17ManagingYourStressTherearetwowaystocombat1stress--mentallyandphysically.Medicalsciencehaslearnedthatthemindandbodyareinterrelated2,meaningthatyourmentalwell-being3affectsyourphysicalstateandviceversa4.Asyoulearnedpreviously5,thenegativereactiontostressmayappearinphysicalsymptomssuchasaheadache,tensemuscles,orupsetstomach.Conversely6,yourphysicalstatemaybecausingyourstress.Itisimportanttotakecareofbothyourmentalandphysicalwell-beinginordertocopewithstress.Sometechniquesformanagingstressareofferedinthefollowingsections.1.Changewhatyoucan,acceptwhatyoucannotchangeAmajorpartofmanagingstress,istorecognizethosesituationsyoucanchange,andtolearntoacceptthoseyoucantchange.Whenyoucanseparatethosesituationsthatyouhavecontroloverfromthoseyoudont,thenyouwillknowwhentotakeaction7andwhento“letgo8”ofproblemsyoucannotresolve.Fo