OKLAHOMA CITY –<\/p>\n
Stress and emotional exhaustion are affecting a majority of Americans, according to research on coping strategies for overwhelm and mental fatigue.<\/p>\n
ReMerge CEO Aaron Engelke said two out of every three Americans report feeling emotionally drained, but also shared ways to focus on practical ways to manage stress, including breaking large tasks into smaller steps, limiting distractions and setting personal boundaries.<\/p>\n
\n \u2018Shrink the moment\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst and foremost, you got to shrink the moment,\u201d Engelke said. \u201cI think sometimes we look at our long to-do list and that\u2019s what causes just an insane amount of overwhelm… Just focus on like 10 minutes. What can I do in 10 minutes right now to start to chip away at that to-do list?\u201d<\/p>\n
Engelke also emphasized the importance of focus in completing tasks.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes you have to completely remove those distractions in your life, whether removing your phone, closing down your email, and just locking in,\u201d Engelke said. \u201cBecause the less that you do to focus on getting some of those big tasks, or even little tasks done, the more overwhelmed you will actually feel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n Learning to say no<\/p>\n
The discussion also addressed the difficulty many people have in declining requests and obligations.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can say no. I think you have to give yourself permission to do that,\u201d Engelke said. \u201cDon\u2019t immediately respond with a yes. I think as women, we just have this compulsion to be like, \u2018Yes, I will help you. I will do this. I will juggle all the balls.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Engelke added that overcommitment can lead to self-inflicted stress.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe truth of the matter is you\u2019re the one that\u2019s stretching yourself thin,\u201d Engelke said. You\u2019re not stretching anybody else thin.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n Regulating the nervous system<\/p>\n
Engelke also stressed the importance of regulating the nervous system through daily restorative habits, and recommended at least 10 to 15 minutes, and ideally up to 30 minutes, of low-stimulation activity such as walking without a phone, reading or spending time in nature.<\/p>\n
\u201cFind something that relaxes you, and that\u2019s different for everyone,\u201d Engelke said. \u201cBecause your nervous system is just fired up right now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKLAHOMA CITY – Stress and emotional exhaustion are affecting a majority of Americans, according to research on coping…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[163,85,46,522,523],"class_list":["post-414195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-health","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}