If
you’ve learned nothing from
reading this book, we hope you realize
and understand that there is NO WAY
to completely eliminate stress from
your life. What you can do is to learn
how to make that stress work FOR you.
Stress
management isn’t as difficult
as it might actually seem. However,
we can’t emphasize this next
point enough. If you think you have
too much stress in your life, it may
be helpful to talk with your doctor,
spiritual advisor, or local mental
health association. Because reactions
to stress can be a factor in depression,
anxiety and other disorders, they
may suggest that you visit with a
psychiatrist, psychologist, social
worker, or other qualified counselor.
We
don’t want to present ourselves
as medical professionals. All we want
to do is give you some tools to implement
in your life to help you better cope
with those things that make us overwhelmed
and feel out of control.
You
may also want to look into time management
tools in order to get rid of some
of your stressors. When we feel like
we don’t have enough time to
do the things that need to be done,
that creates more stress and can lead
to anxiety which, believe me, you
don’t want to have!
Stress management tips are simple
cost effective methods to effectively
check stress. They can be practiced
anywhere and at anytime. Well, almost!
If
you feel you are in need of help,
do not hesitate. You might not be
correct always. The cause of your
stress might be for no reason at all.
But it might be physical in its roots.
Someone else might be able to solve
it easily. Understand your limitations
and it can relieve stress to a large
extent.
Stress
is a normal part of life. In small
quantities, stress is good -- it can
motivate you and help you be more
productive. However, too much stress,
or a strong response to stress, is
harmful.
It
can set you up for general poor health
as well as specific physical or psychological
illnesses like infection, heart disease,
or depression. Persistent and unrelenting
stress often leads to anxiety and
unhealthy behaviors like overeating
and abuse of alcohol or drugs.
Just
like causes of stress differ from
person to person, what relieves stress
is not the same for everyone. In general,
however, making certain lifestyle
changes as well as finding healthy,
enjoyable ways to cope with stress
helps most people. I hope that I’ve
given you some great ways of dealing
with the stress that we all feel!
Above
all, remember that you are in no way
alone in this battle. There are hundreds
of thousands of people out there who
feel overwhelmed and nearly completely
out of control. That’s why we
wanted to give you this book. So you
can find peace within yourself and
realize that we’re all on this
big blue marble for a reason.
You
are too! Enjoy it and live life to
its fullest. And when you feel yourself
stressed out or beset with a panic
attack, relax, breathe through it,
and know that there are many, many
people who know exactly how you feel.
I
like Bobby McFarrin’s philosophy
best of all – “Don’t
Worry, Be Happy!”
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