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Occasional Therapy: The Wedding offers techniques exercises and skills to help a bride, groom, parents or siblings and friends work together while a wedding is planned and a lifetime together is launched. more |
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TRY THIS: STRESS LESS
There are many signs and symptoms that you may notice when you are experiencing stress and anxiety. These signs commonly fall into three categories: feelings, thoughts and behavior.
Read over the following symptoms and see if these sound like what you have been going through lately:
Feelings
- Feeling anxious
- Feeling edgy
- Feeling scared
- Feeling nervous
- Feeling irritable
- Feeling wound-up
- Feeling moody
- Feeling alarmed
Thoughts
- Low self-esteem
- Fear of failure
- Inability to concentrate
- Worrying about the future
- Embarrassing easily
- Preoccupation with thoughts/tasks
Behavior
- Crying for no apparent reason
- Acting impulsively
- Startling easily
- Grinding your teeth
- Increasing smoking, use of drugs and alcohol
- Being accident-prone
- Losing your appetite or overeating
If you have checked at least one item in each of two categories chances are that you need to relax more. Try this
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Relax your standards. (The world will not end if this particular item does not happen today).
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Say "No!" Saying "no" to extra projects, everyone, everyday, means quiet time to relax and be alone.
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Simplify: You are only one person, and there are only 24 hours in a day!
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Check your breathing throughout the day, and before, during, and after high-pressure situations. Relax all your muscles and take several deep, slow breaths.
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Visualize your experiences the way you would like them to be.
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Talk about it: Discussing your problems with a trusted friend can help clear your mind of confusion so you can concentrate on problem solving.
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Focus on understanding rather than on being understood.
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Become more flexible. Some things are worth not doing perfectly and some issues are fine to compromise upon.
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Eliminate destructive self-talk: I'm too old, too stupid, etc.
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Have a forgiving view of events and people. Accept the fact that we live in an imperfect world.
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Have an optimistic view of the world. Believe that most people are doing the best they can. |
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