What
This Section Gives You
The tools covered elsewhere on this site
have been techniques that you can use to
counter specific sources of stress.
In this section, we take a broader look
at how you can reduce the long-term accumulation
of stress that can come with a busy life.
We look at how living a healthy lifestyle
and well-built defenses against stress can
help you happy and in control even when
under long-term stress.
We also look at how you can cope with those
unpleasant sources of stress that you cannot
manage or avoid.
Introducing the Tools
This section introduces three different
types of stress buffers.
We start by discussing the importance of
getting help from, and taking care of your
"support network" - the friends,
co-workers, family and other people who
are able to help you handle stressful situations.
While this is not so much a tool as something
you need to understand, we cover it here
because it is so important.
Next, we look at how your lifestyle affects
the way you experience stress. We look at
the importance of getting enough rest and
sleep. We then show how stress levels are
affected by exercise and by the chemicals
you consume. We then recap on managing the
stress from your environment.
Finally, we look at how you can build relaxation
and stress management into your lifestyle.
We see you can use enjoyable and relaxing
events to counterbalance the routine unpleasantness
of stress that you cannot avoid.
The first buffer against stress we
look at is your support
network. Click here
to read this article.
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