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Handling Stress

Okay, so you feel you are stressed, but what’s causing it? If you have become immune to the feeling of being stressed then you know that you are probably are really stressed. It is important to remember that stress does not come from just one source, so this means that you need to find out the sources of your stress.

One way to do this effectively is by way of a personal journal. Many people have found that their writing and journals give them amazing insight into where their stress comes from and they even begin to discover how to deal with it on their own. They are also able to see the symptoms that it is causing them to suffer from.

Your total stress comes many different factors and these factors build up over a period of time. These may continue over weeks, months and years. You will find that a journal is a great way to deal with this stress. By keeping a journal you can release all the anger, frustration and stress that has built up over the day. You can then look back over the journal and determine those areas that need to be dealt with.

In your journal you want to be sure that you rate how stressed you are throughout the day. Rate your stress on a 1-10 scale. 10 is the most relaxed and happy. 1 is the most stressed. Use this journal for at least one week. Describe your comfort zone, your mood, your stresses, your symptoms and your reaction to stress. Write in the journal morning, afternoon and evening. For even more detailed information, write in it every hour if you can. You will see the most detailed information out of the journal if you are able to keep it for two to four weeks.

When you are ready, sit down and analyze the data that you have gathered about your stress. Make a list of those stressful events that occur more often than others. Place the most frequent stressful thing at the top of a list and build the list down to the least frequent stressful thing.

Hope this helps

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