Monday, September 2, 2013

Being Able To Handle 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.

High expectation is actually the main reason as to why one will have this sort of feeling because it is through high expectations that one will be disappointed when he does not reach his goal. Because of disappointment, one will have a lot of frustrations simply because he will be having some issues with himself. So the key to succeeding in this area is to have low expectations.

When one has lower expectations for himself, then he will be able to accept himself as he is and be able to excel from there. The next step after lowering expectations will be acceptance of oneself. Once one has accepted the way he is, then he will not need to set his bar so high and will just live his life the way he wants to.

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.

Of course it is quite impossible to get rid of these kinds of feelings totally because there will constantly be different stresses that will be appearing from out of nowhere. So once in awhile, one must just sit down and think it over. Approaching this sort of feeling rationally is the key to find the main cause and then create an answer.

It is also sometimes very important to release all of the pent up tension by doing some things. A lot of people cry when they are frustrated because it allows them to let out everything that is bothering them in one big impulse. If one is not much of a crier, then he may engage himself in some sort of activity that will let him release all of the stress.

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 if one is suffering from some frustration from his life, then take note of some ways that may be able to help life up this bad feeling. If one does not handle them right away, then these feelings will definitely get worse. It is better to prevent such instances rather than to try to cure them.




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