Easy Ways to Calm Yourself Down

The art of calming oneself down is worth learning well, if only because it guarantees us much happiness when mastered.

Sometimes, the smallest things set me off on the path that ends in me feeling rotten, and I then find it difficult to snap out of it. Well guess what – over time, I discovered that it was better for me to exercise some control over my emotions and try not to get annoyed in the first place. Over time, I became better at this, and I am proud to say that I do not get so easily agitated anymore.

If it involves another individual, I try to disengage myself from the situation as fast as I can. Just walking away and occupying myself with something else gives me the opportunity to think more clearly and put things into perspective since emotion is not clouding my judgement at that point. Depending on the circumstances and whether I think it is worth my effort, I might then decide to go back and come up with a solution for the issue.

Of course there are times this technique does not work, for instance at your workplace or office. In this scenario, I just attempt to think of pleasant thoughts or do something to bring back the good memories. Oh, and do not forget to breathe deeply. Having had a (mostly) happy life, this is not too difficult a task for me.

Another method that works well for some people is to invent, in their minds, a hilarious, ridiculous or silly event and relate that to a person they get annoyed with. They regularly make that mental connection between the person and that imaginary event. Whenever things come to a head with that person, that funny thought automatically triggers in their mind, and they would discover that they are much less negatively affected by the less than desirable interaction.

The main objective of this mental exercise is to break the hold these annoying folks have over you. The dark clouds vanish and you get to go back to your inner place of equilibrium, peace and balance.

In the end, nothing beats old, reliable GSOH (Good Sense of Humor), which remains the best cure for avoiding high blood pressure and heart disease, not beta blockers or statins.