Here are Four easy to follow tips to control short term stress.
Count from one to ten.
When kids are angry, mothers often tell them to do this. It works very well. Whenever you are stressed or feel the early signs of stress developing, count slowly from one to ten. It does not matter if you say it quietly or aloud.
If you recognise stress early, this is often all you need to do. I remember a gentleman bursting into my consulting room. He was anger and wanted a heated argument with me. I told him to go back out, slowly count to ten, relax then come back in. He did as I asked. He returned a lot calmer and we had a very good conversation. By counting to ten, he quickly calmed down. Counting down from ten to zero is also very effective. Here it feels like you are scaling down the level of stress.
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.
This is a good way to gain stress relief quickly. If what you are doing is becoming very stressful, get up and walk away from it. I do not mean walk away from it for good. It gives your mind a break. It gives it time to calm down and come to grips with the situation. You may want to do something else during this break. This takes the stressful problem away from the forefront of your mind and allow your Subconscious Mind to find solution options. The eponymous Morgan Stanley, when he could not find a solution to a problem, would stop what he was doing and play solitaire. After a while several ideas came forwards in his mind.
You can bond with nature by taking a relaxed walk in the park. Your brain synchronises with the earth’s resonance. Your brainwave pattern slows down to a level that produces peace and tranquillity. If you are at home, get the duster out and clean the house. By concentrating on something else, you are putting the problem out of your mind. When you return to your task, you will be surprised how different you will feel.
Talk to someone or write a journal.
This is a good stress buster. Talking to someone is in a way sharing your problem. You may get good tips especially if that someone has experience in your field. It opens your mind to a wider approach to your problem. It may make you aware that you are not alone. You have shared your problem and will not feel isolated.
There is no better stress buster than a simple thought or idea in your mind that will lead to the solution to your problem. You become focussed and energised because you can visualise the successful outcome. Your stress will change to the desired stress that produces maximum efficiency.
Writing a journal is also a good stress buster. It highlights the specific items that stresses you. Putting it down on paper transfers it into words that you can either keep or discard. This is an outlet for stress. So if you are alone, or there is no one to talk to when things are going wrong, put it in your journal. Ink on paper is the next best thing.
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