Keeping a stress diary is an effective way of finding out both what causes you stress, and what level of stress you prefer. In this diary note down your stress levels and how you feel throughout the day. In particular, note down stressful events. Record the following information: At a regular interval, for example every hour, record routine stress. Note down: the time the amount of stress that you feel (perhaps on a scale of 1 …showed first 75 words of 363 total…

…showed last 75 words of 363 total…you keep the diary, the smaller the benefit of each additional day will be. If, however, your lifestyle changes or you begin to suffer from stress again in the future, then it may be worth using the diary approach again. You will probably find that the stresses you face have changed. If this is the case, then keeping a diary again will help you to develop a different approach to deal with them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**