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Is Your Personality Causing You Stress?:
It may sound hard
to believe, but experts say that your personality can actually cause
you stress. To a certain extent, your personality might have been
determined at birth. However, there are certain characteristics that
you might have developed over the years that are now contributing
to your stress level. While one cannot change his or her personality
overnight, it is certainly possible to change certain habits that
may now be causing you stress.
To begin with, you should ask yourself if you have low self-esteem.
Do you feel as if you are inferior to other people? Do you constantly
berate yourself for your faults? Do you consider yourself to be the
sum total of your mistakes? There is evidence to suggest that low
self-esteem can lead to stressful situations. The problem is that
you may be putting stress on yourself unnecessarily. Therefore, what
you need to do is to begin to enhance your self-esteem. This begins
by ending the “negative talk” that goes on inside your
head. Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, form a list of your
strengths. You might also want to list all of your major accomplishments.
You might be amazed to discover just how much you have achieved. Whenever
you feel the urge to downgrade yourself, think of your attributes.
This should serve to end the litany of your failures which you may
be repeating to yourself.
Stress can also be the result of being overburdened. Do you take on
too much? Are you dealing with too much responsibility? While there
are certain responsibilities at home, at work, and at school that
we must carry, at times we may be overextending ourselves. List your
major responsibilities and see if there is a way for you to whittle
down the list. You might be surprised to learn just how much you have
taken on. With a little bit of planning, you might be able to shift
some of your responsibilities to other members of your household or
to your co-workers. Be sure to talk with your mate and your boss if
your stress level seems out of control. Together, you can work on
strategies to reduce the amount of stress you feel.
Let’s face it. Some of us are control freaks. We feel as if
we need to control every detail within our line of sight. If you fall
into this category, you may be experiencing stress because of your
controlling nature. You may also find that this weakness is negatively
impacting your personal life, causing you to feel additional stress
in your relationships. In order to combat this tendency, try practicing
the old adage, “Let Go and let God (or your Higher Power). Recognize
that there are certain things that are simply beyond your control.
The sooner you recognize this, the better off you’ll be, and
the less stress you will feel.
Another prime cause of stress is fear, especially fear of the unknown.
You may be fearful of making mistakes or of being judged harshly.
In order to counteract this, you must recognize that everyone commits
errors—even major league baseball players! You must also learn
to forgive yourself for your faults—otherwise, you will be putting
yourself under a tremendous amount of stress. Follow the motto: Do
your best and let nature take care of the rest. Try not to agonize
over every little thing. In addition, learn to get over the guilt
of not being perfect. Otherwise, your stress level is likely to consistently
hit the roof.
You have to realize that recognizing your faults is half the battle.
Once you know what personal foibles you need to work on, you’ll
be in a better position to reduce your stress. Realize that it took
you a long time to develop such personality flaws, so it might take
some time to eliminate them. In other words, don’t expect to
radically change your personality in a week. However, with the proper
amount of diligence, you can alter those aspects of your personality
that are causing you grief. Once you eliminate these flaws, you should
feel more energetic, less stressed, and better able to take on the
world. And you may just find your blood pressure decreasing as well. 
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