Instigating Stress

No one expects to incur problems, but problems are always in existence. Sure, we all know that bad can come our way, but few of us believe it can happen to them. If you are one of those people that believe it cannot happen to you then you are open to failure when overwhelming stress comes knocking at your door. We are all subject to danger, harm, failure, rejection, fear, and so forth. This is all a part of life, but it is how you prepare to manage any situation is what makes a difference when dealing with stress. American’s are a fine example, since many individuals in the world thought at one time or believed that it could not happen to them. When disaster hit they were unprepared and frantically disturbed. If we look at the hurricanes that destroyed entire cities and see the resulting then we know that stress management was not fully developed since panic took over an entire city and affected many around the world. Now I am not centering out these people, God bless them all, but I want to point this out since we need to learn stress management to survive. We also need to learn stress management to prevent total failure. Stress management is techniques that are utilized to help us all cope with problems, which include our fears. When we learn how to cope with stress and understand the stressors, we are prepared to face the worst-case scenario. We can review the failure in stress management by over viewing the circumstances in question. Now we can see that we have no control over natural disasters to a large degree, however we know that we have resources. The government will often set up programs to help those enduring natural disasters. This is a great stress management strategy, but how can we expand to reduce stressful situations. We know that natural disasters are unpredictable and can attack our environment at any time. We have weather reports that inform us a natural disaster may hit the area. When you turn on the news and hear the weatherman telling you natural disaster is on its way, why you sitting there are expecting nothing to happen. If your stress management were planned, you would be prepared to pack a few belongings, or even have a suitcase already packed and take your family to a safe area ahead of the game. Weathermen may not always be accurate, but why gamble with life. If a natural disaster is about to hit, waiting until it hits is not the time to take action. Panic will make the situation worse. Waiting for something to happen can harm us or help us. If we are expecting the best to happen when natural disaster is in process then we are definitely setting our self up for failure. Therefore, we see we need preparedness, planning, decisions, thinking, and stress management to deal with disastrous stressors. Forget natural for a moment. We can look at another example where disaster is in view. Pretend that you are working at a gas station and a man walks in the door with a loaded revolver and demands you to give up the money or die. What are you going to do? Do you have stress management in place? If not, let me give you a word of advice. When we talk guns, we are talking for real, since guns can kill. First, we know we are in danger, which means a stressor is triggered and stress is existing. Now we are going to weigh out the problem and solution carefully so that no one is hurt. First, you never loose eye contact with a person holding a gun. You stay firm and maintain a direct focus, looking into the person’s eyes consistency. This lets the party know that you are alert and paying attention to his or her demands. Next, you give the person the money, since your life is at stake. DO NOT try to be the hero, since there are no heroes when it comes to life and death. You will notice the perpetrator is panicky; therefore, you have the upper hand if your emotions are in control. If you fail to adhere to the golden rules, your life is in your own hands. If you think it cannot happen to you then you are instigating stress. Therefore, be prepared, keep it real, plan, and manage your stress.