Stress relief involves understanding what triggers your stressful responses. These triggers come from your environment, also known as your life. While you probably cannot change everything in your life that causes you stress, you can certainly affect some of those events.
For example, if waiting in a line stresses you out, ask the clerk when you do check out when the slow times are at that store. Plan to visit that store during those slow times. If traffic causes your blood pressure to rise, plan a route that avoids congestion. Or just leave earlier (or later).
Obviously, changing your environment may be a big task. You may not always have the luxury of changing your route to avoid traffic or you may not be able to visit a store at any other time. Fear not, there’s still hope for you. Click the next link and find out how.
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Your beliefs or thoughts can be a major contributor to your stress.
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The ABC Model helps you understand the causes of stress.
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Once you know the causes of stress, you are better equipped to develop an action plan to address your stress.
Activating events coupled with your beliefs end up with the consequences of stress.
Understanding Your Stressful Situations
Once you become aware of your present situation, you can then begin to understand your stress.
Possible Solutions to Your Stress
Solving your stress depends on what works for you.
Action – Strategies for Success
Take action in order to reduce or eliminate your stress.
Our Subconscious Stress – Fight or Flight
Our fight or flight response is nature’s own stress inducer.
