Unworried by Dr. Gregory Popcak

Author:Dr. Gregory Popcak
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Published: 2018-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

____ Start of Work

____ End of Workday

____ Bedtime

What situations attended this increase in your experience of stress/anxiety? (Who was present? What were you doing?)

If this stressful event occurred again, how would you want to handle it differently, assuming you felt the same way?

• At which rating period was your stress/anxiety the lowest?

____ Rising

____ Lunch

____ Dinner

____ Start of Work

____ End of Workday

____ Bedtime

What situations attended this decrease in your experience of stress/anxiety? (Who was around? What were you doing?)

What could you do to build more of these lower stress moments into your day tomorrow?

• What stress reducing action step lowered your stress the most today? Why do you think it was so effective?

How will you make time for these stress-reducing action steps tomorrow?

How much lower would you expect your stress/anxiety level to be if you committed to making time for stress-reducing activities? (Write down your prediction) 1 2 3 points.

• PRAY: Lord, I thank you for the gift of another day. Help me to use each day to grow closer to you and to the people I love and to cooperate more effectively with your grace that I might experience more of your peace and be more of an instrument of your peace in all things. Through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.

Tips for Success

I understand that it might be a little tedious to do this exercise several times a day for several weeks, but I promise your commitment will be rewarded. If you do both of these exercises consistently, you will start to see a spontaneous blueprint emerge for increasing your peace in a natural and holistic way that both fits your life and makes a real difference in your outlook and emotional well-being. To get the most out of this exercise, please keep the following tips in mind.

Anticipate and plan. Keep track of the situations that give you the most stress. Learn to anticipate stress and anxiety-provoking situations, but instead of dreading them, make a plan to handle them better. What resources do you need to gather in anticipation of these stressful events? How would you like to handle them differently? Regardless of the way the situation played out, or how others conducted themselves, what would you have to do to feel proud of the way you handled yourself the next time this stressful situation arises?

Look for the differences that make a difference. Keep track of the action steps that decrease your anxiety by the greatest amount, most consistently, or both. Don’t just wait for these to spontaneously occur. Make a point to build them into your day! Intentionally cooperate with God’s grace.

Don’t escape. Engage! Too often we think decreasing our stress requires an escape. We can’t wait to give the kids to our spouse and get some “me time.” We can’t wait to leave work. We can’t wait to escape. It’s fine to want a break, but not to live for your next break. Why? Because breaks don’t come often enough, and the escape never lasts. What can you

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.