Friday, August 30, 2013

How To Cope With Frustration

By Amanda Baird


It is normal for people to feel frustrated sometimes when things do not go the way they would want it to go. A person may get frustrated because things did not go well at work or school, because they are having conflicts with other people, or just simply internal issues. Of course if one would want to lessen or get rid of frustration, then there are definitely some things that have to be done.

The main root of this kind of feeling is simply high expectations because one will definitely harbor a lot of feelings of dissatisfaction if he does not reach his expected goal. Because of this, he will feel very frustrated about himself and maybe even angry. So the first step in curing this feeling is to simply lower the expectations.

With these lower standards, one will then begin to accept himself more. When one begins to accept himself more and more, then he will not be very frustrated with himself anymore. With this acceptance, he will be able to handle himself more and lessen his personal tension.

Of course people may also be the reason as to why one can get frustrated. If a person lets down another person, then the one that was let down will definitely feel frustrated as to why he trusted that person in the first place. So aside from not expecting from oneself, one should also not expect much from others.

Always remember that instances of frustration will never ever completely be eliminated because stress will always be present in the life of every person. Now one great way to deal with stress and negative thoughts would be to have a moment of silence. Thinking deeply is one way to not only relax the mind but also try to come up with a solution on how to fix the problem.

There are times when the frustrated feelings are overwhelming and too much that one has to let it out. Crying is a good way to let it out because it out because this way will allow a person to release all of the pent up feelings and thoughts. Another good way would be to do some strenuous activity so that one will be both distracted and tired out to think about negative thoughts.

However, the best way to deal with this sort of problem would be to tell someone close to about it. This is extremely helpful because one will then have a person who will be able to listen to him and also help him with an answer. At least he will not feel alone when he is trying to deal with his own sort of issues with both internal and external factors.

So basically, those are some of the ways to prevent frustration and also cope with them. Take note that if something is not done about these feelings right away, then they will just accumulate. So nip them at the bud while they are still fresh so that they do not grow.




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