Count to 10.

This is what some mothers tell their kidsand is works if they are angry.

Count to ten when you recognise stress coming. You can do it quietly or speak it out. It does not matter.

This is often all you need to do.

Many prefer to count down instead and as they count down to zero, it feels as if their stress is slowly going down.

 

Take a deep breath.

Inhale taking deep long slow breaths. Breathe in slowly through your nostril filling your lungs. Hold your breath to the count of four. Then slowly exhale through your mouth.

As you continue to do this a few times, you will notice as your breathing becoming slower, you feel yourself becoming more and more relaxed. This, like counting, is an easy stress controller.

In addition,  as you breathe in and hold your breath, you visualise all the stress in your body slowly diffusing into your lungs and when you breathe out, you are slowly expelling the stress leaving you more relaxed and calm.

You can also use a stress relief squeez ball.

 

Get up and walk about.

This is a good way to gain stress relief quickly.

When the task is very stressful, get up and walk away from it. I do not mean walk away from it for good. You are removing the problem temporarily. You now have time to calm down and come to grips with the situation.

By doing this you are removing a stressful problem from the forefront of your mind and allow your Subconscious Mind to find solution options. The eponymous Morgan Stanley, when he could not find a solution to a problem, would stop what he was doing and play solitaire. After a while several ideas come forwards in his mind.

A walk in the park is a good idea. Being near to nature is very relaxing. You tend to synchronise with the earth’s frequency. As your brainwave level slows down you enjoy tranquillity and peace. You become relaxed and calm. You can get the vacuum cleaner out and clean the house. Put the problem out of your mind. When you do this, you will notice a different feeling and approach to your task.

In addition exercise relieves stress.

It is recognised that exercise reduces stress.

 

Talk to someone or write a journal.

This is a good stress buster. Talking to someone is in a way sharing your problem. You may get good tips especially if that someone has experience in your field. It opens your mind to a wider approach to your problem. It may make you aware that you are not alone. You have shared your problem and will not feel isolated.

There is no better stress buster than a simple thought or idea in your mind that will lead to the solution to your problem. You become focussed and energised because you can visualise the successful outcome. Your stress will changes to the desired stress that produces peak performance.

Writing a journal is good for relieving stress. It highlights the specific items that stress you. Putting it down on paper transfers it into words that you can choose whether to discard or keep. It releases the stress. If you have no one to talk to or you are alone with a stressful problem, put it in your stress journal. Ink on paper is the next best thing.