10 Most Common Stresses in Life!
Feeling a bit overwhelmed with things? Everyone driving you crazy, including yourself? You may be a little (or a lot) stressed. Don't despair, from time to time everyone has enough of the daily grind, so it's pretty normal. But you don't need to sit with that screaming in your head, you need to find some time to relax. So here are some suggestions to get you through the ten most common stressful situations that may arise during a normal day.
1/ 'Work / school' stress: If you are at school or work and you find everything's getting a bit much, politely excuse yourself (remember to smile as you do this) and go into the bathroom. It is a good idea to check and see if you are alone. If the coast is clear, walk up to the mirror. Next put your finger to the tip of your nose, then push straight up. You need to turn sideways, but make sure you can see yourself in the reflection. Now I'm not going to tell you what you will look like, but it's pretty impressive. If it doesn't at least make you smile at the fact you are doing something so stupid, then you are in bad shape, and I suggest you call it a day and go home.
2/ The 'shopping centre' stress: It's one of those days where it seems everyone's having a bad day, and all you want to do is get your shopping and go, but everyone's mood is effecting yours. You catch the 'stressed now, got to hurry' bug. Even if you aren't running late, this kind of stress can wreck your day or evening. So while you're standing in line finding a reason to get irritated at everyone in front of you. Look at those around you; really look. Think of who those people are when they are at home, who they are going home to, look at their groceries (but don't make this obvious). For those few minutes, find others entertaining, and wonder about their lives. This actually works if you try, don't be bitchy while you do it, because the effect will be ruined. When you take the focus off yourself, you will find that you will forget your problems, and therefore your stress lessens, as you are not thinking about yourself.
3/ The 'boyfriend' stress: No matter what the actual stress is between you and he, as long as it's not a break-up, the best thing you can do is call your girlfriends. Girlfriend therapy is one of the best ways to get your mind off 'the current man of your life'. Usually getting together with your girlfriends and even talking about the problem with your man can be extremely beneficial. You may end up sharing 'boyfriend stories', this should have you all laughing after about ½ hour, as you will find guys' behaviour is very much the same when placed in the same circumstances. This is bound to 'de-stress' you.
4/ The 'parent' stress: No matter what age you are, parents are infamous for stressing their children (as children do to parents), it's a family fact. If you live at home with them, go for a walk or visit your friends. If you are grounded, try finding some solitude in the bath with some essential oils, and your stereo on softly. Hopefully your family members have enough respect to leave you be. If you don't live with your parents, express your freedom and go out for drinks with your friends.
5/ The 'sibling' stress: All I can say is hang in there, and work really hard. When you have enough money, you can move as far away as possible.
6/ The 'messy room' stress: If you've been sitting there watching TV or browsing the net, and you can hear this little voice in your head, reminding you about the mess you must clean up in the house - it's starting to stress you. You feel this way because you think it's going to take hours to clean up. This one's so easy if you have pride. But it does involve 10-15 minutes of high stress. Invite a friend over. Somehow I have managed to clean a whole house in less than 20 minutes (and that includes the toilet). Voila, clean house, no more stress, except now you have to talk to your guest and hope that they don't look under the bed or in the closet.
7/ The 'fight with your best friend' stress: If it's one of those annoying little fights that you occasionally have, it still hurts, after all your best friend is often your rock in life. The best thing to do is stay away from each other until you both cool off, because if you are that close, you will both be missing each other within a day. By this time neither of you will care whose fault it was. So next time it happens think about the last time you fought, and how long it took for you to both make up. Remember that girls need to stick together!
8/ The 'too many things on your plate' stress: So you've got a million things to do, and there are only so many hours in a day. And although you think you don't have the time to sit down - just for 10 minutes. Write a list. Prioritize them. Now if there are a few things that can wait for tomorrow without your whole world falling apart, then leave them. If you know you are going to be running late, call ahead. If you are late on a bill, call the company, they will usually let you part-pay your bill. If there are places to go ring a friend and see if they can help you. These days almost everyday feels like a 'too many things to do today', so you need to learn techniques that will help you priorities.
9/ I lost '........' stress : If you are like me, you lose things all the time. I have lost things from an expensive gold bracelet, to the most commonly lost item - the sunglasses. It's painful when this happens, but stressing about it after the fact just makes the loss even more stressful. The best advice I can offer you on this one is every time you think about this lost item, say over and over in your head "It's only a material possession", then count your blessings. Mind you this theory still hasn't worked for that gold bracelet (and that was 8 years ago!).
10/ I just 'feel' stressed! : Some days it doesn't matter what you do, it's just one of those days and a lot of things are getting to you. You may not even have much to do, but it seems you're somewhere in the future 'stressing' about what needs to get done and what could go wrong. This is the time when you need to just stop. If it's cold have a warm bath. If it's not raining go for a walk, even if it's cold. Don't walk for the exercise, walk and just watch the world around you. These days, people are so far into the future worrying about things, that they don't stop and enjoy the present moment and what's around them. Buy, or pick some flowers, they can always turn a stressed mood and make you feel good. Often we feel stressed because we are forgetting about ourselves, and worrying about insignificant things. So do something nice for yourself.
- Louise Ganey
1/ 'Work / school' stress: If you are at school or work and you find everything's getting a bit much, politely excuse yourself (remember to smile as you do this) and go into the bathroom. It is a good idea to check and see if you are alone. If the coast is clear, walk up to the mirror. Next put your finger to the tip of your nose, then push straight up. You need to turn sideways, but make sure you can see yourself in the reflection. Now I'm not going to tell you what you will look like, but it's pretty impressive. If it doesn't at least make you smile at the fact you are doing something so stupid, then you are in bad shape, and I suggest you call it a day and go home.
2/ The 'shopping centre' stress: It's one of those days where it seems everyone's having a bad day, and all you want to do is get your shopping and go, but everyone's mood is effecting yours. You catch the 'stressed now, got to hurry' bug. Even if you aren't running late, this kind of stress can wreck your day or evening. So while you're standing in line finding a reason to get irritated at everyone in front of you. Look at those around you; really look. Think of who those people are when they are at home, who they are going home to, look at their groceries (but don't make this obvious). For those few minutes, find others entertaining, and wonder about their lives. This actually works if you try, don't be bitchy while you do it, because the effect will be ruined. When you take the focus off yourself, you will find that you will forget your problems, and therefore your stress lessens, as you are not thinking about yourself.
3/ The 'boyfriend' stress: No matter what the actual stress is between you and he, as long as it's not a break-up, the best thing you can do is call your girlfriends. Girlfriend therapy is one of the best ways to get your mind off 'the current man of your life'. Usually getting together with your girlfriends and even talking about the problem with your man can be extremely beneficial. You may end up sharing 'boyfriend stories', this should have you all laughing after about ½ hour, as you will find guys' behaviour is very much the same when placed in the same circumstances. This is bound to 'de-stress' you.
4/ The 'parent' stress: No matter what age you are, parents are infamous for stressing their children (as children do to parents), it's a family fact. If you live at home with them, go for a walk or visit your friends. If you are grounded, try finding some solitude in the bath with some essential oils, and your stereo on softly. Hopefully your family members have enough respect to leave you be. If you don't live with your parents, express your freedom and go out for drinks with your friends.
5/ The 'sibling' stress: All I can say is hang in there, and work really hard. When you have enough money, you can move as far away as possible.
6/ The 'messy room' stress: If you've been sitting there watching TV or browsing the net, and you can hear this little voice in your head, reminding you about the mess you must clean up in the house - it's starting to stress you. You feel this way because you think it's going to take hours to clean up. This one's so easy if you have pride. But it does involve 10-15 minutes of high stress. Invite a friend over. Somehow I have managed to clean a whole house in less than 20 minutes (and that includes the toilet). Voila, clean house, no more stress, except now you have to talk to your guest and hope that they don't look under the bed or in the closet.
7/ The 'fight with your best friend' stress: If it's one of those annoying little fights that you occasionally have, it still hurts, after all your best friend is often your rock in life. The best thing to do is stay away from each other until you both cool off, because if you are that close, you will both be missing each other within a day. By this time neither of you will care whose fault it was. So next time it happens think about the last time you fought, and how long it took for you to both make up. Remember that girls need to stick together!
8/ The 'too many things on your plate' stress: So you've got a million things to do, and there are only so many hours in a day. And although you think you don't have the time to sit down - just for 10 minutes. Write a list. Prioritize them. Now if there are a few things that can wait for tomorrow without your whole world falling apart, then leave them. If you know you are going to be running late, call ahead. If you are late on a bill, call the company, they will usually let you part-pay your bill. If there are places to go ring a friend and see if they can help you. These days almost everyday feels like a 'too many things to do today', so you need to learn techniques that will help you priorities.
9/ I lost '........' stress : If you are like me, you lose things all the time. I have lost things from an expensive gold bracelet, to the most commonly lost item - the sunglasses. It's painful when this happens, but stressing about it after the fact just makes the loss even more stressful. The best advice I can offer you on this one is every time you think about this lost item, say over and over in your head "It's only a material possession", then count your blessings. Mind you this theory still hasn't worked for that gold bracelet (and that was 8 years ago!).
10/ I just 'feel' stressed! : Some days it doesn't matter what you do, it's just one of those days and a lot of things are getting to you. You may not even have much to do, but it seems you're somewhere in the future 'stressing' about what needs to get done and what could go wrong. This is the time when you need to just stop. If it's cold have a warm bath. If it's not raining go for a walk, even if it's cold. Don't walk for the exercise, walk and just watch the world around you. These days, people are so far into the future worrying about things, that they don't stop and enjoy the present moment and what's around them. Buy, or pick some flowers, they can always turn a stressed mood and make you feel good. Often we feel stressed because we are forgetting about ourselves, and worrying about insignificant things. So do something nice for yourself.
- Louise Ganey
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