STRESS: MAKING THE CHANGE
Like any change of habit, overcoming the tendency lo think self-sabotaging thoughts requires time and effort. To achieve this task you need to:
1. Keep your energy levels up by eating well, getting adequate rest and taking in adequate fluid, oxygen, vitamins and minerals. It’s easier to think positively when your energy is up.
2. Promptly dispute all self-sabotaging thoughts whenever they arise, attacking them instantly before they grow in size and intensity.
3. Each day, write down on a card one of the self-enhancing attitudes and take time to read and memorise it several times through the day. Carry them in your wallet. Cellotape them to your mirror.
4. Practise daily the mental relaxation exercises. It. is far easier for new attitudes to filter down from the conscious mind to the subconscious when we’re relaxed. Changing ones attitudes is less of a chore when we’re relaxed. We tend to interpret people’s words and actions more positively when we’re relaxed and our reactions to them are more appropriate. Repetition is the key.
Keep repeating the self-enhancing attitude every day even if such an attitude feels unattainable. If you hear it often enough for long enough, you’ll start to believe it. That’s the way the subconscious works. Repetition is the powerful reprogrammer of the subconscious mind.
Remember: A willingness to accept change lowers stress levels. Those who enjoy high levels of well-being all have one thing in common—a willingness to risk change.
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