Stress - 5 Tips To Beat It & Be Happy

By: Sacha Tarkovsky
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:41:52
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Stress, the big killer of our 20th century comes from the classic flight or flight reaction, is supposed to keep us alive and healthy.

Today we usually neither flight nor fly, but keep all the stress inside. It eats us alive, and breaks down our immune system, gives us heart attacks, even cancer.

You can beat stress and be happy. Here are 5 best tips to follow.

Tip 1 – Identify the Stressor

There are many things that cause stress in us. It can be another person, a situation, our own actions, and a combination of all three.

To beat stress we must first clearly identify what it is that is stressing us.

Once identified, and clearly so, and we know its nature, we can react to it, manage it, and reduce its effect on us.

You can’t do it if you don’t know what is stressing you.

Tip 2 - Identify the Stress Symptoms

Each of us reacts differently to stress. Some of us get high blood pressure, others feel fatigue, and some of us get muscular tractions.

Know yourself and your symptoms. You will easily identify them the next time you know you are stressed. When you feel them, you must do immediately the advice in Tip 5.

Tip 3 – Understand Your Body’s Reaction

Once you have clearly understood what is stressing you and how it is causing symptoms in your body, you must understand what they are doing to you.

If you are becoming nervous, losing your good mood, feeling depressed, whatever, you know your body has reacted in a chemical-physical way.

This understanding is half of the method of beating stress. This self-awareness will assist you to manage the stressor and the stress itself.

Tip 4 – STOP and Take a Moment for Yourself

Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, you can just stop a moment and withdraw form any and all situations.

It’s only a moment, but in that brief moment you will gain some clarity of mind and purpose. Understanding you have passed the first three tips, its now time to just stop. Naturally if you are in the middle of a fight or game, you can’t just stop, but there will be a moment soon where you can. Stop, just for a moment.

Tip 5 – Stress Management

At this point, its time to manage stress. Depending on where you are, there are three steps to return to a normal and unstressed state.

• Deep breathing.

With eyes closed, take several deep and satisfying breaths. With each exhalation mentally exhale the stressor and stress and with each inhalation, mentally inhale peace and balance.

• Get some water on your face and wrists.

If at all possible, remove yourself to a bathroom, and wash your hands and face. Be sure some cool water goes on your wrists. Your blood pressure will come down, and your body will understand its time to return to normal.

Repeat the following phase to yourself mentally, or out load if you wish, “My normal state is to be happy, healthy and positive. The stressors are not going to affect me any longer, and the stress has left me” Say this at least 3 times and believe it.

Even reading this article can reduce your stress. Really your normal state is to be happy, healthy and positive. Beat stress and be happy.

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