the 3rd A of Stress Management- ADAPT

Adapt to the Stressor
·      Reframe problems 
o   Sometimes looking at a problem for a different perspective can be helpful. An example of this was the slow water dispenser at the last place I worked.  It took a while to fill a water bottle up with drinking water, and it was easy to get frustrated with it. To reframe the event I chose to see my time filling up with water bottle as a couple of minutes where I got to just stand and reflect on my last session, or plan my next session without being interrupted or sidetracked by my screen or phone. Consequently I felt grateful to have the time to myself and not hassled by the ‘time wasted.’


·      Look at the big picture- How important is it?
o   Will you remember the current annoyance in a weeks time? It is really worth getting that frustrated over? If the answer is 'no', then choose not to have a feeling over it.  While moving countries, things did not go smoothly, and there were times when I just said “I am not going to have a feeling about this, life is too short, and I want to enjoy my day’ and I moved on.