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How to Handle Stress and Get More out of Life

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When last did you feel stressed? Do you feel like the world is crashing down or you’re standing on a volcano that is about to erupt? You are not alone. Workplace stress alone cost the United States workforce about $190 billion dollars annually in healthcare expenses according to researchers . Stress affects your mind and your body. Hence, it is important for you to understand how to handle stress in your daily life.

What is stress?

It is important to understand that not all stress is bad for you. Our body needs certain things in moderation to function and stress happens to be one of them. Some types of stress are beneficial because they can motivate you to get things done or meet deadlines. Psychologists refer to this good type of stress as eustress. This good stress can manifest in the form of the “butterflies” you feel in your stomach and sweaty palms when you are headed to your first date with your crush.

On the other hand, extreme stress is the destructive type of stress. This negative type of stress leads you to distress. For instance, extreme stress could be felt when you are forcing yourself to be liked or accepted by others. Also it could take the form of unreasonable demand or expectation placed on you by events, things or people (including yourself).

Thus, we will be focusing on extreme stress when discussing how to handle stress.

What effect does extreme stress have on you?

When you’re experiencing extreme stress, you feel anxious, upset, and miserable. According to the American Psychological Association, “an extreme amount of stress can have health consequences, affecting the immune, cardiovascular and neuroendocrine and central nervous systems, and take a severe emotional toll.” With this in mind, it is necessary to learn some techniques that will help you cope in stressful times.

Why is it important to know how to deal with stress?

Other than the adverse effects of extreme stress on you, a key factor is the increasing level of extreme stress among the adult population. A 2015 survey publication  by American Psychological Association indicated that “more than one-third of adults (34 percent) report that their stress increased over the past year. “

Therefore, it is a paramount need to adopt methods to cope with the health and life challenges posed by extreme stress.

How to handle stress

In order to get more out of your life in times of stress you will need to apply these four P’s:

  • Pause

Taking a break from whatever it is you are doing gives you an instant sense of control over your stressor. Regardless of how difficult it might seem to take a break from your activity, remember that your mind and body need the break in times of extreme stress. In fact, this break could be simply walking to the water fountain, stretching, getting off the computer screen for 5 minutes and saying hi to someone in the next cubical, along with booking a vacation. This is a sure way for you to recharge and feel refreshed.

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  • Physical Activity

Physical activity such as yoga, walking for 20 minutes, running, climbing etc are proven enhancements to your overall health and state of mind. Exercise or any form of physical activity boosts your endorphins. Your endorphin is your brain’s ‘feel-good’ neurotransmitter. This advantage of physical activity improves your overall well-being. Also, it relaxes your stress level and puts you in the driver’s seat of your life.

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  • Ponder

By all means, to relieve the tension from your extreme stress focus on things that are uplifting and filter out all the worries and unhealthy thoughts. You can do this by meditation. Similar to exercise, meditation creates a relaxation in your mind and body. Your meditation technique could include prayer, music and sounds that engage that has special meaning to you in a distraction free environment.

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  • Prioritize

Extreme stress is a result of responsibilities and tasks building up to the level that you become overwhelmed and an explosion almost occurs in your head. Given that, prioritization is inevitable to get your stress level under control. Make a list of all the task you have to do and categorize them in the order of importance. Prioritizing helps you focus your energy on the things that really matter. It has been said that 20% of what you do yield the positive results in your life. What about the other 80% of your effort? Perhaps, it all goes to activities with zero productivity. Prioritizing enables you to become more efficient hence curtailing the wastage of your energy and effort.

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Given these points, the next time you are extremely stressed ensure that you follow them to avoid damage to your health as well as thrive in all areas of your life.

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