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stressors have existed for a long time, or how many are work related ver-
sus home related?
5. Take 10 minutes to summarize your thoughts and feelings. Complete as
many sentence stems as you would like. You may use any one stem as
many times as you wish.

I learned

I relearned

I realized

I was surprised

6. Finally, think about the positive and negative implications of your inven-
tory as it relates to the quality of your work, your life outside of work,
and its impact on how you work and relate to others.

Combating Chronic Stress Leading to Distress 9
The three major strategies for stress management are reducing your stressors,
managing your stress filter, and building your resiliency to avoid the harm-
ful aspects of chronic stress. Used in concert, this combination can be
the cornerstone for better health and fitness as well as personal and profes-
sional effectiveness.

Managing Your Stressors. Figuring out how to reduce your stressors is an
important task. Many factors, including your personal needs, the number of