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How to Stay Calm and Cool When You Are Extremely Stressed  

Emlilyal 40F
4 posts
2/6/2022 2:52 pm
How to Stay Calm and Cool When You Are Extremely Stressed

Being in a hurry all the time drains your energy. Your work and routine life make you feel overwhelmed. Getting caught up in things beyond your control stresses you out…

If you’d like stay cool in stressful situations, here’s how stay calm in 8 quick steps:

1. Breathe
The next time you’re faced with a stressful situation that makes you want hurry, stop what you’re doing for one minute and perform the following steps:

Take five deep breaths in and out (your belly should come forward with each inhale).
Imagine all that stress leaving your body with each exhale.
Smile. Fake it if you . ’s pretty hard stay grumpy with a goofy grin on your face.
Feel free repeat the above steps every few hours at work or home if you need .

2. Loosen up
After your breathing session, perform a quick body scan identify any areas that are tight or tense. Clenched jaw? Rounded shoulders? Anything else that isn’t at ease?

Gently touch or any of your body parts that are under tension encourage total relaxation. might help imagine you’re in a place that calms you: a beach, tub, or nature trail, for example.

3. Chew Slowly
Slow down at the dinner table if you want learn be patient and lose weight. Shoveling your food down as fast as you can is a surefire way eat more than you need (and find yourself with a bellyache).

Be a mindful eater pays attention the taste, texture, and aroma of every dish. Chew slowly while you try guess all of the ingredients that were used prepare your dish.

Chewing slowly will also reduce those dreadful late-night cravings that sneak up on you after work.

4. Let Go
Cliche as sounds, ’s very effective.

The thing that seems like the end of the world right now?

’s not. Promise.

Stressing and worrying about the situation you’re in won’t do any good because you’re already in it, so just let it go.

Letting go isn’t easy, so here’s a guide help you: 21 Things Do When You Find Hard Let Go

5. Enjoy the Journey
Focusing on the end result can quickly become exhausting.

Chasing a bold, audacious goal that’s going require a lot of time and patience? Split it into several mini-goals so you’ll several causes for celebration.
Stop focusing on the negative thoughts. Giving yourself consistent positive feedback will help you grow patience, stay encouraged, and find more joy in the process of achieving your goals.

6. at the Big Picture
The next time you find your stress level skyrocketing, take a deep breath, and ask yourself:

Will this matter me…

Next week?
Next month?
Next year?
In years?
Hint: No, won’t.

I bet most of the stuff that stresses you wouldn’t matter the next week, not even the next day.

Stop agonizing over things you can’t control because you’re hurting yourself.

7. Stop Demanding Perfection of Yourself
You’re not perfect and that’s okay. Show me a person claims be perfect and I’ll show you a<b> dirty </font></b>liar.

Demanding perfection of yourself (or anybody else) will stress you out because just isn’t possible.

Take a at this article and find out why perfectionism is bad for you: How Perfectionism Secretly Screws You Up

8. Practice Patience Every Day
Here’re a few easy ways you can practice patience every day, increasing your ability remain calm and cool in times of stress:

The next time you go the grocery store, get in the longest line.
Instead of going through the drive-thru at your bank, go inside.
Take a long walk through a secluded park or trail.
You can also get more inspirations from this article: How to Practice Patience and Why Impatience is Ruining Your Life

Final Thoughts
Staying calm in stressful situations is possible, all you need is some daily practice.

Taking deep breaths and eating mindfully are some simple ways to train your brain to be more patient. But changing the way you think of a situation and staying positive are most important in keeping cool whenever you feel overwhelmed and stressful.

mckaren1170 36F

2/7/2022 2:12 am

 It's wonderful, i really appreciate them and put them to work
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boobwhisperer69 61M  
8322 posts
2/7/2022 10:10 am

 You left out a very important one!!!! RUB ONE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best stress reliever ever!!!!


md46guy 47M
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3/16/2022 8:41 am

 useful information, thanks for posting!


hillzman77 47M
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3/29/2022 2:55 pm

 Thanks for the tips


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