I have practiced and taught stress management for more than 25 years. By tackling my personal stress, I have learned some interesting things about myself, and gained important insights about what stress management strategies work best for me. The truth is that each of us has to find what stress management strategies work best because only you can manage your own stress. You are the only one who can know when you have accomplished the quest, reduced your stress, and created a more balanced and satisfying lifestyle. When I first started to teach stress management classes many years ago, some of my students would come to class believing that, by learning stress management, they would never experience stress again.
Life is dynamic and changing, and stress is a part of it.
It is important for each of us to find a satisfying balance between the different parts of our lives and loves, and between times of high stress and low stress. Stress is an integral part of life. In general, we human beings enjoy doing things, being with people, or completing projects. A certain amount of activity and people in our life is healthy, and enhances our sense of well-being. In moderation, stress can be healthy and life-enhancing.