Have you ever had one of those days where nothing goes your way
? If you have, you are not alone. I am sure that everyone that does not live in a cave can answer "yes" to this question. When this happens what do you do? How do you deal with the stress of life without the use of retail therapy or stuffing your face with food you are not hungry for?
The bottom line is you have to deal with stress in a positive manner or you will end up with consumer debt, become obese or alienate everyone around you. One of the things which will work best for me is to walk away from the situation. I really like to do this literally. Nothing works better for me than taking a walk and thinking rationally about how I can resolve the issue at hand. However, that will not work for all situations.
If you are at work, many people cannot get up and just walk away from what is bothering them. You have to realize that at the end of the day, you getting angry or eating over the situation will not resolve the problem. It will still be there when you get through with your negative behavior and you will now also be dealing with the aftermath of the negative behavior as well as the original problem.
Some people journal to help them get past the things that are bothering them, but there will come a time when you are going to need to slow down and use deep breathing and realize that life will go on no matter how you deal with stress and dealing with it negatively in many cases can have severe consequences. It is important to health, family life and career to be able to handle stress without using negative methods of relieving the feelings you are experiencing.