The Secrets of Eliminating Daily Stress: Places
Stress doesn’t always come from huge events in our lives. It can be caused in little amounts by small events, and build up to the point where it has the same impact as a major catastrophe. Over the next few Fridays, I’m going to examine some of the causes of daily stress and give some suggestions on what can be done to alleviate them.
Places
Often times we don’t realize that places can put stress on us. It is usually a reflection of emotions or memories that cause it, or just our state of mind at the time we are there. Sometimes we are not stressed by a place until we actually get there, and we absorb what is going on.
Some examples of places that cause stress are the Department of Motor Vehicles, the dentist, the doctor, the accountant, and the one that strikes fear into the heart of every American: the IRS agent’s office. It can also include places like your childhood home or your workplace.
Most of the time we can’t avoid going to places that cause us stress; at least not if we don’t want dire consequences. However, there are ways that we can help ourselves feel less stress.
Strategies for Easing Place Stress
Go at a different time.
If you know that the bank is terribly busy at noon and waiting in line makes your blood pressure creep up, go at a time when it is less crowded.
Allow more time.
If you know that going somewhere is going to take time, allow yourself the extra time to compensate for long lines or downed systems.
Take something fun to do.
Bring something with you that you enjoy doing. Bringing a book (and reading while waiting) to the DMV is going to allow the time to pass quickly and you will not stew about the delay.
Don’t get caught in other’s emotions
If the mood in a place is ugly, don’t get stressed by it. Use meditation, distraction, anything to keep from sinking into the mass emotion.
If you honestly think you can’t give up places that cause you problems, then you need to consider attitude. More on that in two weeks.
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