Stressed, Stressed, Stressed

Are you constantly stressed out and don’t know what to do? We’re told that we need to manage stress. But is managing stress the best we can do? How about getting rid of stress rather than managing it?

1. “Managing” stress is avoiding the problem.

• Deal with the problem. We are usually stressed out because we are not dealing with what is.
• We rationalize unpleasant and unhealthy situations because confronting them produces anxiety. What we don’t realize is that not dealing with them produces anxiety in the form stress. 
• What stresses us out is what we fear. 

2. Confront issues by accepting responsibility. Don’t blame others.

• Whenever you feel stressed, look to yourself to relieve the stressors.
• Your attitude in regards to accepting responsibility for the life YOU have created is what eliminates stress.
• I would much rather deal with a specific problem, feel the fear and anxiety, and know that it is not going to last forever. Stress is something we constantly carry with us when we do not deal with our issues.

3. Do not rely on time to make things better…. it can also get worse.

• Remember, time does nothing but pass.
• Things that are good may get better, but things that are bad get worse over time.
• It is what you do with time that makes the difference.

4. Change your attitude even if you cannot change the situation.

• It is not what happens to you in a life but what you do with what happens to you.
• Your ability to face a problem head-on and not make excuses is crucial in the elimination of stress.
• The minute you take your power back and accept responsibility, the stress is relieved.

5. Do things differently if you do not like the results you are getting.

• We all know what Einstein said: “Doing the same thing again and again and expecting to get a different result is insanity.
• If you wait until you feel like doing it differently, it will not happen.
• This is where you need to use your intellect. The old way is not working – do it a new way and see what happens.

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[James]

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