The Biggest Causes of Stress

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE BIGGEST CAUSES OF STRESS ARE ONES WE CAN CONTROL!

The biggest causes of stress are faulty perception and poor stress management skill.

In a 2004 survey by the American Psychology Association, two out of every three Americans said they were likely to seek help for stress and were concerned about the level of stress in their everyday lives.

People who rate themselves as having "poor stress management skills" give these top 5 answers when asked - what are your biggest causes of stress:

1. Money Problems
2. Work (or Lack of Work) Problems
3. Relationship Problems
4. Being Over Extended, Not Enough Time
5. Health Problems

People who have self-rated "excellent stress management skills" give only one answer:

1. Problem Thinking

The people who have developed highly functioning stress management skills elaborated that when they finally realized that the real problem they experienced was how they thought about "the problem".

Not that the real life challenges weren't every bit as real, but that the negative impact of stress is greatly exacerbated by continuously feeding the feelings of anxiety and tension by constantly thinking of the stressor -- keeping the flight-or-fight stress response mechanisms continually running out of control.

Yes, stress management skills like laughter, time management, relaxation will certainly help gain control over the stress response, but the real answer was largely matter of learning how to shift your mind from the constant focus of "the problem".

CONTROL YOUR MIND AND YOU'LL CONTROL YOUR STRESS

Break the vicious cycle stress by controlling your mind and you can control your stress more easily than you ever imagined.

"If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.” ~ George Burns

But how?

Professional mind trainers of Olympic athletes liken stress management mind training to the same mental technique that all Olympic contenders are taught right from the beginning.

The technique is called "Mental Affirmation".

Mental affirmation is a process whereby thought is intentionally directed to positive perspectives and positive outcomes.

This kind of training begins with the help of really good daily audio affirmations. It is kind of like "training wheels for your mind".

You'll instantly see the results of using professional audio affirmations, which means recorded by a professional mind trainer.

The first thing that happens is that within seconds positive neurochemcial and biological function begins to offset the damage of chronic stress. You can actually feel this occurring and with only a little practice intervene in your own stress response simply by taking control of your thought process.

The next thing that happens is that the mental affirming thoughts begin to spontaneously find their way into your every day perception, as the shift is occurring.

This process quite quickly becomes under your conscious command, and you begin to use it to manage stress at will.

Lastly it becomes your natural automatic response, tripping the stress circuit with effortless ease.

The once fearsome words -- biggest causes of stress -- will have completely new meaning for you.

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