There was a piece on the media about how we are more stressed than ever and that the news tries to attract our attention by fear. I expect it is only partially true but certainly if you look at the headlines of the newspapers the fear bit seems to be right. The Mail and Express frontpage headlines are both extreme examples of this most days. Always the worst weather is coming, the gravest financial crisis, etc, etc.
The piece I heard went on to interview an occupational psychologist who I thought was surprising sensible. Three simple things to help de-stress:
• Take control
• Keep a good social support network
• Challenge your negative thinking
Not always easy or possible but good to have as an aim.
It seems to me this is much what happens when we find faith in Christ. We put our trust in God both in our actions and our thinking and join a faith community. Well anyway it should help!
No comments:
Post a Comment