Incident stress
Do you know that incident stress syndrome is one of the causes for anxiety and worry? What is incident stress?
Incident stress is when you experience an event or a situation that makes you anxious, stressful, or worried.
Nancy was driving back home during a snow storm, where she came across an icy spot. Her car swerved right and left and hit a tree. This incident stress had a big impact on Nancy where she stayed a few weeks without driving due to the trauma this incident has caused her.
Think of an incident that caused you anxiety and stress. Imagine if you get up one day to go to work, but you find you have a flat tire. You go to change the tire, but then realize that you forgot to call your manager to let him know you are going to be late, so you start worrying over what your boss is going to say to you.
As I mentioned in my book “How to overcome worry and have peace of mind” that sometimes, you might encounter distressful situations all at once. One of the best ways to handle such issues is through positive programming and learning how to interpret situations in a positive way.
Symptoms of incident stress
- Unusual behavior
- Anxiety and worry
- Isolation
- Lack of focus
Dealing with incident stress
If your goal is to learn how to deal with incident stress, follow the guide below:
1. Positive programming
Learn to interpret situations in a positive way. For every event and situation that happens to you there is a positive way to look at it. For example, two people who lost their jobs might think of the situation differently. Person A might view it as a tragic event, while person B might view it as a temporary set back and as an opportunity to get a better job.
I personally have made it a habit into my life to look for the positive in every negative situation that I encounter. When something undesirable happens, I ask myself, “What can I learn from this event? How would I feel and behave once this stressful event is over and solved?“ At first it was a challenge to see the positive in situations, but as I practiced
and kept applying this concept into my life, it has become a positive habit and part of my personality. The good thing is you can do the same in your life.
2. Meditation
I have said it before and will say it again, meditation is one of the most beneficial methods you can use to clear your mind from all the negative thoughts and to deal with incident stress.
Sit in a quiet place, preferably alone, focus on breathing for a few minutes. Clear your mind from all the negative thoughts you have. Ponder the event you have experienced. This means, you have to separate yourself from the incident you have experienced and look at the situation with unbiased view. This will help you be more rational about finding a solution.
3. Surround yourself with people you love
Studies shows that it is very crucial to surround yourself with members of your family, friends, and people you trust as they can offer their support and help you deal with the incident stress you have experienced.
For instance, Jennifer mentions when she got dismissed from her University due to her low average, she suffered from severe and excessive stress. To deal with her incident stress that she experienced, she surrounded herself with her close family and friends. In a short time, with their positive encouragement, she was able to move past this experience and get her life back on track.
Next time you face incident stress in your life, look for the positive in that situation, meditate, and surround yourself with people who love and care about you. You will be amazed how you learn to handle any incident stress you might experience in your life.
Have you ever wondered why some people are happy and have peace of mind while others keep worrying? Why do some people’s life filled with worry while others filled with happiness and peace of mind? My e-book How to have peace of mind answers those questions and teaches you the scientific ways to control and overcome worry and have peace of mind.
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Hey Dia,
Stress is a big problem in our face paced modern world. Someone I know had a crazy manic episode and wound up getting into big trouble because of it.
It would be awesome if we could find a way to prevent us from becoming stressed, worried or even anxious. Any of the fear states can make us become debilitated and feel utterly powerless in our lives.
Thanks for giving us some tips to better deal with these problems.
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Hi Justin,
Yea stress affects millions of people daily. There are many ways we can do to reduce stress, one of them is through positive programming. I know this has helped me a lot. Thanks Justin
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Facing to stress is not easy thing,but after reading your above tips,I think that I can know how to reduce it.Thanks so much for your sharing
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Thanks Van for your comment, glad I could help.
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Hiya Dia,
The worst think we can do when something stressful happens is to think about it a way that makes us feel bad, and then keep thinking those same thoughts. We do it all the time. If we have a car crash, we keep asking ourselves “what if I crash again?” and think thoughts of potential danger. But we can think thoughts of safety, just as easily. We just have to remember to do it.
Hugs,
Melody
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Hi Melody,
Exactly changing our focus and the way we look at the situation helps us to reduce stress. Once we learn how to look for the positive in events and situations, we would be better at handling stress and anxiety. Thanks Melody
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Dia – thanks for bringing this condition to light. This is something many of us experience, but are not able to define what it is, or how to address it – thanks so much for doing both.
Alex
Hi Alex,
Thanks my friend, glad you enjoyed it.
Dia recently posted..Dealing with Incident stress
“surround yourself with people you love”. What a wonderful concept; I feel good just thinking about it. Thanks Dia
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Hi Riley,
Exactly, surrounding ourselves with positive people and who support us has a huge effect on us. Thanks my friend
Dia recently posted..Dealing with Incident stress
Wonderful tips, Dia. All anxiety is caused by fear of the future. Making things like meditation and positive programming part or our daily metal program keeps us centered and in the now.
Hi Rob,
Exactly, meditation and positive programming help us to live in the now and enjoy the “now.” If are able to do this, then stress and anxiety will be greatly reduced. Thanks my friend
Dia recently posted..Dealing with Incident stress
Stress and anxiety can really put you down off your feet if you give it the power to do so. And many people aren’t aware of the power they give away to this ILLUSION. Thankfully…messages like these are spread to shine light on this debiltating matter
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Thanks Kenya for your comment, we all need to be reminded how to reduce the stress in our lives.
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Dia,
I found a tremendous amount of value in these tips. My favorite is to surround yourself with people you love because they can make a huge difference. I would just add make sure they are not the people who cause you more stress. Some family members just know how to push your buttons. lol!
Hi Frank,
Yep for sure, avoiding negativity and “negative” people helps greatly to reduce incident stress. Surround yourself with encouraging people and you will be on the right track.
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Hey Dia – I had never heard of Incident Stress before. After reading the post, however, I have certainly heard of the symptoms and I’m sure I’ve actually harbored them from time to time myself. I’m not a big barer of stress anymore…but only because I make it a conscious effort not to.
The 3 tips you shared are sure to help others overcome their stress dealings, as well as myself.
Thanks for sharing Dia!
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Hi JK,
Thanks my friend
Incident stress is just a type of stress that cause us stress, worry, and anxiety. Learning to deal with it will help us reduce the pain associated with it. I’m glad you are one of those minorities that don’t allow stress to get to you on a daily basis.
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Hi Dia,
This one is a new one to me, “Incident Stress”. However it has affected my life. I have had a fear of being lost. When I have to go somewhere and not sure where I am going I get a little stressed. Now i have learned that I can always turn around, or I will find my way back home sooner or later. Rob said it will, fear of the future.
When I was a teenager, I to wreaked a car. My father made me go with him when he got the new one and made me drive it home. Best thing he could have done for me.
Thank you for the tips, because we all have a little fear hidden away somewhere. Seeing the positive side of it does take the stress away.
Blessing,
Debbie
Hi Debbie,
Thanks Debbie
Exactly, seeing the positive in situations and events helps us greatly. It takes practice, but after a while, it becomes a positive habit.
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Ok, I admit I have never heard of Incident stress before, but it makes perfect sense. Positive programming is the key to happiness. If you believe that everything happens for a reason and that the reason is always in divine order, a lot of stress can be eliminated.
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Hi Lisa,
Positive programming does play a huge role in reduce incident stress. It is a daily habit that we have in ingrain in our personalities. Thanks Lisa
Dia recently posted..Dealing with Incident stress
Positive programming is the right way to go. We are stressful because we imagine the bad things is going to happen. Sometimes it never happen at all…
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Thanks for your comment David, positive programming is crucial.
Dia recently posted..Dealing with Incident stress
This such great advice! Surrounding yourself with people who love you is most important – they’ll support you and be there when you have stress or experience anxiety.
Great advice here!
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Hi Gabriella,
Surrounding ourselves with people who love us is very helpful as they can encourage us and deal through incident stress and help us see the positive and move on. Thanks Gabriella
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Hi Dia,
Positive programming is something that I have found to be extremely helpful to bringing about real change in my life. I grew up with such a negative view on the world, I never would have guessed how much that view was really guiding my life and experiences!
Great post, thank you!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
Thanks Stacy
Exactly, positive programming, if followed correctly, can and will make a huge positive difference in our lives. It helps us see events differently and positively, which will help us reduce and overcome unnecessary stress and anxiety in our lives.
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Dude positive programming is the only way to go.
Thanks Jonathan, positive programming helps greatly.
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I think Robin Hood had it right when he surrounded himself with his band of merry men.
There’s a lot to be said for surrounding yourself with the people who lift you up. It’s a catalyst in so many ways, and it’s great to have somebody in your corner.
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Hi JD,
Surrounding ourselves with people who love us and who are positive is crucial. They help to see things differently and they encourage us to move forward and focus on our vision and goals instead of what is bothering us. Thanks JD
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Hi Dia,
Great post my friend. That brought me back to only one time that I could think of when that happened to me. My boss went on a rampage and started yelling and throwing things. I sat right next to him and the only thing that separated us was a glass wall. He was throwing things at me and hitting that glass wall. I thought he was mad at me but he was upset because the company wasn’t doing well. So I took it personally and ended up having an anxiety attack. I didn’t know what it was at that moment, I honestly thought I was having a heart attack. It was the worst experience in my life and took me several days to get over. As the saying goes, I wish I knew then what I know now I would have known how to handle it much better. I pray that never happens to me ever again.
Thanks for sharing these wonderful insights. I definitely know how I would handle that if it happened to me today.
Best to you,
Adrienne
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Dia: Such an important topic and I think you did an excellent job walking people through the issue and then giving solutions. I am always a fan of positive programming. It really can help you manage through anything.
Hey Dia, nice down-to-earth tips on handling stress in our lives. Meditation in particular does a good job of grounding me and helping me go through life more patiently (without always needing to overreact about everything that happens). Mindfulness is a good buffer between stimulus and response, allows us to go through life more deliberately.
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I strongly agree with your points in what you have spoken here! Stress is something in our world that a lot of people have! I have learned that most of the diseases that people have is due to a lot of stress in their lives! Like you you said, I begin to look for the positive in every situation and pratice that more and more! Thanks for posting!
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Hey Dia,
You always come through for me. I had an incident recently, a little different than what you’ve described here, but I’m really having a hard time with it.
My anxiety is at an all time high and my worry for what will happen next is trying to consume me.
I’ve been spending my mornings in prayer and meditation and chanting peace and well being as my mantra throughout my days, but I’m still “suffering.”
My biggest struggle is time, ya know. When does the meditating and the prayer all kick it? I know it’ll happen but I’m just ready for it to go away.
Thanks for this!
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Hey Dia,
Thanks for sharing great advice!
I hate incident stress whether it’s from me or not. I’m not good at dealing with stress and that’s why I try to stay away from it if at all possible. As hard as I try to stay away from it’s not always possible.
My love ones have stress and they need my help, advice, and someone to listen. For my love ones I’m always going to be there till the end. Whether I can help it or not stress is always going to be around me, but as you said it’s best for me to focus on the positive. It takes time but with practice you can center your thoughts around positive thoughts.
Just my 2 cents.
Keep working hard!
God bless,
William Veasley
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Hi Dia,
Taking the negative people out of your life one by one is a big help to combating stress. They are a cause of worry.
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Hi, Dia,
it is great to know that we can reduce stress through positive programming. We all deal with stress from time to time, so we all need to know how to deal with it. Whether it is an anxiety issue or incidental stress, tips for overcoming it are always handy.
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There’s a lot to be said for surrounding yourself with the people who lift you up. It’s a catalyst in so many ways, and it’s great to have somebody in your corner…:)
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The feeling of being loved by others is absolutely the best way to reduce one’s stress. The more secure you feel because of their love the much peaceful you have inside yourself.
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I am experiencing it now, and it just make so low, my schedule was all in dis array because of just one incident. I am slowly turning myself into a more positive outlook since it breaks all my daily routine.
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I’m glad you are one of those minorities that don’t allow stress to get to you on a daily basis.
Thanks my friend
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