HOW DEBILITATING STRESS IS?
Unmanaged, it is life threatening!
The corrosive hormones sent coursing through the blood, and the aggravations not managed well in life, over the years, (University of California, San Francisco study) triggers damage at the cellular level. The damage is LIFE ALTERING. Some of the loss includes depression, heart disease, obesity, rage that causes heart attacks, loss of relationships and family, and the list goes on!
STRESSES never end. They are a part of life. Whether they are good stresses or bad ones, stress is a part of all our lives, and will be until the day we breathe our last breath.
That is why we absolutely must practice “breathing and relaxation” techniques. – It’s like using a muscle – when you use it, feed it, exercise and stretch it, when you pay attention to it, your muscle becomes stronger, and healthier, and refined in shape and size. We ARE creatures of habit. We need to exercise our ability to create new stress management habits.
You can change
You can change your response to any stress by changing your thoughts. No matter what you have been through, or experienced, changing your thoughts can alter your way of handling and dealing with events. You can do this by replacing certain thought patterns with other thought patterns.
Whatever thought patterns dominate your thinking will determine not only your future thoughts, but also the very quality of your life experience. Therefore, what you think is extremely important!
A product of your environment
Your thoughts are often a product of your environment. The people around you, the physical environment around you, the things around you (TV, books, newspapers, magazines, movies, the internet), all affect the way you think.
You can change the way you think by changing those things around you and your relationship to those things. You must be willing to do it.
No one method of an application of techniques to manage stress will handle all stress, but once you will find your own path, and begin to achieve your goals, you will FEEL BETTER. You will accept the challenges of life’s stresses with a new perspective. It will happen!
You must switch negative thoughts to positive ones; changing from “I can’t” to “I can.” You must be willing to try change, and willing to repeat what you are learning until it becomes a natural part of you that clicks into gear without even trying.
There are many modems of learning techniques. This site is one, and there are hundreds more available. Join a class to learn techniques, buy a video and watch it faithfully, find a personal consultant, meet with family members experiencing similar difficulties, or join a group seeking the same goals.
Any step you take is WONDERFUL! A baby step is better than no step at all. This is YOUR LIFE!