Creeping anxiety is common at the beginning of the year. Anxiety is the end result of stress most times if not always.
It comes when people are worried about surviving the present and facing the hurdles in tomorrow. Some are stressed out for other reasons such as having too much to do, loans to pay, and unending bills that need attention.
Oh, let us not forget the anxiety that comes with all of the different coronavirus variants being discovered.
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Two things expanded with the spread of covid-19 and now the discovery of the Omicron variant. The first is Physical stress. The second is emotional stress.
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Physical stress comes from the fact that many people are trying to make up for lost time, money, and productivity. Thereby doing double what they would do on a normal day before the pandemic.
Emotional stress comes from the fact that a whole lot of others are starting to get worried about how to pay off loans, meet deadlines, and balance all of that with the relationships they have with friends, family, work colleagues, and business associates.
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Nonetheless, regardless of everything negative that comes with the pandemic- you must learn how to stay calm. Learn how to breathe out your worries and ease the load within.
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The quotes will inspire you to conquer anxiety, worry, or stress as the case may be. Even when you don’t feel stressed up already, these quotes can be useful when something starts to worry your mind and begins to affect your creativity.
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“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax”- Mark Black
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It is understandable that you have so many online art orders due for delivery which you are yet to produce. It is also sensible that you want to do as much as you can to make up for a lost time so you don’t lose customers and their loyalty.
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The truth, however, is that when the body has been strained for too long, the most productive thing is to relax.
When you are seriously in a stage where you are trying to solve an issue; financial, creative, and many others- the possibility of coming up with a strong, intelligent, unique, … idea or solution is high when you are adequately relaxed.
“Almost anything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…including you”- Anne Lamott
One of the symptoms of stress is that you become so tense or agitated about something that you can’t take your mind off it. It eats you up so much that when you are relaxing in an attempt to restore or increase your productivity and creativity, your mind is still very much open to the cause of the worry. By doing so, you realize that the objective of relaxation is not achieved and the feeling of strong emotions is still a problem.
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Therefore, this quote suggests that you unwind as a strategy to block your mind from the worry, or cause of anxiety and stress. Unplug and just relax.
It’s like unplugging your laptop from the socket on the wall; the electricity from the socket can no longer reach your laptop.
Same with unplugging or disconnecting your mind for as long as it takes for you to become sane again.
Unplugging yourself from the sources of worry, stress, and anxiety provides you with enough energy to try again or enjoy the flow of fresh creativity that leads to abundant productivity.
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey
One of the very common reasons creatives end up stressed is prioritizing their schedules instead of scheduling their priorities.
In the case where you have tried to relax or unplug yourself from work but your mind is still fixated on it, attend to the more important tasks and responsibilities on your schedule.
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You will only intensify the strain on you when you continue to try to fulfill the current plan even when your body, mind, and heart are weary.
However, you can consider doing the simpler tasks, most important, and urgent at the time as a way to gradually release yourself from the pressure you are feeling.
“You can do anything—but not everything.” – David Allen
Trying to handle demanding activities or highly emotional tasks yourself can lead to stress. Stress can also originate from trying to do so many things at once by yourself which leads to worrying about how to get it done.
Anxiety then creeps in and at the end of the day, you realize that you couldn’t do everything you have planned.
Therefore, this quote has the underlying message that you should always ask for help when the demanding activities or emotionally tasking responsibilities go out of your control.
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As you read, try to identify some of the projects or tasks in your schedule that you can pay or humbly ask people to support you with.
It makes the work faster and helps you stay healthier.
“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye
Stress is actually unavoidable. But with the right mindset, attitude, and adherence to precautionary methods stated above- the extent to which you feel strained or tensed can be controlled.
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At one point in your art career, personal life, and relationships you are going to feel pressured. Since it is impossible to avoid adversities, difficulties, or problems in life then it is impossible to avoid worrying, stress, and anxiety no matter how peaceful and quiet you are.
The quotes above have been used to identify strategies every human can apply in overcoming stress.
The idea is that you repeat these quotes as many times as you can be based on the level of stress you are going through at the moment. Apply the strategies as reactions to overcoming stress and uneasiness.
Nonetheless, these quotes will be really helpful when you can turn them into daily mantras. Make efforts to recite and internalize them so you can always have access to them in your mind at the appropriate time that you need them.