How to Overcome Frustration

 Frustration. It winds you up and should  take the foremost out of you.

Because it not only sucks energy but also distracts you and can steal quite a bit of time.

So what can you do?

Well, sometimes  that frustration can actually be a positive and can give you a new idea or angle on things. Or it can give you the power to keep going just a little bit more until you reach your goal.

But when you begin moving  into circles, once the frustration simply  makes you mad or your mind foggy and the day is begining  to slip through your fingers then there are steps you'll take.

There are ways to turn such a state of mind or day around.

Into something better. Into something more helpful. And into something that will make you feel better again.

Step 1: Be here now.

When you're frustrated or annoyed  then you are usually  somewhere within the future in your mind. Somewhere you want  you'ld be. Or you are experiencing  a stumble or failure from your past.

Snap out of these  headspaces and quiet  down by focusing your mind and a spotlight on what's currently, right here at this moment.

You can do so by for example:

Focusing on your breathing.

Sit down, close your eyes and simply concentrate  on the air going and out of your nose for 1-2 minutes.

Take calm and slightly deeper breaths than usual and breathe together with your belly and not your chest.

Focus on what's around you at this time.

The sun shining in through your window. The children playing out in the street and the cars and people going by. The smells and feeling of the clothes and heat of the sun on your skin.

Do this for 1-2 minutes to induce or get  your attention back to this moment.

Step 2: Appreciate what you do have.

After you have got force your attention back to wherever  it may  be most useful focus it on what's still positive in your life.

The quickest and simplest way to do so is to focus it on appreciating what you are doing  have.

A favorite of mine throughout  this step is that the necessary  things we have a tendency to might typically deem  granted.  Like for instance:

• A warm home and a roof over your head.
• Plenty of drinkable water.
• Not having to go hungry.
• Access to the internet (and maybe your own place to precise yourself).
• Your friends and family.

Spend some  minutes on this and you’ll notice abundant to be grateful for.

Step 3: Focus on what you can do right now.

With your attention in the present moment and your mood a more grateful and positive one it is now time to get constructive about what frustrates you.

You can do that by asking yourself:

What is one small step I will take right away to enhance this situation?

It may be to see what you can learn from what frustrates you and to try another path towards your goal.

Or it can be to do an extra time and to keep going (because not all things in life will come to you the first, second or third time you try).

Or it can be you just  realizing that you may have taken on a bit much lately or things have been tough and that you need to take this evening or a few days to just relax, take care of yourself and perhaps simplify a bit.

So that you can recharge and then get back into moving towards what you want out of your life in a more focused way.

 

Hitarth

Author & Editor

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