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Stress management: Examine your stress reaction

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It's hard to avoid stress these days with so many competing demands for your time, attention and energy. But with good stress management skills, you can cope with stress in a healthy and creative way.

One of the first steps toward good stress management is understanding how you react to stress — and making changes if needed. Take an honest look at how you react to stress and then adopt or modify stress management techniques to make sure the stress in your life doesn't lead to health problems.