The most important rule for coping with stress anxiety, and the stress management techniques relative to it were already discussed.
On this page is the SECOND rule for stress management.
RULE #2: Don't Worry
Worry is by far the most common cause of stress today. And it is no surprise that constant worry just eats into your self confidence as well. Worry has many external triggers vying for it - money, health (yourself or family) and relationships, to name a big few.
The approach to take? Take Charge.
- Try to take everything life throws at you as a challenge. Think up ways to handle the situation. Of course you may not have a solution to all the issues right at the moment, but chances are, worry will not let you see a solution even if there was one right before you.
"The key to winning is poise under stress."-Paul Brown
- Try to beat life at its own game by not being worried sick over all the hurdles it throws at you to get you. Instead try and come up with creative solutions to deal with them, and shift your focus to doing your best.
"Sometimes a headache is all in your head. Relax." -Hartman Jule
- What if there is absolutely nothing you can do about the situation? The least you can do then, is to quit worrying because it is not helping anyways.
Realize every difficulty is an opportunity in disguise. If nothing else, its an opportunity to grow as a person.
"Grant me the courage to change the things I can change, the serenity to accept the things I can't change, and the wisdom to know the difference." -Reinhold Niebuhr
If you are suffering from recurring worry or anxiety, there are