What's Your Stress Reaction Style?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us What's Your Stress Reaction Style?   Have you ever noticed that three people can experience the same event and react to it in three entirely unique ways? There's a lot that goes into our stress response--perceptions of the events, thoughts about those perceptions, and reactions based on those thoughts, for example--and much of it is based on your personality. If you understand how your thoughts and reactions may affect your whole experience, you should be able to lessen your experience of stress without having to change your other circumstances. This newsletter brings resources to help you to understand your perceptions and reactions, and use this understanding to relieve stress. As always, you can get more via social media through Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. --Elizabeth Scott Elizabeth Scott, M.S. Stress Management Expert Are You Playing Into Your Own Stress?  How do your thoughts impact your stress response? Learn more about the role of your thoughts in your stress process, and see what you can do to use this knowledge to relieve stress READ NOW Share 10 Things You Don't Know About Stress  Now that you know that you may be triggering your stress response without realizing it--and you've discovered how this may be happening--here are 10 things you may not know about your stress response and the effects of stress. (Okay, if you've been reading this newsletter and paying attention, you probably already know item #1, but there are still 9 interesting facts waiting for you!)  READ NOW Share 5-Minute Stress Relief Strategies (And Other Things In Fives)! Find stress relief strategies that work well in five minutes, five ways to quickly quell your stress response, and five ways to simplify your life.  Let five be your lucky number today! READ NOW Share Facebook: About Stress Management  As Stress Awareness Month nears its end and the rest of the year lies ahead, now is a good time to get connected with other stress management resources.  If you're not already connected with the page on Facebook, here's where to go to get more stress management help in your feed. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • 6 Foods that Have More Carb Than You Think • How Almonds May Help Prevent Your Migraines • The Top 10 Foods for Healthy Hair • "I Give Up!" What to Do When Nothing Helps Your Thyroid • 5 Reasons Your Thyroid Problems Could Be Your Fault • Why Don't You Wear Shoes During Yoga? • Thyroid Patients: Choose to Be Sick...Or Choose to Be Well • How to Make Crunchy Celariac Chips Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Stress Management newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved