What ever your situation you can pretty much guarantee that you are under some level of stress, for the most part people do not really notice this in any great degree, however if you are reading this article then it’s possibly life seems may be perhaps getting a little too much.
Why Me
Is often the question when people are stressed and seeking an effective stress reducer, well the bad news if you are looking for someone to blame, is that it has nothing to do with anyone else but your own viewpoint of your life.
If Its To Be Its Up To Me
The real harsh reality that many people will not tell you about stress is that stress is not about external events, its how we see them and interpret them. Many people really challenge this idea however if you stop to think about it, why is it that one thing or event really stresses out one person when another person feels totally unstressed by the same situation.
OK Whats The Instant Stress Reducer?
Well I gave a clue above; it’s the way you think that will have the biggest impact on your stress levels. Did you know when a baby is born it has only two inbuilt fears, loud noises and a fear of falling, everything else is learnt for the most part subconsciously. So it’s of little surprise then that our response to stresses and strains is pretty unaware, you could say on automatic pilot. What I mean by this is when something we have learnt to be stressful we respond, there is a stimulus and we respond to it.
That Sounds Really Interesting But What’s The Instant Stress Reducer?
Awareness is the key, I know for some this might seem a bit deep and meaningful however what I am suggesting is highly practical, and here is why. Put quite simply if you are doing something automatically without thinking about and it and it is counter productive to your general happiness, say being stressed or anxious, then learning stress reducer strategies will develop awareness of the triggers and behaviours that cause you stress.
Is Awareness A Quick Fix Stress Reducer
Look the honest reply to this is yes and no!!! The yes is based around the point that one small bit of awareness around knowing more about how you are doing stress could have a big positive impact on your general wellbeing, however it has to be said mastery of anything is very rarely an overnight experience.
So the next time you are feeling stressed or unhappy you might just want to take a step back and look and perhaps what is causing your stress, do you need to slow down or perhaps speak your truth more to those around you in your daily life.