3 COMMON RESPONSE TO STRESS

3 most common ways people respond when they are overwhelmed by stress (Psychologist Connie Lillas)

1.         Foot on the gas.

This is an irritated or angry response to stress.  The person is easily irritable, very emotional and needs to be doing something.

2.         Foot on the break.

This is a depressed or closure response.  The person loses focus, has little energy and little emotion.

3.         Foot on both.

This is a tense and frozen response where he or she can no longer do his or her normal tasks.  The person looks frozen, but under the surface he or she is extremely agitated.

SHARED FROM:

 Jolynn Carr, Becky Kelley, Rhett Keaton, Chad Albrecht, (2011),"Getting to grips with stress in the workplace: Strategies for promoting a healthier, more productive environment", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 19 Iss: 4 pp. 32 - 38