BLOCKING BEHAVIORS KEEPING YOUR STRESS ALIVE

because we feel so out of control at time. But the tools are
there, you just have to use them.
Let’s first look at the barriers we put up that are
preventing us from becoming healthy and getting rid of our
anxiety and stress.
BLOCKING BEHAVIORS KEEPING
YOUR STRESS ALIVE
There are three obsessive behaviors that you are likely
to be engaging in that impeded your healing process and
stop you from enjoying a stress-free life. Recognizing these
barriers can be a great first step toward getting rid of the
problems that go with being too stressed.
The first is obsessive negativity. When you are
obsessively negative, it means that you have a tendency
toward being "negative" about people, places, situations,
and things in your life.
Perhaps you find yourself saying things like "I can't do
this!" or "No one understands!" or "Nothing ever works!",
for example. You may be doing this unconsciously, but
essentially you have what's known as a "sour grapes"
attitude, and it holds you back from knowing what it's like to
view life from a positive lens and enjoy the beauty in
yourself and people around you! There's a whole world out
there for you...with happiness and positive thinking.
Then you have obsessive perfectionism. When you
engage in obsessive perfectionism, you are centered on
trying to do everything "just so" to the point of driving
yourself into an anxious state of being. You may find
yourself making statements such as, "I have to do this right,
or I'll be a failure!" or "If I am not precise, people will be