Coping with Stress (1)

My son was a volunteer in HEART STROKE FOUNDATION event last Christmas and he got one broche called “Coping with Stress”. I did not pay attention to it when I first saw it. I was attracted by its contents today when I found it accidently in my basement. Maybe I have stress now as I am looking for a job. Or maybe I am still thinking of story told by one of my sisters who is experiencing stress as she has conflict with her boss. Anyway, I read it thoroughly from start to end and I feel that it worth to put some contents here to help myself and my friends to cope with stress.

What is Your Stress Index?

Stress can be difficult to understand. The emotional chaos it causes can make our daily lives miserable. It can also decrease our physical health, sometimes drastically. Strangely, we are not always aware that we are under stress. The habits, attitudes, and signs that can alert us to problems may be hard to recognize because they have become so familiar.

How high is your Stress Index? Find out by scoring your answers to the questions below.

Do You Frequently:	YES	NO
Neglect your diet?
Try to do everything yourself?
Blow up easily?
Seek unrealistic goals?
Fail to see the humor in situations others find funny?
Act rude?
Make a “big deal” of everything?
Look to other people to make things happen?
Have difficulty making decisions?
Complain you are disorganized?
Avoid people whose ideas are different from your own?
Keep everything inside? Neglect physical activity? Have few supportive relationships? Use sleeping pills and tranquilizers without a doctor’s approval? Get too little rest? Get angry when you are kept waiting? Ignore stress symptoms? Put things off until later? Think there is only one right way to do something? Fail to build relaxation time into your day? Gossip? Race though the day? Spend a lot of time complaining about the past? Fail to get a break from noise and crowds?
Total

Note: Score 1 for each “YES” answer, 0 for each “NO”

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