If I were to sum up the overall emotions of 2020/2021 that seemed to affect us all, I would have to say the loudest scream of anguish was reserved for frustration … the sheer unadulterated frustration of pretty much everything!

John Lennon got it right when he said “Life is what happens when you’re making plans”.

In some ways, Plans should be called Spoiler Alerts or mood swing guarantors.

“Life is what happens when you’re making plans”

-John Lennon

Each year, almost everyone I know suffers from issues associated with …

They are standard for every year we’re alive, but the real difference is the frustration levels and surely a worldwide pandemic is guaranteed to raise frustration levels, and almost every other negatively slanted emotion, to unprecedented heights!

For most of us last year and this year, we have learned something that enhanced self-understanding. I think we should strike that as a WIN-WIN. You know and I know that understanding what’ happening for us on an emotional level is key to controlling our frustration.

Make no mistake about this …

Frustration helps create anxiety, anger, and sadness. It increases the body’s BAD responses to stress, such as over-eating, smoking, excess alcohol …

MENTALLY you may be driven to …

PHYSICALLY it may lead to …

• raised blood pressure
• obesity
• diabetes
• heart disease

Frustration is defined as a psychological response to stress; it can be mild to extreme. It depends on the situation!

Is Frustration stress?

Not really.

It just causes stress to take over your mental, emotional and physical being and combine them all in an Adrenaline-loaded heap.

Anything that leads to stress is a killer because STRESS KILLS.

GOT IT???

STRESS KILLS

Often, you’re unaware your stress levels are on the rise until you find your impatience and tolerance are brought to their knees and your frustration is out of control.

The solution is to find some way of lowering your Adrenaline and Cortisol levels which are a direct result of stress. There are many, many options available to you and just a few are …

Or walk someone else’s dog(!) if you don’t have your own. Turn it into a dog-walking business

Like it’s your last breath. Like a baby … from your tummy, let it rise and fall with each breath

Go to Laughter Yoga or similar or read something like Laughter Yoga: (see above)

Smile

No matter how frustrated you’re feeling! You will less frustrated if you smile … trust me on this one!

I am also going to recommend my own book … 25 Ways to a Happier, Healthier You because it was written to help overcome stress in simple, inexpensive ways. It offers 25 ways to stop stressing and start living.

How do you lower your stress levels? Do you have a method? Do you meditate or exercise or what?! Please let us know … there may be something new we haven’t tried!