Over the past few posts we’ve looked at the six different types of stress which include work, family, physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual. The key now is to figure out what your stress level is and then, if it’s in an unhealthy place, take steps to fix it.
The assessment I like to use is called the StressBuster™ which is based on Hans Selye’s work gives us a visual of what zero stress (death), healthy stress (eustress), and distress (death) looks like and assigns a number. On the StressBuster™ tool, you’ll rate each of the stress areas on a scale of 1-10. Remember, the higher the stress is, the higher the number you’ll use. Then you’ll do an average of all the stress numbers (add them up and divide by 6) to get your stress number. Then just circle the number on the StressBuster™ tool to see where you are.
To download the StressBuster™ tool, click HERE
If your average is high, just pick the highest numbers in your stress list and work on those. No need to work on fixing family stress if the number is healthy, instead, focus on the high numbers. Refer back to the previous six posts for strategies on how to alleviate them.
Simple as that!
