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How to Destress Yourself With An Open Mind
11/06/2008 - By Elizabeth Stanfill
After many years of teaching stress management, listening to peoples’ stress related problems, and compiling information related to stress, it is my conclusion that the number one sign of stress is denial.
A sign is what the observer can see and a symptom is what the individual describes. Therefore, if the number one sign of stress is denial then the number one key to destress yourself is the ability to have an open mind. When we have an open mind we are teachable and willing to learn from others.
Denial is refusal to believe, recognize, or acknowledge something. In human behavior and psychology, denial is an unconscious defense mechanism, which is an illusory way to reduce anxiety or other symptoms. In other words, if we are unhappy, life is not the way we want it, we state that everything is okay, and we declare that we don’t have stress, that is denial. For example, if we are angry and irritable at work and at home and it is affecting everyone around us yet we still say everything is fine, this is denial. To destress you is to go beyond stress management. When you manage your stress you deal with it, handle it, or cope with it through instant behavioral solutions. For example, if stress causes headaches we take pain-relieving medication or if stress causes gastrointestinal problems we take medication to relieve the symptoms. When we destress ourselves we discover our stressful habits, the cause of our stress, and in turn create successful habits through education and diligence.
Is stress avoidable? Absolutely not but we can act appropriately and with a healthier approach to our stress and that is what it means to destress yourself. The number one key to destress yourself is to have an open mind.
When we maintain an open mind we are reasonable and teachable to different opinions and ideas. If someone seeks a stress expert in order to relieve their stress and has every excuse as to why they cannot change certain things to make their life better they are without an open mind and full of denial. When we seek an individual who is a stress authority in order to reduce our stress and we listen to and learn what they have to teach us we have an open mind. When we have an open mind we are willing to accept change in our life and create better habits for a better future.
So, how do you know you have an open mind to destressing yourself? First, we must ask ourselves, “are we happy?” Second, we must ask the people around us, “are you happy with our relationship?” Third, we are able to take what they say and look at it from an objective point of view. Finally, we can take responsibility for our lives by creating change rather than blaming others.
Elizabeth Stanfill is an authority and expert in Critical Incident Stress Management, General Stress Management, and Overcoming Burnout. She specializes in teaching to discover the stressful habits that are holding us back and changing these habits into successful practices that create explosive jumps in personal and professional performance. For more free information http://www.destressyourself.com
