The Four R’s Of Coping

Caregiver Relaxing

REORGANIZE- Reorganize your life. What do you need to focus on at this time? By reorganizing your life, you can better structure your needs and the needs of others.
RETHINK- Rethink your priorities. What is most important to you? By taking a good look at what is most important in your life, you can focus and channel your energy in that area.
RELAX- Find relaxation in exercise, hobbies, meditation. What is the best way that you can find peace? By finding a method of relaxation, you can recharge your energy so that you will be better able to face daily challenges.
RELEASE- Let go! What can you let other people do? By taking a good look at what others can do, you can ask for and accept assistance.

Comments (2)

Four R’s for coping

These are great point to help with dealing with stress which is unavoidable and help strategize life correctly. It was a very enlightening reading which I am going to try and follow through with them.

Anas Barikisu Abdulai more than 2 years ago

The 4 Rs of Coping

It is a proven fact that stress is part of our lives, and can negatively affect one's performance and general well being. It is important to accept this fact and be very attentive to self so as to catch the effects in good time, so as to immediately take care the negative effects of stress, by use of some, or all of the various coping mechanisms available. It is, however, important to note that because we live in an ever evolving world, we need to have at hand, different types of stress management strategies, used in different combinations depending on the situation, as relying on just one to deal with all stressful situations would not always take away the stress.

It is extremely important that one masters use of a coping techniques which attack stress in different ways. Having a stress management plan that incorporates different kinds of coping strategies will enable one to deal with stressful situations as they come, thereby avoiding unnecessary interruptions in performance.

P. Kunda Chishala more than 2 years ago