4 Easy Ways To Control Stress!

You can control short term stress by using these four simple tips.

Start by counting to 10.

This is often used by mothers when their kids are angry and it works very well. Count to ten, if you are becoming stressed or you can identify the early signs or stress. It makes no difference if you say it aloud or quietly.

This is all you need when you can recognised the early symptoms of stress. I used this technique on an angry patient. I asked him to go back out, count to ten, relax, then come back in. When he returned, he was calmer and we had a meaningful conversation. You can count down from ten to zero. The individual can visualise the stress scaling down as the numbers get smaller until it reaches zero.

Take a deep breath.

Take a long slow deep breath. Breathe in slowly through your nostril and fill your lungs completely. Hold your breath to the count of four. Then slowly exhale through your mouth.

If you do this a few times, your breathing will slow down and you will become more and more relaxed. It is effective and can be done anywhere. Just take time out. You can make this even more powerful by using visualisation. Picture stress flowing from your body into your lungs as you hold your breath. When you breathe out slowly, you feel you are expelling stress from your body leaving you calmer and more relaxed.

Get up and walk about.

Take a break. Walk away from the stressful problem or situation. This helps you to calm down and take an objective look at the problem. It helps you to calm down and you are likely to address the problem differently. In addition if you do something completely different, you are allowing your Subconscious Mind to find a solution while you are pleasantly occupied. The financier Morgan Stanley played solitaire when he could not find a solution to a problem. While playing solitaire, several ideas came to his mind.

If you can take a long break, go to the park. Being close to nature is relaxing. Experts say your brain synchronises with the earth's frequency. Your brainwave slows down to a level that produces peace and tranquillity. If at home, do some house chores. Clean the house. Either get the duster or vacuum cleaner out. This helps to put the problem completely out your mind and when you return to your task, your approach will be different.

Talk to someone or write a journal.

Write a journal or have a chat with someone. This will help to control stress. When you talk to another person, you are sharing and the problem may not seem so difficult. If that someone is knowledgeable in your field of work, you may get different ideas on how to approach your problem.

If when doing a task that is very stressful and you cannot find a solution, and suddenly a simple ideas come to mind that could be the solution to your problem, you will become focussed, motivated and energised. You can now see a solution. The bad stress will quickly convert to the good stress of improved productivity.

If you are alone and there is no one to talk to, the next best thing is to write your journal. In your journal, you are listing out the specific items that are stressful to you. By writing it on paper, it becomes tangible and helps you to take a different approach to the problem.