about the situation as if I was not me but a neutral third-party and judge the situation accordingly. Now, i'm not going to pretend that this is an easy task to accomplish, because let me tell you it definitely, 100%, is not. However, once I get that perspective, I usually come to find that my situation isn't quite as dire and severe as I was making it out to be, and even if it is a dire situation that I'm in I remember that I've been in pickles (yes, I just used that word) in my life before and I've never once not come out of it on the other side successfully.
3. Do Something Relaxing.
Not once in my life have I ever solved a problem or situation by anxiously worrying and thinking about it. Yet, without fail, every single time that is exactly my first reaction. So, in an effort to calm the beast that is my anxiety ridden mind I try to do something to forget about the problem. Now, this may sound contradictory to what I said in solution number one about how ignoring a problem does
Small things I like to do to relax are: Reading, Watching Netflix, or Journaling (wow, I'm the most boring person in the world aren't I?). Other things that might take a little more time, energy, and/or resources that I love doing to relax include: Bike riding, Walking (or standing, or sitting, or running, or crouching, or jogging, or power walking, or skipping, or...) on the Beach, and Sun-Bathing (although skin cancer is a real thing folks so wear that sunscreen).
So I've only acquired three solutions, but that's because the struggle is real and I'm still trying to find solutions to this myself. If you have any other solutions to stress that you find to be helpful, comment below! If you would like me to write more articles on random life-related things comment below for that too!
Xoxo,
Courtany
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