It's Not the Stress, It's How You Deal With It
Posted August 11, 2009 9:08 AM
Stress is a fact of life. You can't avoid it, but you can learn to handle it and that will help safeguard your health and improve your quality of life. The key is not to focus on the stress event itself, but your reaction to it. In other words, you have the choice to manage your stress or to let it manage you. For example, being caught in a traffic jam can lead one person to bash away on the dashboard, as his aggravation grows by the minute, and another to listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" using the time to relax. And, actually, some stress is good for you! It's an emotion that sharpens your alertness as well as motivates and enables you to work through any given situation, whether positive or negative.
So, here are a few suggestions to help you not only deal with stress, but to welcome and master it as well.
Don't sweat the small stuff. What's more, it's all small stuff! None of it is worth dying for, nor is it worth the anger, frustration or diminished effectiveness it entails.
Communicate. Make sure you assert yourself without being aggressive on both personal and social levels.
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Posted August 24, 2009 9:38 AM
I work on feature films and the stress there is very evident with deadlines and people who want to do their best and long hours that are brutal. We all use Bach Rescue Remedy to calm ourselves and keep things in perspective. The remedy is made from the essences of 5 flowers and has no side effects and is not addictive although it is preserved in alcohol. Bach who was an eminent English physician in the 1920s believed that all disease or dis-ease was rooted in the mind/spirit split and researched 38 flowers to help emotionally negative states of fear etc. His Rescue Remedy is probably the most used flower remedy in the world and just centers you in a most gentle way. Whether a death in the family or a big move or an exam to write or stage fright just put 3 drops in a bottle of water and sip all day long and keep your balance.
Posted May 7, 2009 10:57 PM
Good article on an important subject. I like to read when I see action items that make sense. I find that when I start feeling stressful, I sit down and think of things that I am grateful for. This definitely changes my mindset from worry and anxiety to appreciation and calmness.Also, I find if I breathe in and out and say to myself I will breathe in good thoughts and breathe out the anxieties. This helps me. Maybe it will help someone else too.
Posted May 7, 2009 5:13 PM
I believe Stress is the number one killer today.
If Stress is a disease and condition "stressor" or magifier, then getting Stress under control is vitally important.
Unfortunately, most people don't even know when they are stressed.
Posted May 6, 2009 2:52 PM
I know that if you and I had to go to a desert Island and could take one thing with us then I would take Bach Rescue Remedy. I have used it for stress for over 20 years and it is like having a nice friend put their arm about your shoulders and hold you tight. No matter whether to write an exam or mother in law problems, a dentist visit or a death in the family it just seems to bring a better perspective. I have kits that I sell, the pocket pack and the Hollywood Survival kit and the #1 remedy is a clone called Tromos and it gets rave reviews from all who use it. Will calm animals too. I guarantee it. And it has no side effects and will not interfere with medications. You will always thank me if you get it.
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