Today's Stress Tip..by G. Gaynor McTigue..TUE.8/09/05

Be focused, but not fixated.

Performing a task with steady concentration and pleasant absorption is an ideal working state. But that focus can quickly become obsessive when you hit an obstacle, get frustrated and can't pull yourself away from overcoming it -- even when you know you should. The longer you remain fixated, the harder it is to let go and the more frustrated you'll become. Especially if your persistence is causing you to foolishly neglect more pressing needs. Follow your instincts. Cut yourself loose. Put some space between you and the problem. And revisit it later on. Why make yourself crazy?

Based on G. Gaynor McTigue's acclaimed book Why Make Yourself Crazy? featured in major publications and on talk shows across America.
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Whenever you're feeling the stressed-out victim...

Think of some really dumb or reckless thing you did in your past that thank heaven didn't turn out to be the disaster it could have been. Now use that gratitude and relief to put whatever stress you're currently experiencing into perspective. In fact, the mere thought of the breaks you caught if life should loosen you up, make you feel like you're playing with the house's money, lucky even to have the chance to be doing what you're doing. So summon up the liberating feeling of those narrow escapes whenever you're feeling down and deprived. Things could be a heck of a lot worse. Why make yourself crazy?

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