Stress
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Stress
Management-How To Cope With Stress
Identifying stress and being aware of its effect on our lives is not
enough for reducing its harmful effects. Just as there are many sources
of stress, there are many possibilities to manage it. But it requires
work toward relief: change the source of stress and change your
reaction to it.
Here's
how it works.
1.Reccognise your stressors and your emotional and physical reactions.
Be aware of your distress. Don't ignore it. Don't gloss over your
problems. Determine what distresses you. What are you telling yourself
about what those stressors means? Determine how your body responds to
the stress. Do you become nervous or physically upset? If so,in what
specific ways?
2. What can you change?
Can you change your stressors by avoiding or eliminating them
completely?
Can you reduce their intensity (manage them over a period of time
instead of on a daily or weekly basis)? Can you reduce your exposure to
stress (take a break, leave the physical premises)?Can you take the
time and energy necessary to making a change (goal setting, time
management techniques, and delayed gratification strategies may be
helpful here)?
3.Your emotions will
determine the way you react.
Your stress reaction is caused by your perception of danger...physical
danger and/or emotional danger. Do you view your stressors in an
exaggerated way and/or taking a difficult situation and making it a
disaster?
Do you expect to please everyone?
Are you overreacting and seeing things as totally critical and urgent?
Do you feel you must always prevail in every situation?
Try to adopt more moderate views; try to see the stress as something
you can cope with rather than something that overpowers you.
Try to moderate your excess emotions. Put the situation in perspective.
Do not dwell on the negative aspects and the "what if's."
4. How to control your
physical reactions to stress.
Slow, deep breaths will bring your heart rate and respiration back to
normal.
Relaxation techniques can reduce muscle tension. Medications, when
prescribed by a physician, can help in the short term. However, they
alone are not the answer.Learning to moderate these reactions on your
own is a preferable long-term solution.
5. How to build your
physical reserves.
Exercise for cardiovascular fitness three to four times a week
(moderate, prolonged rhythmic exercise is best, such as walking,
swimming, cycling, or jogging).
Eat well-balanced, nutritious meals.
Keep your ideal weight.
Stay away from nicotine, excessive caffeine, and other stimulants.
Mix pleasure with work. Take breaks and get away when you can.
Get enough sleep. Be as regular with your sleep schedule as possible.
6. Reinforce your
emotional reserves.
Develop some supportive friendships/relationships.
Reach for realistic goals which are meaningful to you, rather than
goals others have for you that you do not share.
Expect some frustrations, failures, and sorrows.
Always be kind and gentle with yourself -- be a friend to yourself.
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