Often, things can seem too much, too overpowering or too stressful. It can make you want to scream. You feel congested and irritated and downright low.
Time to take a step back. Your mentality towards anything determines whether you’ll make it or not. If you’re over thinking or catastrophising a situation then the only real outlook is that you feel you can’t cope with the situation and are therefore becoming stressed, stop right there. Instead empower yourself, think as though you know all the answers or have all the coping mechanisms.
A study came out a while ago that illustrated mental role-playing works to help lower stress levels. So the next time your dinner catches fire, you should play it down as if you where a fire fighter and this was just another days work. Sounds easy right? Well why not try it in everyday life then. The next time someone’s arguing with you why not play the role of the cool calm negotiator or the sly politician. The sky’s the limit. So go out there and start role-playing.
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