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Regardless of whoever you are, prioritizing your work is critical to your success. Failing to prioritize your work load usually results in being extremely inefficient and extremely stressed out. Stress Management is the ability to maintain control when situations, people, and events make excessive demands. you can do to manage your stress! hat hat are some strategies!

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'oo% around See if there really is something you can change or control in the situation.

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Set realistic goals for yourself Reduce the number of events going on in your life and you may reduce the circuit overload.

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Remove yourself from the stressful situation "ive yourself a break if only for a few moments daily.

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(on)t overwhelm yourself $y bothering about your entire workload. %andle each task as it comes, or selectively deal with matters in some priority.

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(on)t sweat the small stuff &ry to prioritize a few truly important things and let the rest slide.

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'earn how to $est rela* yourself Meditation and breathing exercises have been proven to be very effective in controlling stress. (ractice clearing your mind of disturbing thoughts.

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Selectively change the way you react, $ut not too much at one time. Focus on one troublesome thing and manage your reactions to it)him)her.

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+hange the way you see your situation; see% alternative view"oints Stress is a reaction to events and problems, and you can lock yourself in to one way of viewing your situation. Seek an outside perspective of the situation, compare it with yours. and perhaps lessen your reaction to these conditions.

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,void e*treme reactions; hy hate when a little dislike will do! generate anxiety when you can be nervous! +ob! be sad! hy rage when anger will do the hy be depressed when you can +ust hy

,-. (o something for others &o help get your mind off your self.

11. -et enough slee"

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/ack of rest +ust aggravates stress.

with physical activity, whether it0s +ogging, tennis, gardening, etc.

13. ,void self.medication or esca"e

1lcohol and drugs can mask stress. &hey don0t help deal with the problems.

14. #egin to manage the effects of stress

&his is a long range strategy of adapting to your situation, and the effects of stress in your life. &ry to isolate and work with one 2effect2 at a time. 3on0t overwhelm yourself. for example, if you are not sleeping well, seek help on this one problem.

15. Try to /use/ stress

4f you can0t remedy, nor escape from, what is bothering you, flow with it and try to use it in a productive way.

,'. Try to $e "ositive "ive yourself messages as to how well you can cope rather than how horrible everything is going to be. 2Stress can actually help memory, provided it is short5term and not too severe. Stress causes more glucose to be delivered to the brain, which makes more energy available to neurons. &his, in turn, enhances memory formation and retrieval. 6n the other hand, if stress is prolonged, it can impede the glucose delivery and disrupt memory.2

Most importantly, if stress is putting you in an unmanageable state or interfering with your social and)or work life, see% "rofessional hel" at your nearest counseling center .