How To Deal With Stress

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Get Enough Sleep.

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The best way to deal with stress is to take a satisfying nap. Ditch work and smuggle yourself in bed? That’s what I’m talking about. Besides, what can your boss do? He wouldn’t have hired you if he could do the job himself. When nothing goes right, go to sleep. The first thing I do early in the morning is to create a to do list. Just kidding. I go right back to sleep. Kids sleep in bed, men sleep in sofa. Legends sleep in class. You can call me a legendary kid. Getting enough sleep helps you be the best in whatever you do. That’s my secret. I love sleep, you forget all about your pain, problem and stress for a while. Best way to escape home chores? Sleep right through them. Working all day to earn money isn’t my definition of stress. Stress is trying to pull yourself out of bed by 7:50 for a class by 8:00.

Create A Schedule

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The point isn’t to prioritize your schedule. It is to schedule your priorities. Outside of that, everything else is stress. I can’t stress myself to clean my room when you arrive unannounced. You were not on my schedule. The house was clean yesterday, sorry you missed it. Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth by stress. The only thing I regret in my schedule is the poorly timed farts. Everything else is in order. Sleep, check. Wake up exhausted, check. Pledge to go to bed early tonight, check. Sleep all day, check check. Finally wake up later and eat a whale’s meal, check check check. See, that’s how you should do it.

Meditate Frequently

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You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes a day. Unless you are too busy; then you should sit for one hour. I think they should include meditation and yoga at work places and school. One hour of silence and a quick nap. Jokes on you if you start snoring. But in case that happens, and you are suddenly faced with the reality of everyone watching you. Slowly raise your head and say ‘In Jesus name I pray.’ It works for me in every Religious class I doze off in. Just so you know, meditation has nothing to do with peace of mind. If you desire peace of mind, mind your business.

Quit Overthinking

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You’re not the only victim of stress when you over think. You’re also stressing the ‘could have’s’, it ‘should have’s’ and it ‘would have’s’. No work is stressful, it’s your inability to manage your body, mind and emotions that makes you stressed. Instead of thinking about the pair of sneakers you couldn’t get from the store, think about how to steal it. And don’t mention I had any thing to do it if you are caught. I believe someday everything would make sense. So for now, smile through the confusion and laugh through the tears and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.

Listen to music.

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Good music has nothing to do with Juice World’s Albums. If you are hoping to avoid stress, you should avoid them. You may begin to question your mental health or travel down the lane of depression. If everyone was happy in their relationship, there wouldn’t be any good music. I don’t sing in shower, I perform instead. And you are clearly missing out if you don’t do so. If you’re having a bad day, you can ask your partner or a friend to sing a song for you. If you’re fortunate, they may have a good voice. But if otherwise, a bad voice won’t kill your stress. It would compel you to consider killing your friend out of frustration.

Limit your interaction with people.

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Why isn’t a stress ball used to throw at people who stress us? I can only stay around people who bring the best out of me not stress out of me. Your relationship with people should be a safe heaven not a battlefield. The world is hard enough already. Some people around us are just designed to make life difficult for us. But you know what? May the forces of evil become confused on their way to your house. Best way to avoid stress with friends? Have few friends. Don’t stress about people who can’t change. Rather, change the people who stress you. Don’t wipe your tears away, rather, wipe those who made you cry away. That’s my secret.

Live Life because that’s what matters. Don’t take life too seriously because you won’t get out of it alive. You only live once but if you do it right, once is enough. When we learn not to stress over anything in life, life is much more enjoyable. My doctor once asked if I’ve had a stress test. Yes I replied, it’s called life. Life is definitely going to throw you around so don’t stress yourself about anything, do your best and forget the rest. You don’t have to quit though. I haven’t given up on my dreams. No matter how much they stress me out. When you are stressed, don’t give up on your dreams.

Go back to sleep.

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