We live in a high stress society, more pressure is placed upon us now than ever before, whether it is your relationships, your job, your finances or your children the inability to stay calm under pressure will make even the minor problems major ones unless you can control your emotions. Here are five tips for staying calm and keeping cool under pressure. 1. Take a deep breath. When you feel like things are out of control and the pressure is too much to bear, breathing is the body’s physical way of exhaling stress. Breathe in slowly and deeply through your nose and exhale, layout your mouth. It is amazing the calming effects that breathing can have on you while stressed. 2. Do nothing for five minutes. Unless the semi truck has veered off into your lane or you’re on a plane that’s about to crash chances are your stress can wait...
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