Insomnia, irritability, palpitations, panic attacks, stomach cramps, excessive smoking ... Stress is a tricky phenomenon. While it motivates some to higher performance, it obstructs many in a clear overview of the situation. The Business Matters website has published a few tips on how to cope with stressful situations:
1. Seek support
The best strategy in learning how to prevent stress is to follow someone who can cope with stress well. Be transparent and do not be afraid to confide your problems and accept advice. We all have certainly experienced a difficult situation in our lives.
2. Do not take a narrow view
You may find yourself at an impasse during your working life and you are forced to make tough decisions. But at the same time do not neglect your personal life. Remember to eat, sleep and relax regularly during your leisure time. Gambling everything on one card (your job) will not pay and your personal life will also collapse under the stress. Maintain a balance.
3. Do not be a stickler
Processing everything to the last detail is a luxury that you cannot afford under time pressure. Establish realistic expectations. Learn to accept also your own mistakes and shortcomings and learn from them.
4. Change your viewpoint
Think about what you can change in a given situation or if you can change other people’s perceptions of the situation. Try to find possible strategies through changes in your vision and discuss things with someone you trust. If you cannot change the situation or somehow contribute, stay calm, take a step back and cooperate if asked.
5. Be assertive
Avoid situations where you keep your feelings to yourself or, on the contrary, over-react. Stand up for your opinions, but respect the views of others. Express yourself without unnecessary emotions.
6. Get a perspective
Even a small glitch becomes a big and difficult problem under pressure. Imagine in your head worse scenarios that could happen. You will thus be looking at the problem from a wider perspective.
7. Focus on the positive experience
Focus on the positives in your daily life. Think about what makes your day brighter, and look for the way to achieve this. Look forward to the banality of every day to help relieve your concerns. Now you do not see everything so gloomily, right?
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