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THESE CURRENT TIMES ARE STRESSFUL... HOW TO DEAL WITH STRESS

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THESE CURRENT TIMES ARE STRESSFUL... HOW TO DEAL WITH STRESS

One of the best ways to deal with stress is to learn about it and change the way you think about it. It might be hard to think positively about stress when most headlines focus on the negative effects stress can have on our health and wellbeing, but it is important to be aware that not ALL stress is bad. If you understand and believe that stress can be your friend, not always your enemy, it may not have a negative impact on you at all. For a lot of people, the moment you feel the slightest bit of stress...

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SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SELF-CARE

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SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SELF-CARE

STEADY YOUR BUCKET! As a psychologist I hear some horrific things from time to time (as well as some amazing things) – some of the things people are dealing with or have been through are nothing short of terrible. I remember as a junior psychologist thinking, feeling seemingly invincible, that nothing would ever affect me and that I could handle all manner of things. After almost 12 years in the profession (most of my career as a psychologist has been in the military), stories that I had been told began to play over and over in my head and began...

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