Make
Stress
Your
B***ch
(Beach)
By Alyse Gaulin
ften we try to control
our stress by controlling
the situation. We clench
our fists, and work to eliminate whatever is stressing us out. But oftentimes that’s not the key. A lot of stress is simply out of our control and seeking to control it is like trying to pick up a beach full of sand: inevitably it’s going to fall through our grasp.
That’s why I think the phrases, “control your stress,” “beat stress,” and “eliminate stress” are all misguided. We can’t micromanage every little element of our life and seek to control it. Paradoxically, that’s only going to increase our stress. Rather than control what life throws our way, we have to manage it. This is especially true for the stresses of life that simply can’t be eliminated
Let’s say you have to move to a new home. Your job changed and forced you to relocate. There are many different ways we can react to this uncontrollable stress in our lives, and of course this is just an example, so you can apply it to almost any stressful situation.
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