I am not surprised that so many people have high blood pressure and other complications due to stress. Being stressed out sucks. It is a life sucking miserable monster. I use to think that I was pretty good at managing my stress and being able to keep my cool, but I started a new job a couple months back and things went backwards and people got laid off, and a whole mess. I still have my job but constantly wondering if today is the day that I no longer have a job is stressful.
Fortunately I have started doing things or trying to do things that takes some of that stress off of me. Running/exercising has been good. It helps clear the mind and take the mind off of the whole situation. Trying to help and serve people has been helpful as well. When you see the struggles that people are going through, your problems and stresses don't seem as big of a deal. Playing with my kids. Getting up and going outside or running in circles around the house has been a great way to laugh. Kids rarely realize the dangers and problems that their parents might be facing. Hearing them laugh and giggle helps life seem a lot more simple.
The hardest thing to do is to leave the stress where the stress belongs. That sounds crazy I know, but if you have stress at work, leave it at work. Or stress at school, or even at home, try and leave it there. I try to do that and its not so easy. Sadly, because I can't leave it behind, it comes out directed towards people that shouldn't have to deal with that. Stress is part of life, managing it, should be as well.
Fortunately I have started doing things or trying to do things that takes some of that stress off of me. Running/exercising has been good. It helps clear the mind and take the mind off of the whole situation. Trying to help and serve people has been helpful as well. When you see the struggles that people are going through, your problems and stresses don't seem as big of a deal. Playing with my kids. Getting up and going outside or running in circles around the house has been a great way to laugh. Kids rarely realize the dangers and problems that their parents might be facing. Hearing them laugh and giggle helps life seem a lot more simple.
The hardest thing to do is to leave the stress where the stress belongs. That sounds crazy I know, but if you have stress at work, leave it at work. Or stress at school, or even at home, try and leave it there. I try to do that and its not so easy. Sadly, because I can't leave it behind, it comes out directed towards people that shouldn't have to deal with that. Stress is part of life, managing it, should be as well.
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