Misconceptions about stress can have an even worse effect on the stress you may be experiencing. A few things you need to understand to help you dispose of your beliefs about the myth of wrong stress. Of course, it is accompanied by instructions that you can use positively and productively to reduce the stress you may be experiencing:
Myth 1: The stress that everyone experiences is all the same.
This is not true. Everyone has different thresholds and reactions when facing stress. There are people who withdraw from their environment, some experience anxiety, some become sensitive and irritable. Identify what triggers your stress and what you usually do first when trying to understand the stress you’re experiencing.
Myth 2: Stress is bad.
Stress can be bad for many people, but not always. In some situations, stress can help us survive in dangerous conditions. Stress can also be a great motivator to get the job we’re working on. Whether the stress we experience is “good” or “bad”, what is important to pay attention to is the amount of stress in our lives and how we manage it rather than just seeing the positive and negative consequences of the stress.
Myth 3: “Stress is everywhere, so just accept it.”
Many aspects of our lives such as poor economy, overtime work, family pressure, and others, make it easy for a person to become stressed. In reality stress isn’t always everywhere and you don’t have to take it for granted. You can make your life free from stressful time. You can also build effective strategies to understand your life experiences that stress you out. Make priorities, divide the difficult work into several parts. And, of course, creating a time management strategy is one way to reduce stress.
Myth 4: The most popular strategy to reduce stress, definitely the best.
This one is a dangerous myth to believe because it can lead a person to force them to relate to activities that “should” be able to free themselves from stress even though the strategy may not be effective for the person’s lifestyle and personality. In reality there is no: -one stress management program suitable for everyone-. Some of my clients feel that listening to music actually adds to headaches, some are actually feel soothing by listening to music. The best stress management plan is to adjust to one’s personal needs and interests. If you insist on doing something that seems to suit many people but makes you more stressed, don’t hesitate to stop doing it immediately.
Myth 5: If there are no symptoms whatsoever, there must be no stress.
This is also not true. The absence of symptoms of stress does not mean that stress does not exist. In long-term conditions, chronic stress can cause your mind and body to experience a drastic decline; such as extreme fatigue even though you have slept enough, a lot of work is abandoned even though you have tried to do it right, become very forgetful and there are many other symptoms that can be different in shape for each person. This condition can last years or even decades if you let it sit and will manifest itself in very bad conditions. Don’t let stress out in your life just because you don’t feel miserable right now. Developing stress management early on with psychologist can help you prepare for more difficult situations in the future.
Myth 6: Only severe stress requires attention.
Small symptoms of stress will be able to become large symptoms if not managed effectively. Small stress can be frequent dizziness, feeling tired all day long, and everything else. The most important thing to remember is that when there are many ways to reduce stress, the effectiveness of stress management is not a program that tells you to relax or find balance. The key is to try to find the right stress management program, according to your lifestyle and personality so that you can commit to living it in earnest.
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