4 Habits to Stay Calm in Stressful Times
<p>During tough times, it’s easy to get lost in spirals of stress and anxiety — endlessly worrying about the future, obsessively ruminating on the past, procrastinating on the goals that matter most.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, many of the habits we fall into during times of stress only make our stress worse in the long-run:</p>
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<li>Worry leads to panic and chronic anxiety.</li>
<li>Rumination leads to self-doubt and depression.</li>
<li>Procrastination leads to shame and low self-esteem.</li>
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<p>And guess what happens to stress when you multiply it by anxiety, depression, and shame? That’s right: it gets worse — a lot worse.</p>
<p>But here’s the silver lining:</p>
<p><strong>While bad habits intensify stress, good habits shield you from it.</strong></p>
<p>Which means if you want to deal with stress in a healthy way, you need to build better habits. You need habits that buffer you from stress before it takes hold, keeping your mind calm and your focus sharp.</p>
<p>What follows are 4 habits that will help you keep your head when it feels like the world is going to pieces around you.</p>
<h1>1. Manage your stressors, not your stress</h1>
<p>Because I’m a psychologist, people are especially shocked when they hear me say that <em>stress management</em> is usually a waste of time.</p>
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