Though we all encounter many types of stress in our daily life, we must remember that ultimately, we have control over how it affects us. Through awareness and education, negative stressors can be managed, and positive stressors can be utilized as an impetus for change and added creativity in your life. As managing stress in your life requires proactive and consistent behavioral change, this article addresses how to adopt such changes on a gradual basis.

Read the article, including tools such as a stress management assessment, modalities to decrease stress, and a stress management plan at http://www.ncpad.org/362/2052/A~Primer~on~Stress~Management.