This Article Looks Into The Causes Of Stress And Gives Free Tips To Help You Control And Reduce Your Worries.I Have, As I Am Sure Many People Do, Stressed For Most Of My Life For Many Different Reasons.Even Though I Still Worry About Many Things, I Have Now Learned How To Handle Many Of These Situations And Will Write About How I Go About Doing This, In This Article.I Am The Kind Of Person Who Likes To Have A Simple And Settled Life. When Something Comes Along Which Is Quite A Big Event Or A Bit Out Of The Ordinary, This Is When I Start To Stress. I Am Not The Kind Of Person Who Likes Change, Therefore Things Like Moving House Is Something Which Will Cause Me A Lot Of Stress. I Have Actually Moved House Four Times In The Last Six Years, Not Very Clever For Someone Like Me. I Am Now Happy Where I Live And Plan To Stay At This Abode For A Long Time.I Am Also Self-employed. There Are Many Things I Love About Being Self-employed, The Fact That I Am My Own Boss, I Can Choose My Own Hours, I Have No-one To Answer Or To Report To And The All Round Freedom It Gives Me. I Often Stress However That Business Will Go Through A Bad Period And That I Do Not Have The Security Of A Regular Income. How Will I Pay The Mortgage? How Will I Pay My Car Loan? How Will I Feed And Clothe My Children? These Are All The Things That At Times Can Keep Me Awake At Night.I Now Have Started To Build Up A Back-up Fund In A Bank Account. When Business Is Doing Well, I Put As Much Money As I Can Into This Account, Which I Can Then Use In The Leaner Times. This Gives Me A Peace Of Mind And Therefore I Do Not Have To Worry So Much. Business Will Go Through Good And Bad Periods And This Way I Can Easily Cope When It Does Go Slow.I Used To Also Worry About How I Would Pay My Tax Bill At The End Of The Year, However I Have Also Started To Put Money Away Each Month Similar To The Above Example, To Pay For It.I Now Try And Think About All Of My Worries In A Logical Manner And Instead Of Losing Sleep Over Them I Try To Find Solutions.I Also Feel Stressed And I Am Not Sure Why It Is, The Day After I Have A Night Out Drinking Alcohol. In The Morning And Nowadays Since I Am Getting Older, Throughout The Day, I Often Feel Lethargic And My Mind Starts To Play Tricks On Me. It Makes Me Feel Negative About The Future And Makes Me Worry About A Whole Host Of Issues. It Now Takes Me Around Forty-eight Hours To Recover From A Boozy Night Out And Affects My Family And Work Life. I Have Now Decided That I Will Go Out Far Less And That When I Do, I Will Limit The Amount I Drink.These Are Other Things That Can Cause Me To Stress:When I Have Worked Too Hard!When I Have Had A Lack Of SleepDuring And After An IllnessAfter An Argument With My GirlfriendWhen I Am Invited To A Social Occasion Which I Do Not Want To Go To, Such As A WeddingA Visit From My Girlfriends Family For Say A WeekendGoing On HolidaySome Of The Above May Seem A Bit Bizarre To Some People Who Read This Article, However I Am Trying To Be Truthful. Yes Going On Holiday Does Cause Me To Worry. I Do Not Like Flying For A Start, I Worry That I Or A Member Of My Family May Become Ill Or That The Hotel May Not Be As Good As What Was Described In The Brochure.One Thing Which I Am Now Careful To Ensure Of, Is That I Get Enough Sleep. I Must Say I Love Going To Bed And I Love Sleeping. My Bed Is Where I Feel Safe And Comfortable. I Used To Fall Into A Trap Of Working Too Hard And Would Then Stay Up Late, Possibly Watching The Television. I Would Set My Alarm To Wake Me Up Early And I Would Then Start The Whole Process Over Again.From Reading A Book About Stress Management, I Discovered That Sleep Was One Of The Best Forms Of Stress-relief. I Decided To Give It A Go And I Must Say It Works. I Now Stay In Bed An Hour Later In The Mornings And Where Possible, I Am In Bed By 10pm At Night.I Am Also Now Attempting To Take Life In My Stride. What Happens Will Happen And I Will Deal With Each Challenge On Its Own Merit. I Try To Deal With Potential Problems In A Positive Way And Realise That If Life Was Very Smooth And Easy, That It Would Probably Be Quite Boring.I Now Appreciate What I Have In Life And Instead Of Looking At The Future Full Of Dread, I Look Forward To What Life Will Bring. I Know That At Times Life Will Be Hard And Am Determined To Get Through These Periods As Quick As I Can.Nowadays When I Do Feel Down And Miserable, I Tend To Spend As Much Time As Possible With My Children, As They Make Me Happy And Can Soon Put A Smile Back Onto My Face.
