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The saying "You can live with it, you can't live without it" applies to stress. Most simply, stress is any change from the external environment (the world and other people around us) or from our internal environment (changes in our bodies, thoughts and feelings) to which a person must adapt. Regulating change in our lives, and regulating the effects of stress on our health, requires new learning for most of us. Stress regulation training teaches new skills and how to use them effectively.
Along with biofeedback, such training includes instruction in:
- progressive muscle relaxation exercises
- concentration techniques
- diaphramatic breathing
- autogenic training
- techniques for utilizing relaxation skills during daily activities
- thought-stopping
- systematic desensitization
- postural awareness
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