KNOW YOUR STRESSORS

…….Stressors are those factors which are percieved to be the cause of initiating the stressful condition inside us. As an exercise in self assessment read through the list of following stressors and identify your stressors, so that you may be better prepared when you come across these factors. There are four categories of stressors. Repeat such self-assessment periodically to see the changes in your perception to your stressors. 

1. Lifestyle stressors 

Poor relationships 

Time pressure 

Financial problems 

Family problems / responsibilities 

Air pollution / Sound pollution 

Overcrowding / Traffic jams 

Waiting in queues 

Housing problems 

Long time - no holidays 

Been away from Nature for long 

2. Body stressors 

You have had a recent accident / illness 

You are not physically fit 

You have poor sleep 

You neglect your food 

You are not fit or satisfied sexually 

You overeat or overdrink 

You smoke / take drugs 

You don’t take regular exercises 

You are driven more by moods 

3. Work stressors 

I am over worked.  

Work load affecting my personal life. 

I am under valued or poorly paid. 

Feel discriminated. 

Not getting a proper work environment. 

I do not get along with my co-workers. 

Too much politics in work place. 

I ‘stuff’ my feelings or blow up easily. 

My efforts don’t match my ambitions. 

Cannot take quick decisions. 

I am relying more on fate nowadays.  

4. Mind stressors 

No love for my work 

Not loved or respected properly 

Disrespect puts me off completely 

Handling anger is too much for me 

I worry a lot about future 

Feel jealous at others success 

I can’t see the funny side of a situation 

I can’t concentrate properly 

I keep repeating my mistakes 

I feel I am not good enough 

I doubt whether I can be a success 

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