Take responsability and relax.

Joseph_ngaruiya · Post by **Joseph_ngaruiya** » 11 Aug 2020, 03:42

Leen282 wrote:
> I believe in taking responsibility. That doesn't mean you can predict and
> steer outcome, but you can (almost) always choose to step away from a bad
> situation. I believe that yoga, meditation, exercise can help people find
> the strength to take responsibility for their choice.

From personal experience, all sports or activities that require your will power are always instilling a habit of responsibility in you. Yes, yoga and meditation can be used as examples.

Joseph_ngaruiya · Post by **Joseph_ngaruiya** » 11 Aug 2020, 03:48

Gustavo recommends taking full responsibility for your personal life. I believe taking such responsibility comes with a price. Every action has a reaction, meeting your lows and highs involves patience, discipline, understanding, and commitment. Although the process is demanding, it's a sure way to prevent stress and anxiety.

Chiawa · Post by **Chiawa** » 11 Aug 2020, 04:12

Living in denial of oneself and condition can be very detrimental especially for someone with anxiety and stress disorder. It's vital to the healing process that you take responsibility for yourself and employ every measure; like therapy, relaxation exercises to improve. On this note, i agree with the author's recommendation to take responsibility and relax.

Fem187 · Post by **Fem187** » 11 Aug 2020, 06:16

Taking full responsibility for your actions reduces the blame game where you hold other people responsible for your predicaments. I belief taking full responsibility give you peace of mind and consequently reduces stress level. However, we must learn to forgive ourselves and not continually dwell on the past for us to move forward.

Iva Stoyanova · Post by **Iva Stoyanova** » 11 Aug 2020, 06:35

I absolutely agree. Taking responsibility of your own actions is honourable and brave. It takes the stress out of your system, and you live far more peacefully. Everyone should follow this concept, and the world would be completely different.

Nerea · Post by **Nerea** » 11 Aug 2020, 07:38

Divergent fire wrote:
> I also like to support the thoughts if the author.
> By taking the responsibilities of our decisions and obligations should to a
> top priority for everyone. This a seem a little uncomfortable at first. But
> eventually you can attain this goal. When we reach this point in life, we
> will be well aware of all the possible results if our decisions. So nothing
> becomes unexpected to us, which in turn reduces our anxiety. It helps is be
> aware of our weak points.
I totally agree with you. When one is fully prepared for future results of his/her decisions or even uncertainties, he/she can't be easily trapped in the figurative cage of anxiety/stress. That was a good point you raised.

Nerea · Post by **Nerea** » 11 Aug 2020, 07:45

cookiedough wrote:
> I agree, it's your life and so you can make choices that will enhance or
> worsen your day. I tend to take on too much responsibility though and I
> have been trying to balance it out over the years.
It's commendable that you are trying to be balanced in tending to your activities/responsibilities because having a balanced view of doing things helps to lessen the severity of anxiety and stress.

mpsmaster · Post by **mpsmaster** » 11 Aug 2020, 08:06

Kola+wole wrote:
> It is imperative every individual takes responsibility for his/her actions
> and stop living a life full of reaction alone. Life is all about balance,
> therefore it is every individual's job to maintain that balance.

Living in reaction, maybe, is a great whole in our society! When you never take a stand, choose something, you are always at the mercy of everybody else. Thanks for bring this up!

mpsmaster · Post by **mpsmaster** » 11 Aug 2020, 08:10

Miller56 wrote:
> I think we all need to own our strengths and our weaknesses. Everyone has
> both and if you know what they are, you can use your strengths to help you
> get through situations. If you understand your weaknesses, you have
> something to work on for improvement. I think sometimes people know they
> are responsible for their own life, but when things go wrong it is easier
> to blame the circumstances or someone else than to take responsibility.

Your words remind me of what Sun Tsu once wrote: "A man who knows himself has won half of any battle. A man who knows himself and the enemy will win every battle." Maybe our strengths and weaknesses plays those roles in our lives.

mpsmaster · Post by **mpsmaster** » 11 Aug 2020, 08:12

Kei Nakagawa wrote:
> The author really stresses that taking responsibility for our actions is
> vital. Keeping that mindset just allows us to see through and plan ahead
> without hurting or damaging others in the process as we get to see the
> consequences of our actions. I think it is something that we really have to
> keep doing.

Take responsibility brings vision! Wow, loved that. Sure one can make better decisions and work for a better future when he sees himself as one in charge to do so. Thanks for bring that up!

mpsmaster · Post by **mpsmaster** » 11 Aug 2020, 08:15

Fae Liesl Enchantee wrote:
> The thought of taking full responsibility is one of the things that cause
> anxiety, but actually doing it can make a person feel much more in control
> of his or her life. Taking full responsibility is also a path to becoming a
> good person, in my opinion. It makes us do less callous actions, we learn
> to think about the other people that would get affected, and we learn how
> to apologize for the wrong things we've done or bad outcomes from our
> actions. It helps us release the bad feeling and anxiety inside of us
> knowing that we did everything in our power and if all didn't go well, we
> know that we've made it up to the person we affected.

That's really interesting: take responsibility for my life helps me to be more mindful, and careful with others. That's is something great to think about. The parallel between responsibility and ones character seems to be close now. Thanks for bring that up!

Vine Michael · Post by **Vine Michael** » 11 Aug 2020, 08:23

I completely agree with the author. Taking full responsibility of our actions should be everyone's priority. This will enable us to look back and realize our mistakes. This mindset of blaming others doesn't give room for improvement. Personally I have far less anxiety when I take responsibility for my actions.

mlh6fn · Post by **mlh6fn** » 11 Aug 2020, 11:02

I agree with the author and everyone here on how taking responsibility for yourself and your actions is critical to owning your life and reducing your anxiety. As someone who tends to take on more responsibility than I should, what I find more helpful is this emphasis: you can ONLY take responsibility for yourself and your actions, not someone else's life or decisions. I'm still working on finding the limits where my responsibility and control ends and where the things I cannot control and therefore can let go begins, but this is a great reminder of how to continue that process going forward.

Alya17 · Post by **Alya17** » 11 Aug 2020, 12:01

I think taking responsibility for your life will definitely reduce anxiety and stress. As a people pleaser (and this may apply to other people pleasers) saying no is often difficult and that causes anxiety when you're overwhelmed with so many things. But by realising that I am the one responsible for my life and work-life balance, and I have control over what I say yes or no too, it helps in knowing how to approach things.

djr6090 · Post by **djr6090** » 11 Aug 2020, 12:23

Taking responsibility for oneself as opposed to taking responsibility for everyone and everything around you can bring focus to one's life. This is great advice.