You may think any type of stress is bad, but that isn’t the case. Good stress is the type of stress you feel when you’re excited. Your pulse quickens and your hormones surge, but there is no threat or fear.
You might feel this type of stress when you ride a roller coaster, compete in a game, do something new. Good stress is short-term and it inspires and motivates you, focuses your energy and enhances performance. BUT Bad Stress is not good for you
Steps to remove stress
1 Eliminate stress where you can. Learning how to say “no”, Dont take on more than you can do if more is put on you do your best and avoiding people who stress you out is a great place to start.
2 Accept there are events you can’t control. There are things in life beyond your control, such as someone else’s behavior. Instead of stressing about what you can’t control, focus on what you can control and how you react to the problem. That way, you are expending your energy where it can be more effective.
3 Think positive thoughts.A positive attitude can help offset difficult situations. Make an effort to think positively by looking for the upside in every situation, whether you learn from your mistakes or use major challenges as a time for personal growth. In addition, thinking about all the things you appreciate in your life, including your own positive qualities, can change your perspective.
4 Get support. Confide in family and friends, or turn to someone professional. Expressing how you feel can be cathartic. Also, it’s important to express your feelings, instead of bottling them up because that can add to your stress.
5 Add relaxation techniques to your everyday routine. Relaxation promotes overall health and gives you a chance to step away and clear your head. It can be accomplished with deep breathing exercises, meditation or even yoga.
6 Stay healthy and fit. A well-balanced diet and staying active ensures your body is better prepared to fight stress. Exercise relaxes your body and mind, while improving your mood. In fact, physical exercise has been proven to play a key role in preventing and reducing the effects of stress.
7 Get a good night’s rest. Getting enough rest is important because it gives your body time to recover from stressful events and sets you up to fight new challenges the next day.
The Butterfly
A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening
appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled
to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any
progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and could go no
further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged
easily. But it had a swollen body and small shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at
any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the
body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly
spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled
wings. It never was able to fly.
What the main in his kindness and haste did not understand was that
the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get
through the tiny opening were nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of
the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved
its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were
allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We
would not be as strong as we could have been. And we could never fly. So
have a nice day and struggle a little.
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