Stress Management At Work And Life - A Practical Guide To Stress Relief, Staying Calm And Relaxation

By Angel Holmes

Every person has and deals with stress in some way or another.  It's just a fact of life.

 

When we are under stress, how we react has a huge impact in so many ways. It can either save or completely break you when it comes to mental and emotional well-being.

 

Based on studies, stress and anxiety are found to be associated with about 80% of all human illnesses today. Tens of millions of people have stress-related disorders, but the reality is that they don't have to be.

 

This comprehensive guide has countless tools and techniques to help you handle daily problems caused by stress. There is absolutely no reason why you should have to suffer from stress anymore.

 

Here is what you will discover in this guide:

• Recognizing obsessive behaviors that are impeding you from living a stress-free life.
• Coping mechanisms that will help you in stressful situations.
• What is the distinction between stress and anxiety.
• Quizzes to help you to recognize the problems you may have.
• How do you deal with panic attacks.
• How to break free from being a people pleaser.
• Tried and true method for helping you relax at work.
• And much more!

If you want to learn to adjust your perspective, combat stress, eliminating stressors, and give your life a better purpose, all the information can be found in this guide.

What are you waiting for? Grab a copy now!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Royce Publishing
• Release date: Aug 18, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201172152

Book preview

Chapter 1: What’s The Cause For All This Stress

We are living in extremely trying and difficult times, and things do not appear to be improving. Life can be excruciatingly painful and unfair at times, but we persevere day after day, hoping and praying that things will improve soon.

But the world is becoming a crazier, more uncertain, and more stressful place to live by the day. Nothing appears to be safe any longer. Millions of people are in record-high debt. Many people are losing their jobs, homes, health, and sometimes even their sanity. For far too many people, worry, depression, and anxiety appear to be a way of life.

We appear to have entered the Anxiety Age. In fact, the cover of Time magazine declared this loud and clear on one of their covers in 2002 as the featured story in that issue. The constant stress and uncertainties of living in the twenty-first century have undoubtedly taken their toll, and many of us appear to live a life of constant fear and worry as a result.

When the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 occurred, this constant stress and worry seemed to be amplified. In fact, even four years later, many people report that they are still afraid that something similar will happen again – perhaps closer to them.

When we turn on the news or open a newspaper, we are bombarded with upsetting images and stories. We started to wonder if we were ever safe anywhere. Never before in the history of the information age have we had such easy access to so much data.

Another source of concern is the economy. Our country is in debt, and many Americans are as well. Soaring gas prices, exorbitant housing costs, and even the cost of food have forced many Americans to work in unsatisfying and tedious jobs. They work these jobs because they require a paycheck. Nowadays, it is more important to bring home the bacon than to work in a dream job.

The presence of more women in the workplace adds to the stress. Many women feel compelled to be everything to everyone, including a paycheck earner, housekeeper, mother, wife, daughter, and sibling. The problem is that some women simply do not make time for themselves, which contributes to their stress levels being at an all-time high.

Stress and anxiety can affect children as well. Teenagers who want to go to college are pushing themselves during their studies to try to get scholarships so they can attend schools with ever-increasing tuition costs.

They are forced to work part-time jobs on top of everything else in order to pay for extras that their parents can no longer afford. When peer pressure is added to the mix, you have a veritable pressure cooker!

We are always on the move and always reachable thanks to cell phones, the internet, palm pilots, blackberries, and i-pods. We no longer make time to unwind and enjoy life. What's the harm? We most definitely should!

We feel compelled to do these things because we believe we HAVE to, rather than because we WANT to. People find it difficult to simply say No all too often. Not to say that a single word creates unnecessary expectations and obligations that cause us to feel anxious.

We will all encounter situations that cause us to become stressed or anxious. The reasons are too numerous to list, but they can include purchasing a home, having guests stay over (in-laws!), being bullied, exams, caring for children, managing finances, relationship issues, traveling, and so on.

Stress is a 'normal' part of daily life. It only becomes a problem when it appears to take over our lives.

Everyone will have a different reason for why a situation is causing them stress. When we don't feel in control of a situation, we feel its grip tightening around us, causing us to feel worried or 'stressed.'

If stress is caused by us not feeling in control of a situation, the solution is to try to reverse this and regain control. The good news is that YOU CAN DO IT!

You have everything you need within yourself to overcome your stress and anxiety. The problem is that we often don't realize we are in control because we feel so helpless at times. But the tools are there; all you have to do is use them.

Let's start with the barriers we've erected that are preventing us from becoming healthy and overcoming our anxiety and stress.

Chapter 2: Avoiding Stress Inducing Behaviors

You are likely to be engaging in three obsessive behaviors that are impeding your healing process and preventing you from living a stress-free life. Recognizing these barriers can be a great first step toward overcoming the issues that come with being overly stressed.

The first is obsessive negativity. Obsessively negative means that you have a tendency to be negative about people, places, situations, and things