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Triggers For Stress
The effects of stress-producing situations vary enormously among different individuals. The totally personal way in which we filter all events determines how stressful they are. The theory of stress must be modified to include the mind-body connections, for such invisible elements as interpretation, belief, and attitude are enormously important in the actual workings of the stress response.
External stressors are basically triggers. If you don’t feel triggered, there is no stress. A prevailing myth has arisen that some people thrive on stress. They perform best under high-pressure deadlines and blossom in the heat of competition. What’s really happening is that they aren’t being triggered physiologically.
Management of stress therefore turns out to be much more complicated than is generally supposed, because a person’s interpretation of any situation is basically projected from his memory–our reactions to new situations are always colored by our experiences in the past.
Instead of appraising each new situation afresh, we slip into old categories. Neutralizing these old impressions is essential, for otherwise you have no control over stress–the stressful event will trigger your response automatically, making you its prisoner.
Adapted from Ageless Body, Timeless Mind by Deepak Chopra (Three Rivers Press, 1998).
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I feel when I am acting like a magnet and attracting it, I resist the pull, make myself ill sometimes but overcome and save grace when pushing through a stressful situation . . .
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One of my most useful tools is the Serenity Prayer. I figure out what is the stressor and decide if I own the problem or have any ability to change it. If I cannot, I accept it and let it go. Sometimes working on my attitude is real work.
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My way of dealing with stress is to break it down i.e. a stressfull meeting; be prepared or have valid reasons for not being prepared. Do all the things that make you feel comfortable during a meeting...your coffee or tea organised beforehand. Take plenty of breaks to breath properly as I tend to breath badly in stressful situations. Make notes; it keeps me focused.
Treat the situation as a new adventure..who knows what is to be learned from it.
Thank you for the interesting post Deepak.
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