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Volcanic Stress in the Last Frontier and Coping with Stress!
Living in Alaska is always an adventure - and now we have our own volcano getting very agitated. Recently there were three eruptions. We were all scurrying for our face masks and air filters. We had no idea how long this uncertainty would last and the unpredictability and the danger added to our stress levels.
So we hadto re-arrange agendas; planes could not fly in or out; we couldn't make plans for next week. All of these were interesting challenges to our coping styles and stress management skills.
There are two ways to cope with stressors like these. I can focus on my emotions, get upset and worried, grieve about lost opportunities, get anxious about missed opportunities, even get mildly depressed. Emotion focused coping, as it is called, is a useful coping strategy as long as it does not overtake action. I encourage people to honor their emotions, however, we have to do things. I have to take action to resolve immediate demands on my time and energy. This is the practical side of stress management - this is how we cope with stress. I have to make arrangements - and these require the second way to cope with stress - planful, problem solving coping.
Both strategies are essential coping mechanisms. But, in their own way, each adds a particular form of stress. Emotion focused coping adds internal stress (grieving, worry, anxiety, depression) while problem solving requires creative stress, organizational stress, even an emotional element – will it work?
All of this because the Alaskan volcano god decided to let us know he (or she) was unhappy. OK – so Mt Redoubt is NOT a god – just joking. It really is a vent formed by movement of the earth’s tectonic plates; a vent that permits the escape of gases, ash, and molten rock that reside below the earth’s crust. God or natural force – today it has caused me some additional work stress. Mt Redoubt also gave me a chance to give some stress management tips and advice on how to cope with stress.
Warm regards
Dr Jeff
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Dr Jeff, a psychologist, writes about workplace stress, personal stress, interpersonal stress, and how to manage stress. On his blog,http://www.drjeffbailey.com, he answers questions from readers. He works hard to make his articles practical and helpful and all of his articles are based on sound research evidence and extensive clinical experience. Please go to his Dr Jeff blog to get your free report on stress.
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