7种简单的减压方式

No doubt life is hectic, and there will always be stressful situations. The bad news is that you can’t do anything about that. But the good news is that stress is in the eye of the beholder. How you react will make all the difference to your mental and physical health! To help you out, therapist Dr. Karen Sherman suggests seven smart ways to deal with the stress of daily life.

毫无疑问，生活是很忙乱的，而且总存在压力。坏消息是你无法为此做任何事情。但是好消息是压力是因人而异的。你对压力做出的反应影响你的心理和身体健康！为了给你提供帮助，临床医学家Karen Sherman博士建议七个巧妙的方法解决日常生活中的压力。

Breathe: Though you may not be aware of it, you might actually be holding your breath. Or, you may breathe in a shallow way, breathing just into your chest. Start to consciously notice your breathing by placing your hand on your stomach and train yourself to bring your breath into this area.

呼吸：虽然你可能没有意识到，但是你真的会屏住呼吸。或者，你会进行浅呼吸，只吸入到胸部。开始注意你的呼吸，把手放在腹部，训练自己将气带到这个部位。

Relax Your Body: If your body is tight or tense, you’re more likely to jump at a situation. To help ease bodily tension, as you’re waiting on a line or in traffic, do a muscle tightening and loosening; start at your toes and work up the different muscle groups. Any time you notice tightness in your body, make sure to relax.

身体放松：如果你身体绷紧或紧张，你就更容易陷入困难处境。为了帮助减轻身体紧张，当你排队或堵车在等待的时候，尝试肌肉收缩和放松；从脚趾头开始，然后唤起不同的肌肉组织。任何你注意到身体紧张的时候，确保要放松。

Hear The Birds: It’s so easy to get caught up in all the things you have to do that you forget to notice all the beauty that’s around you. Make a point of listening to the birds, of seeing the flowers, of looking at the movement of the clouds. It’s important to open up your focus.

听听鸟叫声：你很容易陷入所有必须做的事情中去，然后忘记周围所有的美好事物。特别要听听鸟叫声，欣赏花草，观看天空中云的移动。这对扩展你的注意力很重要。

Learn To Be Positive: Research has shown that people who are more positive experience less stress. As suggested in classes on Positive Psychology, each night write three things for which you’re grateful. These should be small things like you found a quarter, you didn’t have to look long for a parking spot, and the line at the supermarket was short. The more small things you see that are positive, the more positive you’ll see.

学习乐观：研究已经表明，比较乐观的人压力较少。正如积极心理学上所表明的，每晚写出你要感谢的三件事。这些可以是一些小事，如你找到25美分，不用太久就找到停车位，和超市的队伍很短。越多你看起来乐观的小事，你就会越乐观。

Make Time For Friends: Social support is one of the best buffers for stress. Friends are especially important for women’s health. And if your time together consists of some laughs, even better since humor is a wonderful stress-buster.

腾出时间给朋友：社会支持是压力的最好缓冲器之一。朋友对于女性的健康尤其重要。如果你们在一起的时光充满着笑声，甚至更大型的，因为幽默是减压的极好方法。

Manage Your Thinking: Become aware of your thoughts. If they’re negative and self-critical, learn to do thought-stopping as negativity will only make you more stressed out. Also learn to reframe a situation; that is, look at a situation in a different way so that it doesn’t bother you as much.

控制你的想法：注意你的想法。如果你消极，自我批评，学习思维停顿的消极情绪只会增加你的压力。同样学习重新理清情况；即是用不同的态度看待问题，以致这个问题不会那么困扰你。

Remember YOU: Just like the airlines tell you that if the oxygen masks come down, put yours on before helping others, the same goes for stress. If you are constantly overwhelmed, you will burn out. It really is okay to refuel by taking time for yourself … even if it’s only with small actions like quietly drinking a cup of tea or visualizing a “safe place” for five minutes.

记住“你”： 就如航空公司告诉你的，如果氧气面罩坏了，先戴上自己的氧气面罩再帮助别人，对待压力也是一样。如果你不断受到打击，你将会心力交瘁。通过给自己时间恢复能量真的很好，即使只是一些很小的行动，如安静地喝杯茶或想象一个“安全地方”5分钟。