Many people face difficult situations throughout their lives. Everyone reacts differently: someone withdraws into himself, becomes sentimental and whiny. Someone, on the contrary, is quick-tempered and irritable, and then anger falls on everyone around. How can you learn to control yourself, quickly reduce the growing anxiety without losing self-control, and remain resistant to any adversity in life?
Method 1. Get rid of the irritant
When a situation or a person is constantly pissed off, the simplest and most effective is, in fact, to get away from this situation or from communication with this person. And, of course, make sure that this does not happen again: do not be afraid to say "no" for fear of offending someone. Also, if possible, it is better to protect yourself from all kinds of negative information on television or on the Internet: you still won't be able to influence events in Africa or India, but the mood is getting worse.
Method 2. Doing something truly fun
Or, in other words, just get distracted. Remember what activities were once fun - drawing, reading, puzzles, photography, or maybe fishing. Having plunged headlong into an interesting activity, you may not even notice how stress gradually fades away. Let it even be something completely stupid, like spying on neighbors' dogs or playing snowballs. The main thing is to stop "getting stuck" in an unpleasant situation.
Method 3. Positive reframing
Positive reframing is a psychological technique that allows you to change your point of view and look at the situation from the other side.
Everything in this world is twofold, and, as you know, any medal has two sides. There is nothing definitely "good" or "bad", "good" or "evil." And if you look at everything that happens in life with just such a philosophy, then life begins to change dramatically. Sometimes, in order to stop reflecting, you just need to ask the question correctly. Not "why is this happening to me," but "why is this happening, what do I need to do or change?" Replace the word "problem" with "task". And then everything will fall into place.
Method 4. Physical discharge
Despite the effectiveness of this method proven by many doctors, people often neglect it. Be that as it may, it is physical activity that helps reduce stress. The fact is that when a person is nervous, the stress hormone cortisol is released. Normally, it is produced to maintain immunity, regulate blood pressure and many other processes in the body. But with chronic stress, it is produced in excess and becomes harmful to the body. The consequences include diseases such as stroke, heart attack, diabetes. Any physical activity is suitable: running, walking, swimming, dancing, simple exercises. You can even do general cleaning with pleasant music.
