How Do You Handle Stress?
People handle stress differently and many times their reactions to stress are based on their personality styles. Why? Why is it that some people are more vulnerable than others to stress? Some people seem to be permanently on edge whereas others take everything in their stride, even if they have high-pressure jobs with important responsibilities and problems at home as well. One key factor that influences how you handle stress is your personality style. Some personalities are more prone to suffering from stress than others.
In the 1970′s, two American researchers were working on a coronary prevention project. From their research, Drs Friedman and Rosenman, found that personality differences affect levels of stress. They divided personality types into two groups- “Type A” and “Type B.” People with Type A personalities, are rushed, ambitious, time-conscious and driven. Studies suggest these traits, if not properly managed, can create stress-related illnesses. In contrast, the Type B personality is a much more relaxed, less time-conscious and driven person. Type B personalities are able to view things more objectively. They are better able to put things into perspective, and think through how they are going to deal with situations. Consequently, they tend to be less stress-prone.
Type A personalities tend to handle stress in a negative manner. Type B personalities tend to handle stress in a positive manner. If you handle stress in a negative manner, then you allow the effects of stress to drain your energy or allow the stressors to become distractions from meeting your responsibilities at work, home or in your relationships. To handle stress positively, use the stressors to boost your energy level and motivate you to accomplish the tasks before you. If you are a Type A personality, guard against allowing stress to trigger negative reactions such as anger, hostility, or Anxiety. Find ways to relax.
Even people with the most adaptable personalities can experience the effects of long-term stress if they lack a sense of control over aspects of their daily lives. Scientists studying stress in the work-place, have found that those who perceive that they have the least control over their working environment handle stress with a negative effect and suffer from the highest levels of stress-related illness. Caregivers are another type of high level stress occupations that often have difficulty in how they handle stress.
Stress is neither good nor bad. It’s how we handle stress and what we allow it to do to us that becomes helpful or hurtful. Depending on your personality type, consider how you can control your feelings, motivations and actions in order to make certain that stress can be a positive energy flow rather than depleting your energy. Let stress be a reminder to take better care of your health.
Good stress produces good habits. Bad stress does the opposite. Let your life challenges make you better, rather than bitter. The only difference in being better or bitter is the letter, “i.”
Learn to relax, rather than over react. Be calm and think first before allowing your emotions to overtake the situation. Be constructive with stress rather than destructive with stress. Find a way to turn stress into a positive attribute.
About the Author
Ann Gatty is an educator, author, organizational strategist and personal consultant. She has taught in classrooms, museums, boardrooms and employee seminars. She has mentored and coached. She is a mother of two young adult boys. Dr. Gatty has developed curriculum for college courses in organizational leadership, museum studies, and teacher development. She has enjoyed supervising student teachers and mentoring young professionals entering the workforce. From her work and personal experiences, she finds a continuous need among women, of all walks of life, to find answers to questions about their life balance, goals, and health. Because of these needs, Ann Gatty hosts a website, www.stress-management-4-women.com. The purpose is to answer the questions women share as they negotiate life’s many challenges.
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