Four Ways to Deal with Stress (The first one-Positive self-talk)

Offer you now Four Ways to Deal with Stress

We talked earlier about the subject in

How stress affects your health?

but now we'll talk about  the Ways to Deal with Stress

Here are four simple techniques for managing stress

• Positive self-talk
• Emergency stress stoppers
• Finding pleasure
• Daily relaxation

We begin with the first  techniques for managing stress

Positive Self-Talk

Remember: Positive self-talk helps you relieve stress and deal with the situations that cause you stress.

Self-talk is one way to deal with stress. We all talk to ourselves; sometimes we talk out loud but usually we keep self-talk in our heads. Self-talk can be positive ("I can do this" or "Things will work out") or negative ("I'll never get well" or "I'm so stupid").

Negative self-talk increases stress. Positive self-talk helps you calm down and control stress. With practice, you can learn to turn negative thoughts into positive ones. For example:

To help you feel better, practice positive self-talk every day — in the car, at your desk, before you go to bed or whenever you notice negative thoughts.

Having trouble getting started? Try positive statements such as these:

• "I can get help if I need it."
• "We can work it out."
• "I won't let this problem get me down."
• "Things could be worse."
• "I'm human, and we all make mistakes."
• "Some day I'll laugh about this."
• "I can deal with this situation when I feel better."

Remember: Positive self-talk helps you relieve stress and deal with the situations that cause you stress.

We now turn to the second techniques

• Emergency stress stoppers