Families and Stress - coping skills for living with stress and anxiety

Families and Stress - coping skills for living with stress and anxietyIs stress unceasingly dismal? No In fact, a little bit of stress is good. Most of us couldnt push ourselves to do well at things -- sports, music, dance, work, and school -- without olfactory sensation the pressure of competition. Without the stress of deadlines, most of us also wouldnt be able to finish projects or pee to work on time.If stress is so normal, wherefore do I feel so bad? With each the things that happen on a daily basis in our lives, its easy to feel overwhelmed. Things that you cant view are often the most frustrating. You can also feel bad when you put pressure on yourself -- like to dumbfoundting good grades or to get promoted at work. A common reaction to stress is to criticize yourself. You may even get so upset that things dont front fun anymore and career looks pretty grim. When this happens its easy to think theres nothing you can do to change things. But you can Things that dont help you deal with stress There are uninjured and unsafe ways to deal with stress. It is dangerous to try to escape your problems by using drugs and alcohol. Both can be very tempting. Drugs and alcohol may seem like easy answers, but theyre not. Dealing with stress with alcohol and drugs just adds new problems, like addiction, and family and health problems. Although you cant always control whats stressing you out, you can control how you react to things. The way you feel about things results from the way you think about things. If you change how you think, you can change the way you feel. Stress is not an easy topic for everyone. We all have stress it is with us throughout our lives. Stress can cause a person to become angry or sad. There are some(prenominal) types of stress that can affect a family. Suffering from stress is common for all members of a family. Family members must prime(prenominal) let go of their daily stressors this is the first step to dealing with it. Somet imes when we hear the word stress, we think of the negative impact it can have. But not all stress is bad. And even "bad" stress can motivate us to get things done or create change. The real question is How do we make stress work for us? We can channel our stress to make us grow as individuals and as families. Signs youre family is stressed out     Feeling depressed, edgy, guilty, tired    &n... ...ed in your mind. Make some(prenominal) copies of the list and pin or paste them in places where you regularly look, like the bathroom mirror and refrigerator door. Read the list every time you get into a negative mood. Eventually your positive thoughts will become imprinted in your brain and the negative thoughts will go away. Here are some exampleso     The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor (wo)man perfected without trials. __ Confuciuso     Where there is no wind, row. __ Portuguese Proverbo&nbs p    The only person who never makes a fall away is the one who never does anything. __ Theodore Roosevelto     The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. __ Thomas Edisono      pass on your eye on the doughnut and not upon the hole. __ Anonymouso     A clean house is a symptom of a blank mind. __ Anonymous      hold water but not leastbe there for your family. Let them know that you love them and think of them throughout your day. Make the people in your life case and make them feel special.