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When was the last time you felt very stressed and completely dissolve into the stressful situation? Increased heart rate, sweaty palms and breathing becomes rapid. Do not worry, you are not alone. All of it is the most common reaction when we are exposed to stress. The bad news is, the more stressed we are, the more difficult to cope with stress or problems cause stress. But actually we can train the mind to cope with stress by giving thanks.
Gratitude is a terrible force that has a lot of benefits in life. Gratitude helps us build strong relationships, to better connect with the community. Even proven also build a positive impact on our earnings.
People who are full of gratitude were also more physically fit, have lower blood pressure and suffer less stress.
Unravel the benefits of gratitude in coping with stress, psychologist Robert Emmons explains, "Gratitude build psychological immune system that provides cushioning for us when it falls. People are grateful little more resistant to stress in everyday life or major personal issues."
Robert also had specific questions about the gratitude that help cope with stressful situations. This question helps when we feel stuck due to force myself through it and help get new perspectives and gain a more proactive approach. All were assessed will help reduce stress levels.
The question was, for example, what lessons learned from this experience? Can I find a way grateful for what happened even though I was there when this happened? The ability of what comes out of that experience that surprised me? How do I become the person I want for this event?
Is negative feelings restrict or prevent the ability to be grateful since this incident happened? Is personal experience removing barriers that previously holding me feel grateful?
Locks of gratitude is to train like muscles, the more we are often grateful, the stronger the flavor it and the easier it is for us to consistently practice.
Another time, when feeling stressed and stuck in a deadlock, ask these questions to yourself. That way we get an appreciation of the challenges being faced and how the challenge was put out the best side of ourselves. Do that through awareness of existing skills or build new skills.
