Secrets To Finding Personal Control Over Stress

By Elizabeth Scott, M.S., About.com Guide

Updated November 17, 2007

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Those who have healthy coping skills in the face of stressful situations can more quickly recover from the major and minor stressors that come each day. While there are many ways to relieve stress, each with their own benefits, it’s important to have a few stress relievers on hand that you can use in a moment of frustration or when you’re feeling overwhelmed that will turn off your body’s stress response and return your body’s systems to a state of equilibrium (as the fight-or-flight response creates many physiological changes that can make a calm reaction more difficult), so that you can respond to stressful situations in a rational manner rather than reacting in a less healthy way. The following stress relievers can be used to help you quickly recover when you’re feeling stressed.

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• Introduction: Mental Stress Relief and Personality Factors
• Thought Pattterns: Optimism, Perfectionism, and Type A Personality
• Healthy Physical Habits for Stress Relief
• Quick Coping Skills To Contribute To Stress Relief
• How An Internal Locus Of Control Can Lead To Stress Relief

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