Stop Stress in its Tracks – Part 2

Five Steps Worksheet

At the end of this post there is a worksheet that you might find helpful when working on dealing with your stress.

Go through the worksheet and answer the first five questions in regards to the situation that is causing you stress. Then move onto the guarantees & explain what their choice is but how you deal with it.

Say you are dealing with deployment & your civilian friends just do not understand –  you have to tell yourself “I cannot control what they think because they have never had to deal with this life so they do not really understand it.

Finally…

Since April is Stress Awareness Month lets make sure that we are all watching our stress levels. Do not let it get out of control. You do not want to make yourself sick of something that you have no control over.

Life throws us curve balls…Its just part of living…Which is better then the alternative. Make the most out of life. Why live it constantly stressed & worried? Be happy live your life to the fullest & you will find a brighter day everyday of your life.

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The Situation:

The Five Question Method

1. What do I feel about this situation?
2. What do I want in this situation?
3. What do I need in this situation?
4. What am I responsible for in this situation?
5. What do I need to do to take care of myself in this situation?

The Five Guarantees

1. You cannot control what other people choose to think.
2. You cannot control what other people choose to feel.
3. You cannot control what other people choose to do.
4. If you attempt any of the first 3, you will feel inadequate, frustrated, angry, & depressed.
5. What you DO have control over is…

• 1. What you think?
• 2. What you feel?
• 3. What you do?
• 4. How you choose to respond to what others directly express & do.