Stress & Perception - Thinking Stress Away
Managing Stress With Rational Thinking

In many cases, situations do not cause all of the stress that we experience. Sometimes, our reaction to circumstances (and what we say to ourselves about them) contributes to the stress we experience.

Sometimes we are right in what we say to ourselves. Often, however, we are overly harsh and unjust in a way that we would never be with friends or co-workers. This, along with other negative thinking, can cause intense stress and unhappiness and can severely damage your self-confidence.

This section of stress.mindtools.com provides some useful tools that help you overcome the negative thinking that lies behind so much stress.

Negative thinking damages your performance by undermining your self-confidence. It also occupies "attentional capacity" at times when you need to focus your entire mind on what you are doing. This section shows you how to counter negative thinking effectively so that you can perform at your best.

Find out what you need to know about this in the articles below, or click here to read the introductory article.

James Manktelow and the stress.mindtools.com team

	What This Section Gives You
	Thought Awareness, Rational Thinking & Positive Thinking (2)
	Emotional Analysis - Understanding the Information In Your Emotions
	Cognitive Restructuring - From Unhappiness to a Positive Outlook...
	Apply This To Your Life
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