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February 2010

Dealing with stress...

Today, more than ever, our emotional and mental well being is being effected by events that cannot be controlled by us. When are we at our best both physically and psychologically? When we feel that we are in control of our lives. With so many things happening in our world and so many of them hitting home, it is no doubt a time that is more stressful than usual and may debilitate many of us. So, what can we do about it? Here is sound advice from the experts:

1. Decide what is most important to you.

2. Set realistic goals based on your current situation in today's environment.

3. Just like chunking big tasks into smaller parts so that you can manage them, chunk issues that you have to deal with. Break them down into chunks so that a portion of an issue may be handled at a time. This way one big issue will not overwhelm you!

4. Exercise to release the stress.

5. Ask yourself, "What is the worst thing that could happen?" Then decide as to whether this worst case scenario is something you can be OK with. If not, then ask for help!

6. Stay positive and go with the flow. Things have a way of working themselves out!

These are just a few things that you can do to deal with stress.

Managing stress is not easy, but, if we do not deal with it, stress can lead to other mental disorders. Managing stress is a good way to promote mental and physical wellness.

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