Stress management strategy #3: Adapt to the stressor

Stress management strategy #3: Adapt to the stressor If you can’t change the stressor, change yourself.  You can adapt to stressful situations and regain your sense of control by changing your expectations and attitude. Reframe problems.  Try to view stressful situations from a more positive perspective.  Rather than fuming about a traffic jam, look at…

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Stress management strategy #2: Alter the situation

Stress management strategy #2: Alter the situation If you can’t avoid a stressful situation, try to alter it.  Figure out what you can do to change things so the problem doesn’t present itself in the future. Often, this involves changing the way you communicate and operate in your daily life. Express your feelings instead of…

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Start a Stress journal

Start a stress journal A stress journal can help you identify the regular stressors in your life and the way you deal with them.  Each time you feel stressed, keep track of it in your journal.  As you keep a daily log, you will begin to see patterns and common themes.  Write down: What caused…

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Dealing with Stressful Situations: The Four A’s

Dealing with Stressful Situations: The Four A’s Change the situation: Avoid the stressor. Alter the stressor. Change your reaction: Adapt to the stressor. Accept the stressor. Stress management strategy #1: Avoid unnecessary stress Not all stress can be avoided, and it’s not healthy to avoid a situation that needs to be addressed. You may be…

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How to Reduce, prevent, and Cope with Stress   It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about stress. The bills won’t stop coming and your career and family responsibilities will always be demanding. But managing stress is all about taking charge: of your thoughts, emotions, schedule, and the way you deal with problems.…

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So, What Is Stress?

According to Wikipedia, stress is a term that is commonly used but has become increasingly difficult to define.  Typically, stress describes a negative concept that can have an impact on a person’s mental and physical well-being, but it is unclear what exactly defines stress and whether or not stress is a cause, an effect, or…

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