Our body and mind have a 1:1 relationship. Therefore, when the mind is stressed, it is easy to affect health. Stress has become such an inevitable part of many people’s lives that many people don’t even realize it and consider it normal.
However, many people don’t know that stress can have a serious impact on mental and physical health. Ritika Aggarwal Mehta, psychologist, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, told The Indian Express: “When stress levels are elevated for a long period of time, it can take a tos on physical and mental health. Yours is in danger.
Therefore, it is important to keep stress levels under control to avoid any damage to your health.”
To manage stress effectively and avoid activating your sympathetic nervous system, check out these three simple ways.
Focus on breathing
Whenever you find yourself under stress, quickly focus your mind and take 7 deep breaths.
Feel the sensation of air moving in and out of your nasal passages. Inhale and exhale as deeply as you can. This method allows your body enough time to reset the mental system and activate the sympathetic nervous system.
This relaxes your neurons and those 7 breaths create a meditative space in your mind, helping you regain more alertness and calm.
Write down what you think on paper
When a thought repeats itself over and over again in the head, it won’t get resolved, on the contrary, it makes the problem worse by impairing coordination and concentration.
Instead, write all your thoughts down in a detailed notebook. When you do that, your server (brain) will breathe a sigh of relief saying “Oh, he/she wrote it down, now I don’t have to worry about remembering it”.
Once you’re done writing, your brain will effectively move on to the next thought. Continue this exercise until you reach a better state.
Don’t do negative things
Remember that during times of stress absolutely do not allow yourself to do any negative thoughts.
Every time you have a negative thought, say “Cancel, cancel” out loud three times and let go of the thought. Also, replace negative statements with positive constructive ones. For example, instead of saying “I don’t want to be late,” say to yourself, “I hope to be able to be on time comfortably.”