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What can we do to protect ourselves against stress and therefore enhance our prospects for successful coping?
Breathe deeply. Exercise regularly and do relaxation exercises. Eat healthy foods. Good nutrition is important. Don’t let others get you down. Be optimistic. Plan your time wisely and use Time Management. Prevent problems before they occur. Retreat to recharge your spirit by schedule private time. Physical pleasure such as massages and beauty treatments. Use visualization and affirmation techniques. Get enough sleep. Strive for your dreams. Coping usually involves adjusting to or tolerating negative events or realities while attempting to maintain your positive self-image and emotional equilibrium. Coping occurs in the context of life changes that are perceived to be stressful. Changes are stressful because changes require us to adjust and to adapt. Experiencing too many changes within a brief time period often creates a perception that we are not in control of important events. This perception contributes to low self-esteem and may even contribute to the development of anxiety or depression. In some cases, physical illnesses may develop or be exacerbated when a person's capacity to adapt to change is overwhelmed by too much change. Coping involves adjusting to unusual demands, or stressors, and thus requires the mobilization of greater effort and the use of greater energy than is required by the daily routines of life. Prolonged mobilization of effort can contribute to elevated levels of stress-related hormones and to eventual physical breakdown and illness. |