1. Relaxation
a. Muscle relaxation
Simple to learn and very useful for getting to sleep. The arm should fall freely. Practice makes the exercise much more effective and produces relaxation much more rapidly.
b. Deep breathing
During stress, breathing becomes shallow and rapid. Taking a deep breath is an automatic and effective technique for winding down. Deep breathing exercises consciously intensify this natural physiologic reaction and can be very useful during a stressful situation, or for maintaining a relaxed state during the day.
2. Learn how to say “no”
Know your limits and stick to them. Whether in your personal or professional life, refuse to accept added responsibilities when you’re close to reaching them.
3. To-do list
Analyze your schedule, responsibilities, and daily tasks. If you’ve got too much on your plate, distinguish between the “shoulds” and the “musts.” Drop tasks that aren’t truly necessary to the bottom of the list or eliminate them entirely.
4. Time management
a. Create a balanced schedule
Try to find a balance between work and family life, social activities and solitary pursuits, daily responsibilities and downtime.
b.Don’t over-commit yourself
Avoid scheduling things back-to-back or trying to fit too much into one day. Prioritize tasks Make a list of tasks you have to do, and tackle them in order of importance.
c. Do the high-priority items first.
If you have something particularly unpleasant to do, get it over with early. The rest of your day will be more pleasant as a result
d. Break projects into small steps
If a large project seems overwhelming, make a step-by-step plan. Focus on one manageable step at a time, rather than taking on everything at once.
5. Don’t try to control the uncontrollable
Many things in life are beyond our control— particularly the behavior of other people. Rather than stressing out over them, focus on the things you can control such as the way you choose to react to problems
6. Share your feelings
Talk to a trusted friend or make an appointment with a therapist. Expressing what you’re going through can be very cathartic, even if there’s nothing you can do to alter the stressful situation
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d to say no part is very difficult for me.i oways cant assertive so end up with stress down. so now my brain got bit slow and easy to cant remember things. anyway still gotm many happy things happen around me so i m still can cope it.
回复删除tat point 5 is very good.v ar very childish to expect ppl ll act correctly but reality is sad...any altitude oso have.
waaaa, dun become depression o!
回复删除Hi Sin Chee! Nice post! Most of us are stressed out, difference is whether we like the stress or not.
回复删除I know people who are bored when they are not doing something, but others are bored because they are doing too much it becomes auto-pilot.
I think some are easier to do than the rest - breathing, share feelings and not trying to control things that are not controllable are easy.
But not scheduling too much to a day is sometimes impossible... so, just have to live with it lor. Anyway, if you like what you are doing, then stress management is easy.
Haha... future doctor, this is vy important to u orr... like journalists and public figures, doctors can do a lot of good, but one mistake, and we suffer :D.
actually everyone can do a lot of good.
回复删除this is what i prepare for a activity but just share it here. I found out this article is very good. more comprehensive and a lot of good info!
i tot is u write d..hoho..maybe nxt time u need to write reference.my frn very sensitive d.like wat she write at newsppr o,then ppl move it to blog.then she want to chase back d copy right.anyway share informative is good la..
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