How to avoid extreme stress and anxiety

If you are in your teen years or even past them, you have probably been in an extremely stressful situation at least once in your life. For others, it may be frequent. The kind of stress that paralyses and tortures you silently. I came across some tips I would like to share on how to avoid traumatic stress. Hopefully you will be thoroughly enlightened by the end of this article.

 

Education

By now you probably already know the value of both formal and informal education. To begin with, doesn't have to be boring. You could get educated by simply hanging out with people more knowledgeable than yourself on subjects that are a priority to you. I repeat. They don't have to be boring. That way, you get educated at nearly no cost. If you can't physically access them, find their social media platforms. Read interesting books and so on. There's always useful information out there with your name on it. Another way to get educated is to travel as much as possible. You will always learn something new. A change of environment is as good as rest anyways.

 

Set progressive goals

By this I simply mean goals you can achieve without traumatic levels of stress. Trauma will drag you ten steps back. It will undo your progress. Avoid it. Keep your goals challenging but realistic. You alone determine what is realistic and what's not. Don't forget to evaluate yourself as you go. Always aspire to improve. You can take advice, but do not let someone else make decisions for you. It's easy to blame other people when a choice they made on your behalf have dire consequences. What's wrong with that, you may ask. Well it's simple. Blaming others for your shortcomings means you will never really view yourself as someone powerful enough to get yourself out of unfavourable situations. You thus remain in that state and it becomes a vicious cycle. Going round in circles is unproductive and stressful, avoid it. By making profitable decisions for yourself and setting your own goals regarding the same.

 

Social media break

The human mind is one of the most powerful assets anyone can have. It believes what you tell it. Be cautious of what you put in it. Avoid unproductive social media. Each day, purpose to visit at least one site that edifies you as a person. Take breaks from social media altogether, once in a while.

 

Psychological support

Contrary to popular belief, there are many sources of help required to achieve goals that may seem stressful to attain. You could pay for professional help. Aside from getting a shrink, you could pay for a dance class to boost fitness or go swimming. If you're brave enough, you can ask for guidance from people thriving in your field. There's always someone willing to assist. You could also google how to overcome the challenges you face. That said, your biggest cheerleader is you. Don't be so hard on yourself. Ask yourself, five years from now, will this even matter? Live according to your answer.

 

Do not procrastinate

One of the most subtle effects long term of procrastination is chronic anxiety. In my mind, if 'Lol' was a person, it would be a procrastinator. There's nothing funnier than the antiques involved when trying to complete a term paper an hour to the deadline of submission. Or standing outside class hoping to study for an exam in 5 minutes when your lecturer has already begun issuing the examination sheets. Just watching procrastinators try to beat deadlines is hilarious to me because I was once that person. That humour can easily turn into anxiety when you fail to achieve your goals. Do your tasks in time and move on. Time is money. Reject unnecessary stress.

 

In short, other people's priorities should remain just that. Their concern. Not yours. The more you become more comfortable in your skin, the less stressed you will be about achieving your goals within someone else's timeline. We were not born to be homogeneous after all. Dead fish go with the current. Refuse to be that person always trying to fit in at the expense of your peace of mind. You were meant to stand out anyways. Do you. It will pay off. There's no greater show of bravery.

 

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