Reframing For Stress Management

Have you ever tried to look on stressful events or stressful thoughts from another perspective?

This stress management technique is called ‘reframing’, thus sees a stressful situation in another frame. A frame can refer to a belief, what limits our view of the world. If we let this limiting belief go, new conceptions and interpretation possibilities can develop.

Imagine yourself using a new pair of glasses to see an old problem or challenge it from a fresh perspective.

How might a wise friend deal with the issue?

What would change if you stepped into the shoes of someone who carried a contrary opinion which act as a powerful stressor to you, releasing stress hormones and in a long run significantly affecting your health?

Start with reevaluating stressful events as 'disappointing', 'concerning', or 'uncomfortable' rather than 'awful' or 'unbearable'.

Ask yourself: How could calm and balance return to your life if you saw your world through the eyes of somebody else? How would a problem get solved with a new stress free perspective - maybe the view of a child, a grandmother, or an alien from another planet?

Perspective is a powerful stress management and healing force. When we shift how we look at something, we open the door to new possibilities.

Have you noticed that that even negative events almost always have a positive side to them? Start listing all the positives you can think of right now.

"Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining"...while refraiming your stressor try to find that silver lining.

 Finding difficult to do this on your own? Coaching helps…….