English expressions about stress. What Is Stress? (What is stress?) How to get rid of stress in English
Every day we are exposed to stress - both minor and quite serious. No matter how hard we try, we cannot avoid it. So you need to look for alternative ways to deal with anxiety and irritation. Which? HELLO.RU has prepared 10 tips for you that will help you worry less and enjoy life more.
1. Appoint yourself "personal time".
Every day, try to allocate at least 30 minutes of your own, personal time. Turn off all your gadgets and electronics - phone, iPad, laptop, TV, radio... Absolutely everything! Tell others that you are unavailable for the next 30 minutes, let them pretend that you are not.
Choose for yourself what will really help you relax. What do you love to do the most? Maybe you have long wanted to just walk through the woods alone, or dance, or read a book, or take a relaxing bath? Do something that will allow you to relax not only your body, but also your soul and thoughts.
In fact, breathing is a very important relaxation tool. For 7 seconds, slowly inhale through your nose, then exhale through your mouth, also stretching the exhalation for 7 seconds. Repeat 5 times. This exercise will take the pressure off and really help you calm down.
3. Get some exercise
Don't forget to spend a few minutes every day exercising. You can run, you can work out in the gym, or you can do some exercises right at home or take yourself a long walk. Exercise is a great way to help your body deal with stress.
4. Manage your time
In order not to panic about "not doing anything," learn to plan your day. Do all the most important and urgent things before lunch, and then take care of everything else.
5. Don't take your phone to bed
When you go to bed, don't take your phone to bed with you. Yes, of course, you really want to check your work mail or just scroll through Instagram, but in this way you only harm yourself. If you can't turn off your phone completely due to an alarm, set it to airplane mode or at least turn off the sound so you don't get distracted by notifications and messages in the middle of the night. Give your body a real rest.
6. Don't take on other people's problems
Of course, you need to empathize and help, but you should not be too imbued with someone else's misfortune and let it into own life. Imagine a huge soap bubble around you, through which nothing bad can penetrate. This will help you feel more secure and calm.
7. Avoid coffee and alcohol
If you are stressed or anxious, avoid stimulants such as caffeine and alcohol. They will only increase your negative feelings. It is better to return to point three and engage in physical activity. It will increase the amount of endorphins in the blood, and you will immediately feel much better.
8. Surround yourself with people who make you feel better.
In bad times for you, you should be surrounded by people who will not aggravate the situation, but, on the contrary, will improve it. When you feel bad call your good friends and relatives, she will find the right words and support you.
9. You don't have to be the best at everything.
Don't take on too much - you can't be the best at everything. Learn to recognize your own shortcomings and weaknesses, and then life will become much easier.
10. It's okay to have bad days in your life.
You don't always have to pretend that everything is fine in your life. It's normal to appear in public sometimes (sometimes!) in a bad mood, feel unhappy and understand that in life - everything is not as we would like. This happens to every person. The sooner you understand this, the better for you.
At present, you can hardly find a person who has never been under stress. There are many stressful situations these days, such as: problems at work, preparation for exams, traffic jams, relationships with other people and so on. And it is not often easy to reduce stress levels.
Then what should we do to deal with stress? First of all, we should ease the tension with the help of deep breathing. It is also important not to stick in your problems and worries and to talk about them less with other people, as this will lead to a higher level of stress.
If you work hard for hours, the best way to avoid stress is to take a break. You can assure yourself that you will be absolutely free as soon as you finish and can put your break off. However, it won't do you any good. Your exhausted body will probably become sick afterwards.
So now, when you are on a break, you may do something to relax and to take your mind off things. You may have a healthy snack, dance or do some other physical exercises, turn your favorite music on or even call a friend.
Even a 10-minute break will help you. You will see how much better you feel afterwards. A small break may give you some more energy to continue your work. Moreover, when you abstract from your work for several minutes and then get back to it again, you manage to re-examine it and make some improvements. As a result, you will have a better quality of work.
Translation:
Nowadays, you can hardly find a person who has never been stressed. Today, there are many stressful situations, such as: problems at work, preparing for exams, traffic jams, relationships with other people, etc. And it's often not easy to reduce stress levels.
In that case, what should we do to deal with stress? First of all, you should release tension with deep breathing. It is also important not to get stuck in your problems and worries, and to talk about them less with other people, as this leads to a higher level of stress.
If you are working hard for several hours, the best way to avoid stress is to take a break. You can convince yourself that you will be completely free as soon as you finish and you can postpone rest for now. However, this will not do you any good. Your emaciated body will probably get sick afterwards.
So now that you are on a break, you can do something that will relax you and take your mind off things. You can eat something healthy, dance or do other physical exercises, turn on your favorite music, or even call a friend / girlfriend.
Even a ten-minute break will help you. You will see how good you feel after it. A little break can give you a little extra energy to keep going. Moreover, when you take a break from work for a few minutes and then return to it again, you will be able to look at it in a new way and improve it. As a result, you will achieve the best quality of work.
Phrases and words:
To be under stress - to be in a state of stress
Reduce stress level - reduce stress levels
To put off - postpone (for later)
Take a break - take a break
To do good - to benefit
To take one's mind off things - get distracted from business
To abstract from - abstract from something
To re-examine - take a fresh look
To make improvements - improve
Each of us has experienced stress at some point in our lives. Although high level high levels of stress can be damaging, in small amounts it can give us the excitement and inspiration we need to complete our projects. Here are some phrases to help us talk about stress in English.
If you need to say that you are stressed or you are experiencing a similar feeling, you will need the phrases to be stressed (to experience stress), as well as to be stressed out or wound up (to be nervous, on your nerves). Both of these expressions are informal, so if you want to be more formal, you can say that you are under a lot of pressure/stress.
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When the conversation turns to stress, they always talk about the reasons (reasons) that caused it. You can say, for example, that your job stresses you out (the job stresses out) or drives you crazy (drives crazy). These are informal expressions that we use on a daily basis. Work, especially if there is too much of it, is a common cause of stress. When we have too much work, we can say that we are literally up to our ears in it (snowed under work or up to our ears in work). If you feel like you work too much, you can say "I'm overworked", and if you have to stay late after work, say "I'm working / doing overtime".
If you feel too stressed, you need to relieve your stress by going somewhere to relax, de-stress, or wind down. All these phrases mean the same thing. Once you have relaxed (relaxed), you can say that you feel calm (feel calm or de-stressed).
Here are some examples of how people talk about their stress:
- Jane is so stressed about completing her report! Jane is nervous about having to complete her report.
- I'm stressed about passing my exam tomorrow - I'm worried about the exam that needs to be passed tomorrow.
- With these difficult calculations I'm so stressed
- I'm going crazy with making her believe me - I'm going crazy trying to convince her to believe me.
- My problem is that I can't stop thinking about it and it keeps me up all night! – my problem is that I can’t stop thinking about it and it torments me all night.
Stress must be disposed of, otherwise it can turn into problems such as insomnia (sleeplessness / insomnia), eating disorders (eating disorders), depression (depression). Therefore, experts advise dealing with stress (deal with stress), and more often turn off mobile phone, spend time in nature, have picnics with friends and buy new clothes, get a pet, take aromatic baths, etc.
Collocations with stress
There are several stable phrases with the word "stress", which are shown below in the examples:
- You must learn to control You must learn to control stress.
- Mental can lead to serious problems - psychological stress can lead to serious problems.
- I can't work under I can't work under stress.
- stress control must be a part of our life - stress management should become a part of our life.
- We are having times of stress caused by the economic crisis – we are going through hard times caused by the economic crisis.
- I have said it under the stress of fear I said this out of anger.
- of work makes me feel exhausted - being busy makes me feel exhausted.
- I have reached the stress limit I have reached my maximum stress.
- shopping is good for stress relief Shopping is a great stress reliever.
Basic expressions on the topic:
anxiety [engz'ayeti] about/over smth.- anxiety, anxiety about h.-l.;
tension [tension] - tension;
stress [stress] - stress, emotional overload;
stress-related illnesses [stress ril'eytid 'ilnesiz] - illnesses caused by stress;
intense / deep anxiety [int'ens / deep engz'ayeti] - severe anxiety;
anxiety disorder [engz'ayeti diz'ode] - anxiety disorder;
nervous tension [neuve tension] - nervous tension;
to be under stress [tu bi ‘ande stress] - to be under stress;
emotional stress [im'oceanl stress] - soul feelings, emotional stress;
to cause anxiety / stress [tu goats engz'ayeti] - cause anxiety / be the cause of stress;
to release tension [tu ril'iz tensh] - relieve tension;
skills to cope with stress [skills to k'oop wiz stress] - the ability to cope with stress;
a stressful job [e str'esful job] - hard work (leading to stress);
emotional well-being [im'oceanl u'elbiin] - emotional balance;
negative and positive emotions/feelings [negative and positive im'oceans/feelings] - negative and positive emotions/feelings;
helathy lifestyle [h'elfi l'lifestyle] - a healthy lifestyle.
Phrases and set expressions on the topic for use in dialogue with:
Take it easy. [take it ‘easy] - Relax.
Relax. [ril'ex] - Don't worry.
She is suffering from stress. [shi from s'affering from stress] - She is stressed.
I'm exhausted. [aim igz'ostid] - I'm exhausted / very tired.
You need to have a rest. [yu nid tu hev er rest] - You need to rest.
Calm down! [kam d'aun] - Calm down, don't be nervous!
Everything will be OK. [‘Eurysyn wil be ok] — Everything will be fine.
Dialogue about stress in English
— Hey, buddy! You look sad. Is everything OK?
— Everything is fine. I'm just under a lot of stress at the moment.
Why? What's the matter?
— I'm completely exhausted.
Is it family or work?
— Work, as usual. I've been working day and night lately.
— I think your job is too stressful. Your need to have a rest. Take a couple of days off work.
Yeah, I think I'll do that. But who is going to do my job?
— Don't worry! Everything will be right.
Ways to release tension (ways to relieve tension).
What can you do to relieve tension? (How can stress be relieved?)
What helps you relax? (What helps you relax?)
Answer options:
to do yoga (do yoga); to eat a balanced diet (keep a balanced diet); to take a walk (walk); to take a hot bath (take a hot bath); to listen to chillout or lounge music (listen to chill-out or lounge music); to exercise (exercise).
When people are under stress they react in different ways. Some people find it difficult to stay calm and often become tense. Little things, like a baby crying, can make them irritated. They get very annoyed if they have to wait just a few minutes too long in a shop or a restaurant. These people are usually very moody. One minute they are fine and the next they can be really angry – absolutely furious. Other people seem to stay calm almost all the time, and rarely get angry. For example, if they are caught in bad traffic, they don't get frustrated. They sit calmly in their cars, telling themselves that there is nothing they can do about the situation. These people are not moody at all. They don't change from moment to moment, but always seem to be in control of their emotions.
Some doctors give names to these two personality types: Type A and Type B people. Type A work very hard, worry a lot, and are often bad-tempered. Type Bs are the opposite. They don't worry. Work's not so important to them and they don't get angry easily. They like to relax a lot and have fun. The doctors say it is better for your health and heart if you are a Type B person.
Translation
Stress and Anger
Every day you read in newspapers, books and magazines that it is important to avoid stress. They say stress can kill. Take it easy. Relax. Slow down. Don't worry so much and don't work so hard. Unfortunately, this is difficult. There are always money problems and problems in the family. Our cities are full traffic and noise. Stressful situations seem to be everywhere.
When people are under stress, they react in a variety of ways. Some find it difficult to remain calm and are often tense. Little things, like the cry of a child, can make them irritated. They get very annoyed if they have to wait just a few minutes longer in a store or restaurant. These people are usually very capricious. One minute they are cheerful, and the next they can be really angry - absolutely furious. Other people seem to remain calm almost all the time, and rarely get angry. For example, if they get stuck in traffic, they don't get upset. They sit quietly in their cars, telling themselves that there is nothing they can do about the situation. These people are not capricious at all. They don't change in a second and they always seem to be in control of their emotions.
Some doctors have given names to these two personality types: Type A and Type B. Type A people work hard, worry a lot, and often get angry. Type B people are the opposite. They don't worry. Work is not so important to them and they are not easily angered. They love to relax and have fun fun. Doctors say it's best for your health and heart if you're a Type B person.
