What Is Involved in Managing Stress?
Stress management is a wellness approach with an emphasis on prevention. A good stress management plan includes self-assessment, developing coping strategies, improving physical health, changing perceptions, and promoting emotional health. The emphasis is on the whole person, rather than any single aspect of the person. How Can I Tell if I Have a Problem With Stress? Excessive stress has many cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and physical symptoms: difficulty concentrating, loss of interest in work, irritability, and headaches, just to name a few. People with too little stress are often bored and listless. A more complete list of stress symptoms is included in the self-assessment section that follows. How Can I Tell Where My Stress Is Coming From? The sources of stress are many and varied: the workplace, relationships, family obligations, the environment, finances, health problems, crime, and changing social mores. In fact, stress can come from almost anywhere. Many stressors are not w
