4 Ways to Quickly Rid Yourself of Too Much Stress

We have all had our share of the not so great days where everything seems to go wrong. You miss your morning alarm, get stuck in traffic, forget about that important meeting and get tail ended in the evening. And you think to yourself, could it get any worse?

Little everyday anxieties cause us much more harm than major setbacks in life. The job rejection is forgotten in a few days and the break up in a few months while rush hour traffic and waiting in line at grocery stores is encountered day after day and year after year. There is no escape from the everyday hassles of life, the only thing you can do is learn to de-stress, no matter where you are and not let the little things bother you.

Here are some instant ways to relax, rejuvenate and get ready to face the world all over again.

Take a Deep Breath

Under stressful situations we tend to take short breaths making it difficult for our bodies to relax. This in turn reduces are patience level and makes decision making a more challenging task.

Stuck in traffic and running late? Well there’s only so much you can do even if you decide to become that crazy driver trying to switch lanes with bumper to bumper traffic. Try something different for a change: take a few deep breaths like you would in a yoga class, the “breatheeee innn, breatheeee outtt” kinds.

Though this will not help you get to your destination any quicker, it will for a moment empty your brain of the million thoughts running through it and calm your mind. The more stressed you are, the faster you age. Do you really want rush hour traffic to be the dominant cause of you looking older?

Music

Remember the time when you were having a bad day and suddenly the radio played your favourite song? Instantly every cell in your body was happy, the worries of the world were lost and nothing else mattered at that moment. You were happy  and refreshed even after a very long day and excited all over again. Hope was in the air, love for the radio jockey and people around you wondered what made you smile.

The right kind of music can do wonders to your mood, from filling your heart with joy to reminding you of a heart ache, instantly you enter a different world filled with strong emotions and memories. If there’s so much potential in music, why not use it to your advantage? Feeling low? Put on your favourite music and your tapping shoes and take a break from the worries of the world. Waiting in traffic won’t seem as bad as you groove to your favourite beat and the long lines up not as long when you are lost in long forgotten memories.

Exercise

Though this may not sound like the most alluring option, its benefits are incomparable. Not only does your body get the well needed workout, the anger and frustration is taken out on the treadmill instead. The mind is now relaxed and the body too tired to cause anyone any harm. Either you’ve solved the cause of your stress while you were panting for breath or you’ve drained out the extra energy in you to worry any further. Most of our little worries disappear over night and we start the new day wondering why it bugged us in the first place.

Connect with Nature and just ‘Be’

Not only is this a great stress reliever, it is also a good way to convert negative energy into something constructive. Get back to an old hobby or try something new. Learn to paint or try new dance moves instead. This will keep your mind focused on things you enjoy and your body active.

When you’re having too much fun in life, the little things don’t bug you as much. It will be much easier to ignore the not-so-cordial co-worker or the rude cashier. Maybe they were having a bad day, why let their day affect yours?

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Vibha Dhawan is an engineer during the day, a writer by night and a non-conformist by nature. She enjoys travelling, yoga and writing about life on her blog Curious Lounge. Connect with her via Twitter @curiouslounge.

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