Routine as a tool for stress management: simple steps to maintain inner balance

In times of stress and unpredictability, it is important to find ways to maintain inner balance. Psychologists recommend a simple but effective strategy - routine. Unlike strict plans and schedules, which often increase stress, routine creates a sense of stability and allows you to adapt to external changes. The platform of the all-Ukrainian mental health program "How are you?" emphasizes the importance of incorporating simple habits into daily life, writes UNN.

Strict schedules, plans, and timetables are not for you.

You don't even need them - a simple daily structure will help your brain adapt to the stress and unpredictability of this world.

Try to perceive routine not as a schedule for doing things (because these are different things), but as a way to be with yourself, to focus, to seek balance.

Routine saves when there is chaos in your head.

Familiar actions give us a sense of control when it seems like the whole world is upside down.

For the brain, it's like a calming signal: "Everything's okay, we'll manage."

Routine helps maintain stability and preserve inner balance.

Morning and evening rituals reduce stress hormone levels, thus reducing anxiety. Less anxiety = more energy.

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Routine reduces cognitive load.

That is, we don't have to spend effort and energy every time, for example, to decide how to exercise or when to have lunch. Just repeat predictable actions.