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Stress Management Stress Management Stress Causes Stress Effects How To Manage Stress From Elizabeth Scott, M.S., your Guide to Stress Management  One of the most effective ways to relieve stress--a sort of way to inoculate yourself against feeling stressed (or at least greatly reduce your experience of stress)--is to change the way you perceive your stressors. While you can't control everything that happens to you, you can control how you respond to the events that you face in your life. This may be easier said than done (like everything in life), but if you know what changes make a difference, you may begin to notice when you are following patterns that increase stress, you may notice new opportunities for changing your experience, and you will be well on your way to feeling less stressed in your daily life. -Elizabeth Change Your Locus Of Control  People who feel that they're not in control of their lives tend to feel much more stressed by many situations than they would feel if they thought they had choices. Read more to learn the specifics, and find ways to bring more control to your experience, even if you can't make big changes at this time. Read more Search Related Topics:  finding balance  emotional stress  stress relief Begin a Meditative Practice  Those who meditate or pray regularly have been shown to experience less of a stressed reaction to the events in their lives. They're able to be in situations without feeling as stressed or threatened, and they can relieve the stress that they do experience, on a regular basis. Learn more about meditation and what it can do for you. Read more Search Related Topics:  meditation  meditation techniques  benefits of meditation Loving The Loving-Kindness  One of my favorite meditation techniques by far is the Loving Kindness Meditation. Maybe because it's simple, maybe because it provides an easy focus, because it can be effective for stress relief, and because it just feels good. See if it's one of your favorites, too! Read more Search Related Topics:  meditation  compassion  forgiveness Catch and Change Your Cognitive Distortions  We all have a natural tendency to distort things in our heads to relieve stress, but sometimes these defense mechanisms can create more stress than they manage. Those who learn to spot their own distortions and endeavor to see the world more clearly ultimately have an advantage in terms of less overall stress. Learn more about cognitive distortions and how they affect stress. Read more Search Related Topics:  inner peace  resilience  coping strategies Related Searches Help for Stress Coping with Stress Stress the Workplace Relieve Stress Control of Stress Featured Articles Single-Tasking For Productivity and Stress Management Sleep Benefits: Power Napping for Increased Productivity, Stress Relief & Health Unhealthy Responses to Stress and How These Bad Habits Affect You Checklists And List-Making For Stress Management Happiness Shortcuts Stress Relief For Tired People   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Elizabeth Scott, M.S. Stress Management Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Stress Management newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   More Stress Management Resources Ongoing Tools for Stress Reduction How Happy Are You? The Happiness Assessment Test What Kind Of Stress Is Good For You   Follow me on: Advertisement