4. Managing stress by talking back to your negative MindTalk

Coaching

Stress in our lives is triggered by events, changes, demands and pressures. Many people react to their stressful environment with, what we call, MindTalk. That is, they have a lot to say to themselves, much of it negative, and it worsens the effects of the environment. Here are some examples of negative MindTalk.

• Thinking "I should have . . ."
• Self-blame
• Lack of concentration
• Loss of confidence
• Self-criticism

The way to combat negative MindTalk is to replace it with positive statements and actions - essentially by flooding your mind with good thoughts that will make you more positive and more stress hardy. Here are some examples of what you can do.

Mentoring

In the following chart, the left hand column is the list of positive MindTalk strategies. In the right hand column type in what you could do to use the technique.

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