Working out your vicious circles
This is the first building block for getting back in control. Spend some time of this, as it will guide you in your self-help. Look at the box below. The basic circle is there. Please print this page and then add in all the problems that feed your own vicious circle. Think of mental health, ill health and life problems. Make sure you mark if these factors are one-way streets (1 arrow) or two-way streets (2 arrows).
Weakening the circle
What does your own vicious circle tell you? What things are feeding your stress? What can you do about them? The self-help section will teach you a range of ways to weaken your circle. But are there other ways to help? Talk this through with those close to you.
There is nothing magical about the way you control stress - the way you draw your vicious circle points the way to how you control it. So the more things in it you can tackle, the more you weaken it. You will get more and more a grip on the stress if you do this. It will come down because you are shutting off the fuel supply.
