The roots of stress: shifting the focus from stress management to stress prevention

It's easy to blame the environment - "it's my workload, deadlines, my manager, etc., that are to blame for my stress".  Let's acknowledge that different people respond to the same situation in varied ways. One person might become stressed by a seemingly insignificant event, while another might remain calm even in the most challenging circumstances. Why does this happen? And how can we become more like those who face life with calmness and emotional control?

In this workshop we will learn about the reasons that influence our stress response:

1. The upbringing we received from our parents
2. Our strengths that we use (or don't use) at work
3. Distortions in our thinking 

4. Our expectations of ourselves

We will refute the view that stress is just something we have to learn to manage. Instead, we will explore the idea that the real help for stress is to understand and address its root causes, ultimately aiming to remove as much stress from our lives as possible.

 

By identifying our personal causes of stress, we will gradually see what we should change in our thinking and beliefs so that stress no longer appears so often in our lives.