The Matter of Stress

Sometimes it seems that our mind is especially designed to stress about things, more than is necessary.

However, stress, to a certain degree, is an inevitable factor of our lives.

This is why, after only a short while of living stress-free, we find something else to worry about.

Yes, stress is natural and even good for people (in some cases); however, many common stressors are simply not worth the physical and mental energy.

Following are 3 unnecessary stressors people place on themselves and how to avoid them. 

1.     Rehashing Stressful Situations

What good does this do? Replaying a situation that has already happened, over and over again in your head will just cause you to relive the stress once again! This will in turn activate a stress response in your body, i.e. make you re-experience the worry.

How to Avoid

Changing our way of thinking about some situations can help overcome this habit. In fact, replacing a negative, stress inducing thought with another more positive one is incredibly effective according to Rena Greenberg, author and founder of Easy Willpower.

2.     Worrying about Other People’s Opinions of You

Why do people think about someone else’s opinion, even if it’s about them? It’s simple. They want to feel accepted by their peers or society. This is why people place so much weight on what other people think. This leads to worrying and stress about something we have absolutely no control over!

 How to Avoid

Instead of looking at others for approval and acceptance, make sure you focus on your likes, thoughts and wants about something. “What will people say or think?” Remove this toxic question from your mind.

3.     Procrastinating Too Much

People procrastinate for different reasons. In many cases however, people are afraid of what needs to be done or feel overwhelmed, and hence, they procrastinate. This behavior leads to stress and frustration, especially when people haven’t yet completed a task in the given time limit.

How to Avoid

If you’re facing several challenging tasks and projects at the same time, trying to do everything at once won’t help much. Design a realistic plan that’ll allow you to tackle challenging tasks in small stages. Set a broad long-term goal and then come up with smaller goals to achieve it.

Finding the perfect balance in life is difficult. The same is true when it comes to experiencing stressors and not letting them affect you. While stress is natural and even healthy to some extent, you’ve got a problem if you respond to it on a near daily basis. Get the help of an expert stress relief program.