Seeking Support
For StressPeople who have social support (friends, families, co-workers) tend to handle stress much better than those without it. Getting and keeping close relationships gives you easy access to support during stressful times. The quality of your relationships, and the amount of intimacy is probably more important than the number of relationships. Remember, those who receive support are those who give it!
SUPPORT EXERCISE:Please journal about the following questions. To gain insight, re-read your answers later.
1. With whom do you have close, positive relationships?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. 2. Who can best help you solve problems, or give you information?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. 3. Who can help you focus on your strengths and believes that you can accomplish your goals? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. 4. Who can provide emotional support, and just LISTEN??______________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. 5. Who can provide an unbiased, objective view, and who is not "in the problem"?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. 6. How do you give support to someone else?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. 7. How do you ask for support from someone?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. 8. If you can't answer these questions, what are you going to do about it?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
