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I recently encountered a stressful situations as well, one which required a total reworking of my short term goals. And for the first few hours I felt I had lost control, and I was rapidly entering a depressed state of mind. Anger, frustration, sadness. All are very powerful feelings.
I won't pretend my situation is as stressful as yours. But let me tell you the way I deal with stress.
I take a deep breath. I take a moment to relax, to clear my thoughts. Then I tell myself I can't control what happens in my life, I cannot account for the decisions of others, or the random incidents of life.
But I can, and you can too, control my own actions. We can control our response to a situation. And the best way to regain control of a situation, to reduce the stress on our lives, is to make a plan to deal with it. Even if you can only plan for the next hour.
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Where there is doubt there is freedom.
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