Specific Ways To Cope With Stress

• Establish a support system of friends.
• Recognize and accept your limits.
• Take part in fun and laughter - especially at yourself.
• Establish realistic goals and concentrate on one task at a time.
• Be honest and assertive in expressing your feelingsLive by the calendar, not by the clock.
• Practice good health habits -- rest, exercise, diet, and nutrition.
• Take one thing at a time. Accept what you cannot change.
• Change your attitude if necessary.
• Be patient and tolerant of yourself and others.
• Choose goals and make sure they are really yours.
• Give in once in a while.
• Forget the comparison syndrome.
• Enrich your personal growth through interests, hobbies, skills.
• Avoid becoming upset over small provocations.
• Talk about your troubles with other people.
• Learn to relax via deep breathing exercises.
• Plan some free time every day.
• Allow yourself to daydream. Dreams may be our subconscious giving us messages on how to be more ourselves.
• Learn to plan and organize priorities on a daily basis.
• Do something for others.
• Seek professional help when you need it.

This information was provided by Lawrence Brock.During a long career of service to the banking industry, Brock pioneered a service called Transitions & Trauma to provide counseling and assistance to financial institutions and their employees in the event of a robbery or other critical incident.Currently, Lawrence Brock serves as Director, Senior Adult Ministry, First United Method Church, Topeka, KS. He may be contacted at (785) 272-2490 or via email at insight@attglobal.net.