Reframing is a way of changing the way you look at something and, thus, changing your experience of it. 

• It can turn a stressful event into either highly traumatic or a challenge to be bravely overcome.
• It can depict a really bad day as a mildly l...

Using reframing techniques can actually change your physical responses to stress because your body's stress response is triggered by perceived stress, more often than actual events.

• Your stress response can be triggerd by ...

The first step in reframing is to educate yourself about some of these negative thinking patterns (like cognitive distortions) that may greatly increase your stress levels.

• Educating yourself about thinking patterns and how they affect people is important for layi...

The next step is to catch yourself when you're slipping into overly negative and stress-inducing patterns of thinking. Being aware of them is an important part of challenging and ultimately changing them.

One thing you can do is just become more mindful of your thoughts, as...

When you're looking at something negative, see if you can change your self talk to use less strong negative emotions .

When you're looking at a potentially stressful situation, see if you can view it as a challenge versus a threat.

Look for the 'gift' in each...