Time Management

FREE SAMPLE OF^ SUCCESS UNDER STRESS^1123

16. Relationship Friction
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Comfortable communicating
    in difficult relationships/
    Don’t expect the person
    to change so am not
    chronically frustrated/Have
    gained cooperation of
    difficult people


17. Coping
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Have a regular
    practice of healthy
    coping mechanisms/
    Know how to manage
    myself to stay in a
    good state

On how many items did you rate yourself 5 or higher? That's how

much Survival Under Stress characterizes your life. It will be helpful if

you identify a few early warning signs so you can take swift measures to

prevent the response from getting worse and keeping you in the cycle.

What are the canaries in your coal mine? What signs foreshadow that

your stress could get out of hand? A typical early warning sign is the

first time we say to ourselves, “I don’t have time to go to the gym this

week.” Another is when we say something such as, “I’ll just stay up later

to get it all done.” Or maybe it’s the negative tone we use when talking

with someone.

Write down the early warning signs of your stress. Then, you can

be on the lookout for ways to reverse the trend at an earlier stage in

the process.

Someone in my life who is dif-

ficult to deal with and causes

me a lot of stress/Come home

at night talking about this

person who aggravates you (or

bring the stress of the personal

relationship to work)/Feel

victimized/Keep hoping it will

change, but don’t act

Use alcohol or drugs, take pills

to sleep/Stress-related eating/

Don’t cope well

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