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Professor Pete Alexander 
Professor Pete Alexander
Inspiring You To Lighten Your Day By Better Protecting Your Health And Handling Challenging Situations With Grace And Success / Best-Selling Author / Laughter Yoga Teacher / Improv Comedy Performer / TEDx Speaker
Published Feb 17, 2021
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If you are a parent like me, you probably are familiar with this technique. We start to feel our blood boiling as our child is testing our patience, and we count to 10 before responding. Or, we put our child in a timeout for inappropriate behavior and we ask them to count to 10.
The actual process of counting to 10 calms your mind and body, especially when incorporated withdeep breathing. It also minimizes the chance that you will say something harsh that you will later regret (guilt is one of our biggest stressors after all).
And if you feel like counting to 10 doesn’t calm you enough, consider increasing the count as you go for a short walk in your building, front/back yard or around the block. The added time and isolation will likely improve your results and reduce your stress in the process.
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Priya Mishra
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Pete, thanks for sharing!
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This is a great stress and conflict relief technique Professor Pete Alexander. I sometimes find myself in a bad situation and lash back. I feel bad afterwards and regret it. This is a great way to avoid making those mistakes. I will put this into practice immediately. Thank you #stressbuster 👻.
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Yes, count, breathe, take the time you need to allow the stress to calm down.
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