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Reframing your thoughts: An effective stress-buster

Written By: text_none_author Published In: ROOT Created Date: 2016-04-12 Hits: 1302 Comment: 0

Each one of us has felt stressed at some point in life (yes, you are not alone). But some amount

of positive stress i.e. eustress is essential. It provides motivation which helps us keep going.  

However, an excess of it leads to building up of tension and results in distress. This is when we 

need to be cautioned. 

Many research studies have suggested work pressure, health concerns, relationships and sleep 

deprivation to be major causes of stress. More than 70% people have been regularly reporting 

symptoms caused by stress including fatigue, headache, impaired digestion and lower energy 

levels. 

However, a simple change can help you find something good out of this situation too. This 

wonder technique is called positive reframing. In simple terms, positive reframing is consciously 

finding something positive even in a stressful situation. While going through a stressful situation, 

if we find some good in what happened and try to see things in a positive light, we could cope 

better with the situation. What would be the result of this positive reframing? Sheer satisfaction 

at the end of the day.

Now many of us would be thinking, how is it even possible to think positively in a stressful 

situation? As they say, practice makes a man perfect! Our bodies adapt to different ways with 

practice. So, the way we respond to stress can definitely change (with the practice of course!). 

Practicing the thought reframing technique helps us in developing the habit of finding good in 

each situation. It could be as simple as reminding yourself that the problem could be much 

worse than it actually is or there could be a flip side of the story. 

Feeling less stressed means you’ll feel less anxious, depressed and frustrated. So, give the 

positive reframing technique a try in your daily life and experience the change. You’ll surely feel 

healthier, happier and obviously much less stressed!!