Approaching ways to cope with your pet peeves...

These irritations, or pet peeves, may seem minor at first but can lead to more significant stress in our lives. There are ways to cope, and perhaps eliminate these pet peeves, before they develop into something more serious, more stressful, and more harmful. Most of the time, it is the little things.

8 steps to cope with your pet peeves..

1. Acknowledge the existence of your pet peeve. - realizing you have an annoyance that you cannot stand, is the first step.

2.Resist the urge to vent. -Venting over a situation is not the same as resolving a situation. When we vent, we tend to stay in the negative moment and bring up even more negative thoughts and triggers. Venting can become a habit just like the reaction to the pet peeve. Which results in enhancing your pet peeve.

3.Understand the deeper meaning- Because our pet peeves are so personal to each of us, they can become a lingering habit and something known and familiar which can be hard to let go. The resolution of these negative thoughts requires change and conscious thought 

4. Know its not personal- Realizing that the pet peeve belongs to you; beware of your personal irritation

5. Find a healthy release- Don't react when you are most irritated.

6. Understand the rest of the story --Before you allow a pet peeve to cause unnecessary stress, seek to gain a better understanding of the rest of the story, the full picture. (whats the background)

7. Look for something good- Point out a positive in your pet peeve.

8. Make a heart connection- Even though we are all different with our pet peeves realize that we are all the same because everyone has them. You are not different in a bad way.