{"id":2197,"date":"2019-05-18T19:34:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T19:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr4free.web-romandie.ch\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2019-05-18T19:34:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T19:34:20","slug":"learning-to-live-with-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hr4free.com\/en\/Stress-Management-Techniques\/Learning-How-to-Tame-Your-Stress-Without-Strain","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Live with Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

We often hear that stress is bad for health. Reality is more complex.<\/strong>\u00a0First of all, we should forget about the idea of suppressing stress, as a certain amount of it is obviously unavoidable. We should rather study the best way of taming it, so as to avoid its potential\u00a0<\/strong>pathological consequences<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 and even turn it into an\u00a0asset<\/em>!\u00a0Indeed, the way we regard and deal with stress is decisive for both our private and professional lives.<\/u><\/p>\n

I-The first step: getting to know oneself, with both one\u2019s strengths and limits<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/em>This allows identifying one\u2019s stress factors more accurately, as these vary from one person to the other in both nature and intensity. Indeed, what is stressful for a person A will not necessary be so for a person B, and conversely. Thus, every individual is unique in this respect, and\u00a0the nature of the stress<\/em>\u00a0we experience is specific to every one of us.\u00a0This is why we always are in the best position to localize and tame our own stress. We may, of course, resort to the services of a\u00a0coach<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0therapist<\/em>. Yet, only the methods that teach us how to tame our stress and deal with it ourselves are really relevant on the longer run.<\/u><\/p>\n

II- Accepting one\u2019s imperfections<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0We all have to live with stress. The people, however, who suffer the most from it are those who do not give themselves the\u00a0right to have weaknesses<\/em>. They entertain a theoretical ideal of perfection\u2026which always turns out to be unattainable!<\/p>\n

III- Putting value on that which really matters in life:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Being humans, we only have limited skills and talents. And so our the time and energy available to us. It is thus necessary to rethink what really matters in life (family, hobbies, rest\u2026) and to translate this into our career orientations, family life, etc. It may for instance prove judicious to\u00a0dare turn down a promotion<\/em>\u00a0that would bring us in a situation of failure and could cause\u00a0weariness<\/em>, a\u00a0<\/strong>loss of family bearings<\/em>, an\u00a0<\/strong>overexposure of our weaknesses<\/em>, etc.<\/p>\n

IV- Taking time to develop a sense of inner peace:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0We all need to entertain an inner peace which, lately, has become a rare good. And yet, it is absolutely necessary to give oneself the means to approach this state of quietness. Dedicating some time everyday to\u00a0relaxing activities<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 like playing with the children, doing sport, sleeping, playing music or taking care of a pet, for instance \u2013 may thus help us develop this serenity. It is also possible to resort to\u00a0breathing and relation techniques<\/em>, prayer\u2026No technique can be regarded as better than another in absolute terms.<\/u>\u00a0The important is to find out which are the ones that can actually contribute to our\u00a0well-being<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0inner serenity<\/em>.<\/p>\n

V- Avoiding to set ourselves overambitious goals:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Some people may be tempted to apply their usual\u00a0sense of performance\u00a0<\/em>to their well-being improvement goals. We would rather encourage them to take note of the small improvements they are achieving little by little, and rejoice in them!<\/p>\n

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