Know your stressors

Effective stress management starts with identifying your sources of stress and developing strategies to manage them. One way to do this is to make a list of the situations, concerns or challenges that trigger your stress response. Take a moment to write down some of the top issues you're facing right now. Recognize whether your stress is driven by a person, an event or a situation. You'll notice that some of your stressors are events that happen to you while others seem to originate from within.