Handling Stressful Situations

[Onix2022]

Can anyone give me tips on how to handle stressful situations? I can’t find the will to rest and relax even though it will help me because all I can think of is the negativity surrounding me. I have a horrible time handling them and I could use all the help I can get. Thanks!

[Against_the_current]

Absolutely the same problem and i'm struggling with it rn

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Have you tried meditation?

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If you can't sit and do nothing to relax try sitting and relaxing while doing sonethibg instead, like drawing or painting or colouring in a picture. You keep your mind occupied but relax at the same time.

[EndUser13]

Welcome to the forums Onix!

Without knowing more details most folks' answers are going to be a shot in the dark (you don't need to give more info than you're comfortable with though).

I find it's useful to have hobbies that are calming, something that you can get focused on, or requires so little brain power that it allows you to just chill.

Set aside some time to worry and in between those times, do your best to let all the stressors go (obnoxiously hard for me to do but I hear it all the time).

Take some time to appreciate what IS going well and what you do enjoy!

[jain88]

take some herbal supplements check google

[catsrock]

Tapping meditations have been the thing that helps me the most. If you go to this link, you can find out more. Some of the meditations cost $, but I just do the free ones. thetappingsolution.com/

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I felt this way in the past and it is so difficult to just get through the day. This is going to sound harsh but the best advice I have for you is to vet used to it.

I bet the fear and anxiety cause you a great amount of emotional stress. What i found was that my stress and anxiety and my fear were much worse than what was causing them.

You have to learn to push it aside, ignore it. It doesn't matter, don't give it the power to control you.

[PapaDocs]

Your question is a bit too general Are you speaking of immediate situations like your boss is asking something from you and you feel like being in hot water or is it like some mean people are making fun of you? Or are you talking about a broader situation like finding a job or worrying about rent or if you are a student about your studies and grades? Or relationships or things you need to do in your life. What I have done in the past is make a list of things I need to do and rank them. The critical and hardest ones are at the bottom and simple ones like cleaning up or fixing things in the house are on the top. Then I do one from the top as I try to do one at the bottom. Resting and relaxing can only be achieved if there is nothing interrupting you at the moment. That is why people meditate, to clear the mind and the air. But if something or someone is in your face, just try to close your eyes and ask for a moment and try to shut out the noise.