One of the fatal flaws of the human race is a woeful lack of self reflection. Many people haven’t stopped to think about how true it is that to know thyself is the source of true power. Instead, we too often go from day to day without the knowledge of the things that are most stressful to us, causing us to suffer from a severe disadvantage. We are pawns that can be so easily controlled by our emotions. The chains that tie us to our failures are often right in our own hands. Our minds and feelings can work against us. We are our own worst enemies.
That being said, we can easily begin to help ourselves to learn how to deal with stressful situations and people. If we are our own worst enemies, we can also learn how to be our own heroes as well. If we learn how to cope with our issues and become better people as a whole, then it can be easy to see that our best bet in life is to learn the ins and outs of our own personalities if we are going to succeed.
For example, it can be difficult to succeed if we don’t know the things that we are vulnerable to. Some people will seek out these vulnerabilities and use them against us as a way to maintain power and control over a situation that we are involved in. if you do not want to be controlled then the easiest way to figure out how to avoid it is to know everything about yourself. Don’t advertise your emotions to others. Simply learn who you are and how you are effected by the situations that you find yourself in.
Put on a poker face so to speak and learn what hurts you the most. Learn about the things that make you the most angry. Learn about how you react to provoking emotional stimuli. Learn how you can control these fatal flaws so that you are not constantly at the mercy of your emotional self. And if you are already there, then more power to you.
The less affected you are by outside stimuli, the easier it is going to be for you to achieve your goals and dreams. And the less likely you are going to suffer from needless additional stress. If you can learn how to look away from situations that might otherwise stick in your gullet and cause you to feel irritation and stress, then you are going to have a major advantage.
We can all benefit from knowing how to keep ourselves in check emotionally and otherwise, so learn who you are and you will be that much closer to becoming the successful person you want to be!
How Exercise Can Help You Avoid Stress and Improve Your Life
For many of us, the idea of exercising is more stressful than just about anything else. It has become a joke for many people to imply that going to the gym is an impossible task and that they are simply content with their inactive lifestyles. While this can be fair, it is also dangerous and mentally destructive to remain too stagnant. Physical activity is one of the key ingredients in creating a healthy and stable life. There is a reason why people dread exercise; many people are caught up in cycles of depression and self destructive behavior and habits that often prevent them from making any improvements in their lives.
However, breaking through that depression is incredibly important. All of us deserve to live comfortable and stress free lives. However, when you are actively avoiding the tasks that will physically prevent you from being overwhelmed by stress and negative feelings and a sense of shame or low self worth, whatever stress you might feel on average will be compounded.
We can all agree that it is important to stay healthy. And that being an active person, within your capabilities, is crucial. We even encourage the elderly and disabled to engage in range of motion exercises. Not because we want them to feel foolish, but because it truly improves their quality of life and can lower the stresses that they may experience on a daily basis.
If you’re the type of person who can enjoy the merits of exercising then you may already understand how powerful its benefits can be. Not only does exercise help your brain to produce feel good chemicals that can be natural preventatives for depression, but knowing that you are taking care of yourself is a great way to get rid of stress you may never have realized was there. Not only that, but being able to say you are taking steps to be the best self you can possibly be is a great way to find confidence within yourself and understand more about the things that you value most.
Exercising may not be for everybody, but it is beneficial for everyone. There are exercises that everyone can do. If you find yourself having knee trouble, consider looking into low impact exercises that will help you to improve your muscles and stay fit with the situation you must deal with.
Overall, staying fit has been cited as one of the cheapest cures for depression. While we can’t call it a cure officially, it is safe to say that it absolutely doesn’t hurt. Just be sure to be kind and forgiving of your body and of yourself when you are starting out. We all have different levels of performance that can and do improve over time. Be patient and treat yourself with love, as this is the most crucial step to take in living a stress free life!
How to Come Together With Your Friends and Family to Reduce Stress and Improve Your Success
Some of the most miserable people in the world are the loneliest. Everyone can agree that human beings are socially driven people. It can be extremely difficult to feel good without a strong support system and the knowledge that people out there are going to care about your well being and offer you assistance if you should ever need it.
We can all probably remember a time when we were struggling and it was only through the support or friendship of someone else that we were able to find our way out of that difficult situation. Our instincts are usually to help each other out of binds and try to build things together. Most of us would like to coexist peacefully with one another, despite our differences. However, there are also some people out there who would rather leave us high and dry than accept the ways we may differ from them. These are generally not the best people to include in your support system, as they can exhibit toxic behaviors that can cause us to question ourselves and second guess our worth as a means of manipulation.
Rather, consider the people in your life who are always willing to give you a fair chance. People who are supportive and confident in your abilities. People who won’t put you down for their own satisfaction or because you don’t always line up with their ideals.
It can be defeating to get your support from someone who may or may not withdraw it at any time. The ups and downs of toxic relationships have a huge impact on our lives. We do have the power to avoid them, however. And in recognizing a toxic relationship before it gets too far we are providing ourselves with the security of knowing that we should never base our sense of self worth based on anything that someone else says. Especially a toxic person.
However, that isn’t to say that there is no benefit in having a good support network. Knowing that you have truly trustworthy people in your life is so important. If you are able to have friends and family members who truly want to see you succeed, being able to surround yourself with them is a powerful and uplifting experience. Telling them about your ups and downs will always help, and you will get several new perspectives on difficult situations that may open your eyes to new opportunities you may have otherwise missed.
Never overlook the power of the people who care about you most! Sometimes a listening ear is all you need to turn a bad and stressful day into the beginning of a new perspective that could change your life forever!
Retreating from Social Media to Reduce Stress
Going dark on social media seems sometimes like the person doing it is punishing those around them for being a distraction or for disagreeing with what they do. However, it is actually healthy to disconnect every once in a while and allow yourself to fully experience the range of your surroundings without having technology distracting you from the world around you.
To unplug can be a very rehabilitating experience. We are sometimes so consumed by our negative situations that we are unable to focus on the things that matter most to us. When that becomes an issue, one of the best ways to resolve it is to allow ourselves the opportunity to disengage from raining sources without feeling obligated to give more to others than we are able to do comfortably.
Social media can often be a draining experience for us. We are forced to compare our lives to the lives of other people who may have had more opportunities and who have accumulated more wealth. However, studies have proven that there is no faster way to low self esteem than to compare ourselves to other people.
It is a mentally, emotionally, and physically draining experience. We envy those around us even if we try to tell ourselves that we are happy for their success. And in fact, the fastest way to reduce stress can be to actually accept that everybody leads different lives and has different opportunities and try to find some genuine peace in knowing this. If you can do your best to be happy for other people and their successes rather than comparing their lives to the ways you feel you are failing or have failed, then this will reduce a huge burden of stress from your shoulders.
Sometimes, it can also just be refreshing to be away from social media drama. People are constantly putting their opinions out there for the world to see, inviting and sometimes even provoking heated conversations about controversial topics. Politics, religion, and other personal issues can be flaunted and trumpeted, causing major stress for people who are simply hoping to catch up with the people in their lives they may have lost touch with.
We can be reminded of all the things that we wish we had and that we are aspiring toward. It is discouraging at times to find yourself caught in a cycle of wishing for more than what is currently possible, or assuming that other people in your life are better off than you are or may ever be. But that is a trap that is perpetuated by social media, where everybody puts their best faces forward and is selective about the details they put online. Then again, some people put all their dirty laundry out there, and that can be stressful too!
In either case, avoiding social media for a few days can be a great way to recharge and limiting your time on these networks can be a good trick to keep in mind for those days you need to destress and recharge!
