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Nowadays, we all have quite a bit on our plates. Not just the pandemic or the economy, but also personal issues can emerge amongst all this.

Here are some tips which will help you stay emotionally balanced and get those pesky issues resolved effectively.

1. The most important thing is to take a few steps back from the problem you are facing at the moment and partake in a completely different activity. This method will not only give you some room to find an answer, but it may also help you look at the issue in a different way. Just make sure you return to the problem you were working on after your mini break.

2. Talk to yourself about the problem. Sometimes talking out loud makes you hear something that you may need or something to let go of. This is definitely a good process when solving a problem.

3. Talking to someone other than yourself, be it a friend or even a therapist, will definitely sort things out. If you put some effort into it, therapy works wonders, and of course, advice from a trusted ally is always something to count on. Talking through a problem with another person is how most people figure things out. Weigh what you hear with what you know, and find a balance.

4. Never post about your problems on social media. You can get a lot of nasty comments from trolls or haters and if you happen to be in a sensitive place, it can damage you quite a bit. In this regard, make sure to tell your friends to keep your problems private as well should you choose to share it with them.

5. Another thing that would help is to create a comfortable space to relax in not to necessarily solve the problem but just to recuperate. This will help you come up with creative solutions.

6. Where is the problem originating from? Is it due to the pandemic or have you been dealing with this and supressing it for quite a while? Sometimes problems are just inside our minds, others may take some time to solve. Figure out which is which to isolate the source.

7. Get your priorities in order and adjust your point of view. Perhaps you are being triggered by pain of the past or fears of the future, either of which can influence the way you perceive a problem.

8. Set a timeline to resolve a problem. If a lot of your energy is going into one issue, you won’t have the presence of mind needed to deal with your life at this moment. If you can’t figure things out in a couple of days, put it on hold and come back to it later.

9. Sometimes the only way to peacefully resolve an uncomfortable issue is to simply walk away from it. That might go against your normal thinking, but if you are never going to get what you need, you should look for it somewhere else.

10. Trust that the answers are inside you. If you sit quietly and let the answers come to you, they will. Being calm like this allows your mind to create a reasonable path to solving any problem.