Ask HN: what to do when you rediscover your stress tendencies?

7 pointschatmasta2 comments

How do you handle going from a three-month period of no stress to a three-month period of max stress?

Summer vacation into semester... Term off into semester... In between jobs to job... Unemployed to working overtime...

Everybody experiences these transitions, and each one spikes stress levels. So how do you handle that?

Here's a technique I use. I call it welcome home. Take a moment to notice your breath. Specifically, feel the air as it enters your nostrils and then exits your nostrils.

Relaxing, isn't it? That's because where your breath is, you are. You are home.

The only home you truly have is you, and it's only a breath away.

Eating right is key to overcoming stress. Make sure you take your supplements, it might sound little but from my experience, when I didn't eat right, it was easier to get stressed out. The more you are stressed out the less likely it is to eat properly and indulge in other lusts but hang in there, pain is temporary, progress is forever.

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