Topic > Reflection on Stress - 1467

The second goal that goes hand in hand with the first will have to be to do what I need to do to be able to re-enlist when my time comes to re-enlist in the military. The third and final goal I will be working on right now is to get my family to where we are more financially stable. According to Holmes and Rahe's self-assessment I have a high risk of getting sick in the near future due to stress. My results surprised me because I didn't feel like I was stressed enough to be medically harmful. Mentally I want to tear my hair out sometimes, but I felt like I was coping pretty well. These results could affect my ability to achieve my goals because if I get really sick, it will be impossible to train as often and it will be difficult to carry out my duties at whatever job I become an employee putting a glitch in my goal of financial stability. I can learn from the study "how to predict who will suffer the most from stress". I've learned that I don't have to worry so much about the little things because doing so makes me more susceptible to stress. First of all, I try not to worry about things that aren't important at the moment; although this is difficult to do, sometimes I prioritize things based on their importance in my day. I then use exercise as an escape. I feel like I can escape from my problems while doing physical training and after completing the training I feel a sense of relief that I didn't feel before. Lastly I don't procrastinate, when I have a task due or a deadline at work I do my best to get it done when I find out when my task is and what my task is. I have found that procrastination seems to put more stress on individuals. If I want to reduce my stress levels and be more successful at work, school, home and exercise, then I will have to create a calendar and try to be