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What is "self-inflicted stress"?
Self-inflicted stress
- Putting pressure on yourself to excel at something within an unrealistic timespan.
- Negative self-talk after not being able to complete something.
- Not having enough time in the day to complete your "to-do" list.
- An "all or nothing" attitude.
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Self-inflicted stress
- Putting pressure on yourself to excel at something within an unrealistic timespan.
- Negative self-talk after not being able to complete something.
- Not having enough time in the day to complete your "to-do" list.
- An "all or nothing" attitude.
Managing self-inflicted stress
- Use the 60-second method: Set aside 60 seconds of pause before doing anything in relation to what is stressing you out. Don't react.
- Manage your time in a realistic way.
- Ask for help and accept that you might not be able to accomplish everything on your own.
- Acknowledge that your stress is mostly self-inflicted and make changes to fix that.
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