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How's your stress?

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Recently I went through a move and for the first time in a while I became acutely aware of my stress levels. I’m pretty good about keeping everything in check so I navigate easily through life’s daily stresses. However, moving is a downright stressful situation. Everything requires careful planning. Even with the best-laid plans, something happens that you don’t expect. Most everything went smoothly but there were some unexpected road blocks. 

  

 

  

Being aware of my stress, I wondered where it measured on the scale of the most common high stress events in people’s lives.  Mine didn’t even make the top 10 list. 

      
  1. Death of a spouse: 100

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  3. Divorce: 73  

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  5. Marital separation: 65 

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  7. Imprisonment: 63

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  9. Death of a close family member: 63  

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  11. Personal injury or illness: 53 

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  13. Marriage: 50

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  15. Dismissal from work: 47  

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  17. Marital reconciliation: 45 

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  19. Retirement: 45 

  

Everyone is bound to face one of these situations sooner than later. How we deal with that stress is up to us.  

  

 

  

I chose to push through. Admittedly, I ended up going a bit too hard and ended up feeling faint one time and then a day later I ended up sick.  While I work hard to manage my stress I needed to listen to my body and properly attend to the signs. 

  

 

  

As you prepare for your quitthink about the stressors that you could face and come up with a plan on how best to work through those situations before you are faced with them. Journal about it with a clear mind so you can have it for reference when you are faced with one of those situations. If you do it when you aren’t stressed, you will likely not write in your game plan that you plan to smoke.

  

 

  

Prepare today for tomorrow! 

  

 

  

In the comments below. Tell us about a recent or past high-stress situation. Did you have a game plan or were you caught off-guard?  What are some other strategies you use to relieve your stress without smoking?

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