Try: The ability to manage stress is important for caregivers if your methods of coping with stress aren’t helping your emotional and physical health it’s time to find healthier ones there are multiple healthy ways to manage and cope with stress you can either change the situation or change your reaction when deciding which option to choose it’s helpful to think of the easy to remember strategies avoid alter adapt or accept since everyone has a unique response to stress there is no one answer that will work for everyone no single method works in every situation so experiment with different techniques and strategies focus on what makes you feel calm and in control with the Care recipient (cr) if possible avoid the stressor this may be difficult with the cr but it is worth considering attempt to adapt the stressor adapt stressful situations or their causes information references helpguide org

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Keywords: Stress stress management

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