How to Cope With Frustration and Impatience

The daily grind of work, chores and obligations can often lead to stress, which can then cause impatience and frustration. If you find yourself becoming increasingly aggravated, consider putting into place a series of steps aimed at keeping you calm and collected. Focusing on life's positive moments and keeping a mental picture of your goals can help thwart frustrations, and lead to a more patient outlook on life, which will give you an overall better quality of life.

Things You'll Need

• Journal

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Instructions

• 1

  Examine the situation you're in to see if there are any positives. Focusing on what's going right at the moment can help you calm down.

• 2

  Write in a journal every day, making sure to jot down any small accomplishment the day brought. This will help keep you in a positive mindset.

• 3

  Focus on end goals, not the obstacles in front of those goals. Keeping a clear mental picture of what you want to happen will help you remain patient when met with obstacles.

• 4

  Brainstorm solutions to small problems as they arise, so they don't snowball. Having several solutions at hand will help you realize you have options, and don't need to lose your patience or get upset at the drop of a hat.

• 5

  Don't procrastinate. If a task is at hand, do it as quickly as you can, so you don't become stressed by an ever increasing work load or to-do list.