An insightful journey into personality
Being aware enables you to grow more alert to stressful experiences, and when you discover what's causing your anxiety, you can find ways to address them.
Locate the connection between the stressors in your life and the way you think and feel.
Remember that you can practice these breathing exercises anywhere, discreetly, even if you are at work.
To alleviate stress, one must first discover the source. It is necessary, therefore, to monitor potential triggers in order to learn where stress originates. Discover the adversities that affect the way you think and feel the most. Excessive pressure at work and relationship problems are the typical culprits. If your anxieties lie in the annoyances of day-to-day life, then the origins of your stress may be harder to detect.
Pay attention to any aches and pains; they may indicate a response to stress. Do physical symptoms lack an underlying medical reason?
Your brain may automatically interpret a rapid heart rate, or nervousness and shaking, as fear. Becoming mindful of your physiological reactions will help to alleviate this emotional response. Acknowledge your increased breathing rate and try to slow it down; the optimal rate is about five breaths per minute, with equally long in-breaths and out-breaths.
A detailed analysis of the stressors in your life will help to formulate a fast and effective response. By keeping a journal, you can track day-to-day events more effectively and make better connections than from simply relying on memory.
We are looking to effectively match stressors with symptoms. The following are lists of potential stressors (long-term, short-term, evident, and obscure) and possible symptoms (emotional, physical, cognitive, and behavioral.)