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A lot of times our experience of stress comes from our own perception of a situation. Sometimes our perception can be right but sometimes it can also be wrong. Sometimes it can be just the result of our very own harshness and conclusions that send us into a downward spiral of negative thinking. We tend to feel stressed when we start to think that the demands being thrown our way exceed our own personal and social resources. To put it simply, we feel that situation is beyond our control.
So basically, our perception plays the biggest role when it comes to managing stress, because if you think about it, situations are not stressful in their own right. They are just a series of orders that need to be taken care of. Our interpretation of the situation is what drives the amount of stress that we feel.
But this is not without its merits, sometimes what we say to ourselves can actually be right and that the situations may indeed threaten us morally, physically, socially or career-wise. In this case the stress that we feel becomes an early warning system alerting us to possible threats. But oftentimes this is not the case; we are sometimes overly harsh and unjust to ourselves causing unhappiness and intense stress which can severely affect our self confidence.
In order to prevent negative thinking from damaging your confidence, harm your performance or paralyze you mentally you will need to become more aware of your thoughts. Thought awareness is the technique by which you observe your thoughts and become aware of what is going through your head. One of the most effective ways that you'll be able to achieve this is by logging everything that you might consider stressful in a diary. At the end of the day you will be able to see the most common and damaging thought patterns that you have.
The most common negative thoughts that you might be dealing with on a daily basis would be about your performance in the office, dwelling on negative consequences, self-criticism, financial woes, and tackling all your responsibilities as a parent/partner/employee.
In order to successfully deal with your stresses, you will need to manage the way you approach each problem first. Without being conscious of your thoughts, the possibility of losing to each stressor that might come your way will be greater.  
Eddy Kong, certified behavioral consultant (USA) used to be a very stressful person. Just 5 years ago, he was exposed to behavioral management and has discovered many techniques to manage stress effectively. Now he was free from this mental torment. For more detailed instructions on stress management methods, be sure to visit http://www.managingstresssecrets.com, and get your FREE 10-day mini-ecourse right now.