Adjust Your Attitude

Adjust Your Attitude

People often create much of the stress in their lives through their own negative, defeatist, or worrisome attitudes. If this sounds familiar to you, know that simply adjusting your attitude can reduce stress. Try the following tips to shift your attitude:

  • Accept that there are events you cannot control. Don’t worry about what you can’t change.
  • Be assertive instead of aggressive. Assert your feelings, opinions or beliefs instead of becoming angry, combative or passive.
  • Divide large tasks into smaller components to make jobs less overwhelming.
  • Schedule your time wisely and honestly, always allowing time for interruptions and unplanned change.
  • Learn about cognitive-behavioral approaches for dealing with distressing thoughts or feelings. Practice applying cognitive techniques to life situations.