Feeling Helpless or Taking Charge 93FIGURE 11.3Preparing for Restraint
Reasons for this Skill:- Stress is harmful to body, psyche, and relationships.
- Without preparation, stress hormones control our physical and emotional state.
- Preparation lays the ax to the root of stress.
- If tense and highly strung, you are a carrier of stress.
Identify a recurring stressful situation. ___________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________Describe your emotions and response in this situation. ______________________________
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_________________________________________________________________What could you do to prevent this situation from recurring? __________________________
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_________________________________________________________________What communication needs to take place? _______________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________If you are unable to prevent this situation from recurring, how can you change your
response to experience less stress? ____________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________God grant me the serenity,
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.