Abraham Lincoln once said, “Most folks are about as happy as they
make up their minds to be.”
That being said, there are times in life when things don’t go as
expected. I know a lot of people who are under a tremendous amount
of stress right now. So I thought it might be helpful to talk
about ways to handle the stress. Here are a few tips you can use
to improve how you feel when you’re under stress.
- Calm Yourself Down
Before you do anything else, try to calm yourself down. Don’t
panic. Take deep breaths and try to relax. The rest of the tips
below won’t help you if you aren’t calm. - Feed Your Mind With Positive Thoughts
When you’re under stress, it’s easy to fall into the vicious cycle
of negative thoughts. The problem with this is the negative
thought cycle will actually make things seem worse than they
already are. It’s important that you break this cycle so you don’t
become a victim of your own thoughts. - Think About The Good
When under stress, our minds tend to focus on the negative and not
the positive. So direct your mind to the positive. Even when
things are going bad, or things are stressful, there are good
things happening in your life. Think about the good people around
you. Try to balance out your perspective so that you don’t dwell
on only the negative. - Look At The Big Picture
Something you’re stressed about might not seem as bad if you step
back and look at the big picture. Try to get another perspective
on what’s going on. - Believe That Everything Will Be All Right
What you believe has an effect on you, whether you like it or not.
That’s just the way it is. So if you believe that things will go
wrong, then that would usually be the case. On the other hand, if
you believe that everything will be all right, you have a much
better chance of that actually happening. - Exercise
When you’re under stress, make sure you take the time to exercise.
Exercise is related to positive mental health and helps with
depression and anxiety. - Forgive
Mahatma Gandhi said: “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is
the attribute of the strong.” Sometimes in life, you need to
forgive others. Sometimes you need to forgive yourself. Work on
forgiveness. - Take Action
Things in your life aren’t going to get any better if you just sit
around and do nothing. Focus on solutions to improving your stress
and any problems you have in life and then set up the action steps
you need to take to make it happen. - Gratitude
Practice gratitude. What are you grateful for? Who are you
grateful for? Focus on what’s right in your life instead of what’s
wrong. Every day answer this question…”What am I grateful for?”
Focusing on gratitude regularly is very powerful. - Get Adjusted
Chiropractic care has a tremendous stress reducing effect on your
body. Make sure you take care of your body regularly when you are
under stress. Make sure you are eating healthy foods, getting
plenty of rest, and keep your muscles and joints healthy with
chiropractic care and massage therapy.
I hope these help you out. If you know anyone who’s under a lot of
stress, email them these tips to help them out.
Have a great day and I’ll talk to you soon,
Dr. Justin Trosclair
Resource: www.lifeoptimizer.org
