Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Stress
Stress is our emotional and physical response to pressure. That pressure can arise from external factors including life events, illness (ourselves or someone close to us) living conditions, work, home and family, study, lack of some necessity, or the demands we place on ourselves. Even those events which we see as enjoyable can be stressful, such as holidays, moving home, starting a better job, pregnancy, parenthood, Christmas etc.
Thoughts
Emotions
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Physical Sensations
The physical response to stress is caused by the body's adrenaline response — the body's alarm signal and survival mechanism when faced with a threat.
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Identify Your Stressors — What's Making You Stressed?
- Where am I when I'm feeling stressed? What am I doing? Who am I with?
- What helpful changes could I make?
- What is within my control?
- Even if there is little you can do about some situations, maybe making some small changes — in routine, in the way you handle things, doing things differently, taking time out, thinking about it in a different way, in getting help, seeking advice — could make all the difference.
Doing Things Differently
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Thinking Differently
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Arthur H. Belmont, LMFT
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California - Florida - Michigan -Texas - Worldwide
888-787-1767