How Can You Manage Your Stress?

Background of the stress-test:

Look at the 3 pictures. The more the figures are moving, the more stressed are you.

Tests among murder-convicted people has shown that the first eight "circles" are moving very fast round.
 

How Can You Manage Your Stress?

• avoid stressful situations
• avoid extremes
• change how you react to stress
• set realistic goals
• set priorities
• take control of the situation
• manage how stress affects you
• discover new relaxation techniques
• change how you see the situation
• figure out what's most important
• sleep
• exercise

“How heavy is this glass of water?”

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked,

“How heavy is this glass of water?”

The answers ranged from 20g to 500 g. The lecturer replied,

“The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

He continued, “And that’s the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When you’re refreshed, you can carry on with the burden. So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you’re carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can. Relax; pick them up after you’ve rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!”

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