Don’t you sometimes wish you could curl up in your bed and forget that the outside world exists?
Don’t you want to forget all the problems in the world around you, such as the pandemic, war, rising unemployment, inflation, faltering economies, riots, murders, chaos, terrorism, disease, and death?
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You want to pull your hair and run screaming into the night in dismay. Indeed, it takes a brave and steadfast heart to face such catastrophic news on a daily basis.
How to keep your sanity in a stressful world?
You may even face a crisis or challenge in your own life that can cause you to neglect all the good aspects of your life and only focus on the negativity of the moment. You focus on what has happened instead of what can be done to improve the situation and get through the tough times.
Everything else in your life comes to a standstill as you may avoid meeting your friends, neglect your healthy diet, forget to show gratitude, or indulge in unnecessary overwork. Without However, it is your choice how you conduct yourself and decide to deal with such situations.
Surviving is a full-time job, but don’t stop doing what is essential to improve your life and what will benefit you. Every crisis also teaches you relevant lessons.
Tips to overcome stress:
1. Stop living in the past: anything bad that has happened in the past, let it go. Don’t cling to the ghosts of the past and stress yourself out. You can’t undo what has already happened, but surely you can rectify it or at least minimize its effects. To stay sane, it’s important to stop overthinking and live in the present moment. Concentrate on the solution with confidence instead of concentrating on the problem.
2. Face your fears: If your instinct tells you that all is not well, it probably is not. Delve into your instinct and discover the cause of your restlessness. What is worse than knowing is not knowing. It can drive you crazy. Face your fears and work to overcome them instead of procrastinating. Identify the worst case and deal with the problem. You’ll probably realize that it’s not as bad as you thought and even if it is, you can muster your wits and find a way to overcome your fears.
3. Spend time with family and friends: Generally, when going through a phase of instability, the normal reaction is to enclose oneself in a shell. However, it is at these times that you should interact with friends, family, supporters or neighbors. Get their perspective on the issue that is causing you pain. Talking to the people around you will give you a new point of view on the subject that drives you crazy.
4. Stop being distracted by the news: the media has become a business to peddle fear, sow panic and create unnecessary drama. Well, believe me, fear sells. We are bombarded with negativity through television, radio or social media. There is a tragic and frenzied display of serious madness that unfolds from moment to moment. Catastrophe has become the new normal. The idea is to close your ears. However never read, listen or watch the news before bed or first thing in the morning. They can have an adverse effect on your mental well-being.
5. Take care of your mental and physical health: If you are deeply affected by what you have read, heard or said, then you should pay attention to your health, both physical and mental. You want to run away from everything, but there are jobs, children, obligations and bills to pay. So there is no way you can drown in the sea of anguish. You must exercise, eat healthy, consciously move away from negativity, avoid stressful situations, and surround yourself with positive people. That way you can avoid mental and physical fatigue.
6. Stay away from negative people: some people love to fall into negativism and drag you into their pessimistic circle. Tell them no. It’s best to take charge of your own circle of friends and choose wisely. What is said in these days of madness and what is done in these times will presage our collective future as a society or culture. Do whatever it takes to overcome the daily onslaught of offensive, mindless, and dangerous behavior. With people doing totally outrageous things to each other, you have to choose very carefully who you interact with.
7. Don’t believe everything you hear: make sure news and comments, or rumours, are substantiated over time and from multiple reliable and credible sources. Fake news is fake and we know how it creates more chaos. Trust solid, established news sources, not any random source or social media comment.
Whatever you’re experiencing that’s driving you crazy, remember that you’ve been through worse and survived. Develop hope to maintain your personal sanity.