We would all like to see our stress just disappear as if by magic. But, those of us who are practical, understand that this isn't going to happen in the near future. There are a number of stress management techniques individuals can use. They will help reduce the effects of stress on the body, mind and emotions. Have you ever considered how your thinking can effect stress?
You probably understand that how you react to a situation can actually increase or dissipate your level of stress. But, have you considered that your patterns of thought might be able to impact how you manage stress?
Some people are extremely critical of themselves and also others. They have a negative way of viewing things, other people and themselves. This less than positive way of thinking can and does influence the intensity of your stress. It will also effect the amount of unhappiness that we associate with the stress in our lives. Negative thinking about what is happening to us can have a reducing effect on our self-confidence and our self-image. By practicing negative thinking, we can also become distracted from developing real solutions to the problems that stress us out.
If negative thinking can create damaging effects on the way we react to the problems in our lives, what might positive thinking do for our ability to manage stressful situations?
Self-talk (the streams of thought that run through your head) may be either negative or positive in nature. They are random thoughts and can come from logic and reasoning or from bad perceptions that we have created due largely to past experiences. Individuals who have normally negative thoughts in their head are more likely to display a less than optomistic outlook on life. And, they are more likely to handle stress in a negative fashion. A person who has normally positive thoughts in their head are much more likely to be an optimistic individual. That is much more likely to be able to manage the stress in life in a positive and healthy manner.
Researchers say that individuals who normally practice positive self-talk benefit in healthful ways. These may include: having greater resistance to colds and flu, having improved general over-all health, a reduction in the risk for heart disease, easier breathing should you be an individual with lung problems such as asthma the ability to cope better when faced with stress.
It is reasonable that if our brains control all the control of our body that thinking can control how we handle stress. We have a number of choices in life and how we think is one of them. Given the choice, most people should pick to think in positive ways. Especially when they understand that there are health benefit to doing so.
You probably understand that how you react to a situation can actually increase or dissipate your level of stress. But, have you considered that your patterns of thought might be able to impact how you manage stress?
Some people are extremely critical of themselves and also others. They have a negative way of viewing things, other people and themselves. This less than positive way of thinking can and does influence the intensity of your stress. It will also effect the amount of unhappiness that we associate with the stress in our lives. Negative thinking about what is happening to us can have a reducing effect on our self-confidence and our self-image. By practicing negative thinking, we can also become distracted from developing real solutions to the problems that stress us out.
If negative thinking can create damaging effects on the way we react to the problems in our lives, what might positive thinking do for our ability to manage stressful situations?
Self-talk (the streams of thought that run through your head) may be either negative or positive in nature. They are random thoughts and can come from logic and reasoning or from bad perceptions that we have created due largely to past experiences. Individuals who have normally negative thoughts in their head are more likely to display a less than optomistic outlook on life. And, they are more likely to handle stress in a negative fashion. A person who has normally positive thoughts in their head are much more likely to be an optimistic individual. That is much more likely to be able to manage the stress in life in a positive and healthy manner.
Researchers say that individuals who normally practice positive self-talk benefit in healthful ways. These may include: having greater resistance to colds and flu, having improved general over-all health, a reduction in the risk for heart disease, easier breathing should you be an individual with lung problems such as asthma the ability to cope better when faced with stress.
It is reasonable that if our brains control all the control of our body that thinking can control how we handle stress. We have a number of choices in life and how we think is one of them. Given the choice, most people should pick to think in positive ways. Especially when they understand that there are health benefit to doing so.
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