PrintBy Dr. Susan Mendelsohn
eDiets Contributor
Stress is change and change is inevitable. Hence, it is unrealistic to attempt to avoid all stress. Learning to manage stress is the only way to create a fun and healthy lifestyle. Here are some tips for a satisfying life in the midst of our unending chaos:
- Begin living now.
- Live in the present.
- Stop asking to be rescued.
- Stop waiting “until…”
- Journal your thoughts and feelings.
- Keep track of your accomplishments.
- Set realistic and attainable goals.
- Accept constructive criticism from others.
- Choose your friends wisely.
- Be honest about how you feel.
- Ask for what you need and want.
- Make friends with people who like themselves.
- Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
- Emphasize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.
- Let other people run their lives.
- Give permission to yourself to be afraid of failure and success.
- Develop your personal talents and skills.
- Learn to accept what you cannot change.
- Get proper nutrition.
- Get sufficient rest.
- Exercise regularly.
- Stop talking about your miseries.
- Talk about your strengths and assets.
- Think positively.
- Read about human growth.
- Learn to meditate.
- Learn from children.
- Take time to smell the roses.
- Stop blaming others for your misfortunes.
- Take responsibility for your thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
- Dress in a way that feels good for you.
- Encourage others to be the best they can be.
- Stop assuming that others cannot get along without you.
- Stop feeling good only when doing for others.
- Be playful.
- Share responsibilities.
- Ask for strokes.
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