Stress Management — Who Needs It?
Stress Management — Who Needs It?
Who needs to learn and use stress management techniques?
EVERYONE, (regardless of who they are or what they do), can benefit by having some plan in place for the on-going management of stress.
Don’t believe the common myth, that unhealthy stress and the
need for appropriate management of that stress, is reserved primarily for those who work in the most stressful environments.
Let’s get real. We need to own up to the fact that stress is a part of all of our lives. When we admit that there are frequent times of increased stress that we experience which affects the way we feel, think and act, we are ready to accept the fact that we can benefit from a method of managing our stress.
Doctors, lawyers, stay at home moms, nurses, waitresses, bartenders, business owners, even college students and elementary school children face their own unique brand of “stressors” every day.
From the doctor who must face the loss of a patient, moms who can’t find enough time to get everything done, lawyers who must face the loss of their case before the judge, to the waitress who must deal with cranky, complaining customers; even the third grader, who is faced with a battery of assessment tests, stress is a part of everyday life.
High powered executives and those who are in positions which carry a heavy amount of responsibility make up only a small portion of the population who need to find and use a stress management program. Maybe a variety of methods can help us with our variety of stresses.
Here are a few of the many forms of stress management programs:
*Physical exercise
*Visualization techniques
*Massage
*Hot steamy bubble bath
*Acupuncture
*Acupressure
*Prayer
*Meditation
*Laughing
*Relaxation techniques
or a multitude of other programs or activities, uniquely tailored to fit the individual seeking a stress reduction program.
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