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By Elizabeth Scott, M.S., About.com Guide to Stress Management since 2005

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Monday January 5, 2009
Because you're reading this blog post, you obviously care about your stress levels and want to live a healthier lifestyle, and I applaud you for that! Learning to manage stress in a healthy way is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your quality of life.

But sometimes knowing about stress management and implementing stress management techniques in your life are two different things. It's easier to learn how your outlook and thought patterns affect your stress levels than it is to actually change your thought patterns (although learning is an important first step)! It's easier to learn what habits can keep stress levels low than it is to make these healthy habits part of your daily experience (although knowing about them helps). Having some additional support in helping you go beyond learning about stress management and actually making healthy changes can mean the difference between good intentions and success.

That's why I'm offering more ongoing resources for stress reduction. In addition to the Stress Management Weekly Newsletter, this site offers several free e courses that can help you learn more about stress and stress management techniques, and implement these techniques into your life. My latest e course takes only five days, and really helps you rev up for making positive change in your life. It covers the process of change and helps you explore what obstacles have kept you from reaching your goals in the past, and encourages you to set yourself up for success this time. Now is the perfect time to sign up!

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Comments
January 13, 2009 at 9:59 pm
(1) Farmer John says:

I’m a little confused, you say “It’s easier to learn what habits can keep stress levels low than it is to make these healthy habits part of your daily experience”.
Won’t I have to also need to make these habits that keep stress levels low part of my daily experience?

January 14, 2009 at 5:18 am
(2) stress says:

Yes, I’m glad you commented, because I hadn’t realized that the wording on that may be a little unclear. It’s because it’s easier learning about habits than actually implementing them that people may need additional resources to actually make the changes stick. While the work is still up to you, these resources go further than providing a one-time read; it’s a little more ongoing support, questions to ask yourself, links to discussions, and things like that, which are designed to help you take things further than a mere one-time information-gathering session. Does that make more sense?

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