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What Are the Biggest Causes Of Stress?
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Better Life, under featured, selfimprovement, stress management.
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Stress is an unfortunate fact of life. And some of the biggest causes of stress (like rush hour traffic) just can’t be avoided.
Do you have a job? Then you have to deal with getting reports done on time, pleasing the boss, or getting along with unpleasant coworkers.
Do you go to school? Then you have to deal with getting doing school work, peer pressure, and maybe holding down a part time job so you will have spending money.
And family can be pretty stressful too. You have to take care of the kids, stay on top of everyone’s schedules, and keep promises you made to relatives.
Yes, life is filled with stressers. But there are some biggest causes of stress that we can control.
Too Many Commitments
You wake up in the morning, think about your day, and want to go right back to bed. Why? Because you just remembered the ten or twelve things you have to do today. And many of those things are commitments you made to other people, even though you knew you already had too much on your plate.
A lot of stress comes from making too many commitments, and promising to take on more than you have time for. This is why learning to say “No,” is an important part of managing stress. Learn not to take on more than you can handle at any given time.
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Money Troubles
Money troubles are a biggest cause of stress. In fact, money problems are often given as one of the major reasons divorcing couples are splitting up.
How much time do you spend worrying about your debt? Does thinking about the credit card bills that will be arriving in the next few weeks keep you awake at night? If so, this is a problem you need to deal with. Of course, taking care of a large debt can be easier said than done. But, sometimes, just taking steps to deal with your debt (like seeing a debt counselor) can be enough to dramatically decrease your financial stress.
Lack of Down Time
Busy people who take time out to relax and unwind are often less stressed than those who are just as busy, and do the exact same amount of work, but don’t take any down time. When your life is busy, and there are dozens of things you need to do, taking a break can almost make you feel guilty. But taking breaks will actually help you get more done, and feel better while you’re doing it.
Having a completely stress free existence is probably out of reach. But these are just a few of the things you can do to take control of, and drastically reduce, some of the major causes of stress in your life.
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auto auction on October 21st, 2008
And family can be pretty stressful too. You have to take care of the kids, stay on top of everyone’s schedules, and keep promises you made to relatives.
Jan on July 15th, 2008
Exactly money is a top causes of stress. In my situation even if I don’t have a problem with money but it causes me stress because somebody always asking to borrow money from me and it stresses me because he doesn’t even care to pay it back.