International Stress Management Association

National Stress Awareness Day

Today, as you many know is National Stress Awareness Day. In fact it is the 16th time it has been run.

Stress is all around us. Indeed my wife just called to tell me since she woke at 5.30 she has had the most stressful day for at least three years. She did have the decency to laugh when I told her it was National Stress Awareness Day. You can find out more about the signs of stress here.

One of the big issues with stress is that it is easy to tell us we are stressed. That comes ten a’penny. But more importantly we need advice about how to actually deal with stress in the long as opposed to short term.

So I was delighted to find out that the International Stress Management Association had produces some really useful information for National Stress Awareness Day. There is a lot of useful stuff on their site which you can access here.

The one which impressed me was entitled “7 Positives For A Better Life” and I thought it would be useful to share them with you as they in fact are of some use!

1) Get rid of negative thoughts and fill your mind with positive ones. Don’t dwell on failure major in your achievements.
2) Put yourself first once a day. Have some me time!
3) Don’t repeat past mistakes or even old habits. Do something new.
4) Take the tough decisions and take them today. Sell your house or buy a new car!
5) Say yes not no. Erm that’s it.
6) Learn to communicate better. If you have a problem , say with the bank or your boss, talk to them about it! Learn to communicate better.
7) Consider your options. You might have more than one choice.

So over to you. What are your tips for a more positive life?

Please feel free to share in the comments section below.

Thanks very much in advance.

National Stress Awareness Day is 6th November. For a few tips on dealing with stress please go

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The International Stress Management Association have produced a very useful press release on the day:-
“Stress is everywhere. It is one of the most common conditions experienced by people in the UK
today. It is known to contribute to the more serious physical illnesses, as well as being a cause for
obesity, itself rapidly growing in numbers. People going to work whilst suffering stress contribute
to poor performance of businesses and services, and can be a contributor to poor care, errors, and disasters caused by lack of concentration. The financial cost to the UK has been estimated at £60 billion or about £1000 per man, woman and child.

Most organisations tackle stress at the wrong end. They wait until someone becomes ill, and then
start to provide services to improve their health. This is too late. Stress is largely preventable, as it
is mainly caused by events and poor behaviour that triggers a stressful response. Eliminate these
events and poor behaviour, and people do not need to experience stress.

National Stress Awareness Day, on 6th November, 2013, raises awareness about stress, how to
prevent it and how to manage it once it occurs. The emphasis is on promoting psychological
wellbeing of people at work so that they can perform at their peak – ‘If you feel well you perform
better than if you feel ill’. It’s about how people feel. People who feel great can often concentrate
more effectively on what they want to do, and this is performance.

The theme for National Stress Awareness Day is ‘Going the Extra Mile’ – which is what happens
when organisations are stress free. The energy, enthusiasm, motivation and concentration in a
stress free environment, provokes people to have greater interest in others and to contribute more
– ‘Going the Extra Mile’.

National Stress Awareness Day is sponsored by The International Stress Management
Associationᵁᴷ. ISMA volunteers around the UK will be helping businesses and services raise
awareness about the prevention and management of stress at work.”

You can find out more about the day by going here http://www.isma.org.uk/about-national-stress-awareness-day-nsad/

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