19.ManagingYourStressPutproblemsinperspective1Sometimesweworryaboutthingsthatneverhappen.Inreviewingtheproblemscausingyoustress,thinkabouttheadviceyouwouldgiveafriendinthesamesituation.Howimportantisthesituationinthecourseof2yourlife?Inayear?Inaweek?Decidewhatisworthstrugglingforandletgoofunimportanthassles3.Researchhasshownthattheactofwritingaboutaneventhashelpedindividualscopewithtrauma4orstressfultimes.Writingforsomepeoplecanbetherapeutic5andmayhelpputproblemsinperspective.Youmaywanttokeepapersonaljournal6whereyoucanexpressyourdeepestthoughtsandfeelings.Youdonothavetowritewell.Justtrytoletyourthoughtsandfeelingsflowuninhibited7,withoutjudgement.KeepapositiveattitudeIfyouaresomeonewhotendstofocusonthenegative,thinkingpositivelymaybeanewskillforyou.Onewaytokeepapositiveattitudeaboutyourselfisbywritingdownandsa