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Try a mindfulness strategy to improve self-control under stress.
You know that person, the one that always challenges
your self-control? It might be a colleague you see occasionally at meetings, a
friend of a friend, or a relative you only see at holidays.
How about those difficult situations, like getting a late
charge because you forgot to pay a bill? Situations like that also tax our
self-control abilities. Yeah, like that unexpected tax bill.
Yet another precursor of self-control problems is cumulative
stress—you slept poorly, ate poorly, worked 12 hours straight and, just as
you’re getting ready to shut work down for the day, the message arrives from
your boss—Aargh, you are not
seriously asking me to do one more thing today, are you?
That person and those situations are why you need mindfulness-based
coping strategies.
According to Jon
Kabat-Zin, “mindfulness is awareness that
arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment,
non-judgmentally.” Using mindful strategies in the face of stressors, like that
person, you can behave in a controlled, thoughtful manner.
Having a mindful coping strategy, along with a couple of
basic steps to improve self-control, can slow the burn, avoid the meltdown and
help with a speedy recovery.
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