How Do You Be Calm In A Stressful Situation?

€¢ Identify the cause of your stress. Is your heart pounding because that idiot just cut you off on the freeway, or is it because of that presentation you have to give to your boss this afternoon? Think for a moment and try to figure out what’s really bothering you.

€¢ Choose your response. Even if you’re powerless to change the source of your stress, you have the power to choose how you’ll respond to it. The appropriate response to stress should depend on what’s causing it: you can either shake off your stress (ignore it and let it go immediately) or face it head-on.

In order to choose your response, ask yourself some questions. €¢ Does it matter? Yeah, it’s all small stuff, but some stuff is smaller than others.

Consider how long the source of stress will affect you. That idiot driver will be gone in a moment if you just let him keep speeding down the road, but the death of a loved one may affect you for years. €¢ How much control do you have over the situation?

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