Thoughts on stress relief! Spirituality

 Thoughts on stress relief! Spirituality

A Reflection on “Stress Relief”! From a spiritual perspective, there are recommended approaches to relieving stress.

If you look online for “stress relief” methods, you’ll find suggestions such as doing regular stretches, eating sweets, getting a good night’s sleep, exercising under the sun, or immersing yourself in hobbies to forget everyday life.

Indeed, these practices may contribute to stress relief to some extent.

From a psychological perspective, stress can have negative effects if it is accumulated, so it is often recommended to express or release the worries one holds inside.

This may be a topic specific to the current effects of COVID-19, but online sources show rankings of situations that cause people the most stress.

At the top are things like not being able to meet friends, not being able to play or go out freely, restrictions on outings, school events being canceled or postponed, and not being able to go to karaoke.

From the perspective of the “stress” caused by COVID-19, it becomes clear that many people may be experiencing high levels of stress. From a spiritual viewpoint, this also suggests that a significant number of people are carrying this stress.

Thoughts on “stress relief,” “stress,” and “spirituality”

A reflection on “stress relief”: from a spiritual perspective, whether it can even be called “stress” is uncertain, but there are reasons for it.

The psychologist Freud proposed the “pleasure principle,” stating that whenever humans eat, sleep, or relieve themselves, they experience some degree of pleasure, and that humans are creatures who seek pleasure.

In an extreme sense, it could be said that “sense of existence = pleasure.” When one feels happiness, one simultaneously experiences a strong sense of existence and strong pleasure.

Not feeling a sense of existence is not merely a matter of lacking awareness of one’s presence; because the human body and mind influence each other, a lack of existence can lead to stress as a kind of life-threatening signal.

A “stress response” places a person in a choice state of either attacking or escaping from the source of stress. Either way, it requires energy and can generate energy within both mind and body.

“Stress relief” is essentially the resolution of this energy, and the important point is learning to manage and harmonize with this energy effectively.

Thoughts on “stress relief” and recommended stories from a “spiritual” perspective

A reflection on “stress relief”: from a spiritual perspective, the recommended approach can be hinted at through Freud’s pleasure principle.

Even within the concept of “pleasure,” there are many types of pleasure, and seeking various pleasures through the five senses can be recommended.

For example, when a family member passes away, performing household chores to distract oneself from grief can help calm the mind.

This works not only by directing attention to the chores, but also by providing the sense of accomplishment as a hidden form of “pleasure.”

In the imagination, one can create a world without the limitations of the physical reality or body.

Thus, trying experiences in the imagination that are not possible in daily life can be a useful approach. For instance: winning the lottery, becoming a magician who can fulfill any wish, or imagining defeating a person who is the source of your stress.

In such cases, there is a possibility that the imagined scenario could manifest as a spiritual influence on the target person.

The most recommended method is to laugh heartily beyond limits within the imagination. If this generates pleasure, it can help soften one’s response to stress.

However, a caution: doing this in the presence of others may cause one to appear odd or giggly, so it is important to be mindful of the setting.