How to stop stress in 5 steps

Edward Norton meditating on 'The Incredible Hulk'

Everybody suffers from stress at some point in your life, because there is no vaccine that will free you from it. However, we can learn to control it before it becomes a tsunami that devastates everything.

Next time you experience it, put these into practice 5 steps focused on the way we relate to ourselves and our feelings.

Accept the feeling of stress when it occursTrying to deny or resist it only adds to the pain.

Determine which part or parts of the body are reacting to stress. The most common is a tight feeling in the chest and a fast heartbeat. Quickly scanning your body allows you to stay focused on the here and now.

The third step to stop the spiral is take a few seconds to focus solely on breathing. In this way, vital energy is prevented from escaping, which makes us feel calmer and in possession of power.

Stress is a mixture of feelings that includes anger, sadness, guilt, and anger. Look within and identify each feeling and its cause. The better you know your enemy, the easier it is to fight him, so pry and explore in your mind.

Don't be too hard on yourself. When a person is stressed, they tend to look for reasons to blame themselves, but in those moments it is more important than ever to practice self-compassion. Treat yourself with kindness, as if you were your best friend.


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