| When you experience negative emotions, you tend to | | | | batteries". Diverting your focus from stressful or |
| sink into an unpleasant mood and you just feel like | | | | disturbing situations is best achieved by having a |
| running away. You would do anything to escape, to | | | | distracting activity which takes you away from the |
| evade the environment you associate with all those | | | | current context. Every one of us has one's own idea |
| bad feelings. Sometimes, this desire to take refuge | | | | about doing so, but there are some common options |
| helps. But this proves to be a helpful strategy when | | | | that are embraced by many. For some, they might |
| you don't shirk responsibilities, you want to rest or | | | | prove helpful, while for others they can have harmful |
| refocus because you feel drained from stressful | | | | effects. They include the following: |
| situations. Thus, simply "removing" yourself from those | | | | - take a deep breath; |
| situations is indeed the simplest method of solving | | | | - count to ten slowly; |
| things whether you do something as easy as counting | | | | - go for a stroll; |
| to ten and leaving the room or more complex as | | | | - exercise; |
| taking a vacation. It all depends on the degree of | | | | - let your emotions surface; |
| seriousness and gravity. | | | | - look for alternative strategies; |
| Taking refuge outside an upsetting or troubling situation | | | | - talk to someone close to you; |
| can represent the premise to gain time to coolly and | | | | - make lists; |
| thoughtfully ponder, reflect on what is happening. This | | | | - mediate, practice yoga or listen to soothing |
| also might prevent the situation from getting worse, | | | | tapes.More advanced techniques of distracting |
| your bad emotions from escalating and you from | | | | yourself from your negative feelings and the world |
| taking rash decisions and doing things that you may | | | | around you cover forms of relaxation and awareness |
| regret later. This is why many think of such escapade | | | | like deep muscle relaxation, mediation, mindfulness and |
| as a chance to "take a break" or to "recharge their | | | | meditation. |