MYTH BUSTED
mYTHS1) STRESS IS THE SAME FOR EVERYONE
2) STRESS IS ALWAYS BAD FOR YOU 3) STRESS IS EVERYWHERE, SO YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT 4) THE MOST POPULAR TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING STRESS ARE THE BEST ONES 5) NO SYMPTOMS, NO STRESS 6) ONLY MAJOR SYMPTOMS OF STRESS REQUIRE ATTENTION http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-myths.aspx |
tRUTHS1) STRESS IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE. WHAT MIGHT BE STRESSFUL TO ONE PERSON MAY OR MAY NOT BE STRESSFUL TO SOMEONE ELSE. EVERYONE RESPONDS TO IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
2) WRONG! STRESS CAN BE THE KISS OF DEATH OR THE SPICE OF LIFE. MANAGED STRESS MAKES US HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE. MISMANAGED STRESS HURTS US. 3) PLAN STRESS SO IT DOES NOT OVERWHELM YOU 4) WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT, OUR LIVES ARE DIFFERENT, OUR SITUATIONS ARE DIFFERENT, AND OUR REACTIONS ARE DIFFERENT. ONLY A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL WORKS 5) ABSENCE OF SIGNALS DOES NOT MEAN ABSENCE OF STRESS 6) MINOR SYMPTOMS ARE THE ONES TELLING YOU THAT LIFE NEEDS TO BE BETTER MANAGED. MINOR SYMPTOMS ARE THE WARNING SIGNS. |