We don't know how to cope with stress. For many, relaxation is reduced to alcohol, coffee with a cigarette or extreme hobbies. Meanwhile, there are simple methods to restore peace of mind in just a few minutes.
We remembered as many as 45 ways.
- Take a deep breath for one-two-three-four, hold your breath for the same count, then exhale smoothly.
- Take a pen and write down your thoughts on paper.
- Admit that life is a complicated thing.
- Remember your three most successful events in life.
- Tell your loved one what he means to you.
- Sit down and do nothing.
- Allow yourself to be idle for a while.
- Look at the clouds for a few minutes.
- Imagine that you see your life from a bird's-eye view.
- Unfocus your gaze and catch everything that is happening around with your peripheral vision for a couple of minutes.
- Give a small amount to charity.
- Mentally place yourself inside a transparent bubble that protects you.
- Put your hand on your heart and feel how it beats. It's great.
- Tell yourself that you will keep a positive attitude until the end of the day. No matter what.
- Be grateful that you don't always get what you want.
- Think about how you would have lived your life if you knew for sure that you would never become rich.
- Let your body do what it wants at this moment.
- Smell the fresh flowers.
- Listen to the voice of your inner critic as if it were your best friend.
- Identify the most pinched part of your body. Strain it with all your strength for a few seconds, and then relax.
- Go outside and touch something 100% natural. Feel the texture.
- Look around and give a designation to each object. Realize how simple these things really are.
- Smile the stupidest smile in the world and imagine what you look like.
- Think about your big problem as if your friend addressed it to you.
- Imagine that your roots extend to the center of the planet.
- Massage your head with all ten fingers.
- Count from 10 to 1 and listen to the echo after each digit.
- Feel the ground under you with your bare feet and realize the connection with the earth.
- Stop focusing on other people.
- Decide to say "no". Be bold.
- Write a list of all your problems. Then filter out the ones that don't depend on you or aren't very important.
- Drink some water. Dehydration causes stress.
- Live within your means.
- Realize the difference between your desires and the need.
- Sincerely apologize to… Well, you know who you are guilty of.
- Think about the vastness of the universe and realize how invisible your troubles are.
- Give up a quick answer to a difficult question and strive for a solution at a deeper level.
- Give extra time to the child.
- Listen to the white noise. It's relaxing.
- Write down the best advice you've ever received and apply it.
- Take a walk with the dog. It is possible with someone else's.
- Close your eyes and let the sun warm your eyelids.
- Admit your mistakes.
- Look at other people and realize that they are just like you: with their hopes, dreams, fears and struggles.
- Agree that there will always be someone richer, smarter and stronger.
And what psychological techniques calm you the best?
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