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One needs to channelize ones energy to address the lonelier and more isolated you are, the greater your risk of
challenges/issues which one can solve after putting in succumbing to stress. We need to re invest our quality time
genuine efforts. to our social network if it has weakened or shrunk over the
time due to our unavailability or not prioritizing the same.
Some Suggested Tools to Overcome the We need to re strengthened, re energize, re charge our
network. Just a phone call can do the trick and repair the
Stress - The Stress Busters
lost connection.
Get Moving - upping your activity level is something you can
do right now to help relieve stress; even just shifting a step Self confidence - If you have confidence in yourself and your
either way can shift the energy center and start to feel better. ability to influence events and persevere through challenges,
Regular exercise can lift your mood and serve as a distraction it is easier to take stress in stride. On the other hand, if you
from worries, allowing you to break out of the cycle of believe that you have little control over your life-that you're
negative thoughts that feed stress. Rhythmic exercises such at the mercy of your environment and circumstances, with
as walking, running, jogging particularly effective, especially limited ability to make changes - stress is more likely to
if you exercise mindfully (focusing your attention on the knock you off course.
physical sensations you experience as you move).
Positive Attitude - The way you look at life and its inevitable
Engage your senses - Another fast way to relieve stress is challenges makes a huge difference in your ability to handle
by engaging one or more of your senses - sight, sound, taste, stress. If you are generally hopeful and optimistic, you'll be less
smell, touch, or movement. The key is to find the sensory vulnerable. Stress-hardy people tend to embrace challenges,
input that works for you. Does listening to an uplifting song have a stronger sense of humor, believe in a higher purpose,
make you feel calm? Or maybe petting an animal works and accept change as an inevitable part of life.
quickly to make you feel centered? Everyone responds to
sensory input a little differently, so experiment to find what Let us work on our internal inferences first then to focus on
works best for you. Find your own stress buster. external factors. By working on those elements which is
under our control will definitely get the desired results. Here
Learn to relax - You cannot completely eliminate stress from we have discussed the things/ steps which we can take for
your life, but you can control its impact on you. Relaxation fighting this "stress " without expecting what others can do
techniques such as yoga, meditation, and deep breathing for us. In the words of Wayne Dyer - "You cannot always
activate the body's relaxation response, a state of restfulness control what goes on outside, but you can always control
that is the polar opposite of the stress response. When what goes on inside. If we try to explain "Stress" through a
practiced regularly, these activities can reduce your formula, it will be like. Stress = Expectation - Reality, the
everyday stress levels and boost feelings of joy and serenity. larger the gap the more the stress.
They also increase your ability to stay calm and collected
under pressure. It is a gap between "Expectations and Reality". Absolutely
nothing wrong in having high expectation from "Self", it
Healthy diet - The food you eat can improve or worsen your becomes problematic when we start expecting a lot from
mood and affect your ability to cope with life's stressors. others.
Eating a diet full of processed and convenience food, refined
carbohydrates, and sugary snacks can worsen symptoms of Let us stop worrying and start living. Have a Happy Banking
stress while eating a diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables, Career Ahead
high-quality protein, and omega-3 fatty acids, can help you
better cope with life's ups and downs. In the end, I would like to present a very famous quote of
Winston Churchill --
Network is Net worth - A strong network of supportive
friends and family members is an enormous buffer against "When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story
stress. When you have people you can count on, life's of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot
pressures don't seem as overwhelming. On the flip side, the of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened"

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