There are two different approaches to reduceing the impact of stress, and both are impartant. 1 - Reduce the amount of the stress you experience: Reducing stress means just what it sounds like: reducing your total exposure to all forms of stress, whether psychological or physiological. Of course it's never possible to completely remove stress from our lives. But even in the most stressful of circumstances, it's still possible to reduce stress. Here are few guide lines for how to avoid this kind of stress
Learn to say "no". Know your limits, and don't take on projects or commintments you can't handle.
Avoid people who stress you out. You know the kind of people i am talking about. Drama kings and queens.People who are constantly taking and never giving. Limit your time with these people or avoid them completely.
Turn off the news ( or limit your exposure to it). If watching the world go up in flames stresses you out limit your exposure to the news, you will still find out what's going on and still be able to act as a concern citizen. But you will have more time to yourself. I am still well informed. the difference is I get to choose what I'm exposed to.
Give up pointless argument, Have you noticed that most arguments don't lead to change. In fact they tent to opposite effect-each side becomes more defended and entrenched in their worldview.Find other ways to get your point across, learn to listen with empathy, and don't waste precious time and energy trying to convert fundamentalist to your religion.
Escape the tyranny of your to-do list. Each day spend some time in the morning really considering what needs to be done that day. Drop inimportant tasks to the bottom of the list, even if you do not do them world will go on.
The second step in reducing the amount of stress you experience is to address any physiological problems that are taxing your adrenals. These causes include anemia, blood sugar swings, gut inflammation, food intolerance (especiallly gluten), essential fatty acid deficiencies and enviromental toxins. If you have one or more of these conditions, it's probably best to get help from a skilled practitioner.
Next blog is Mitigating the harmful effects of stress you can't avoid.
Ridvan Parlak