One way of dealing with stress is to un necessary stressors. you can do this by avoiding potentially stressful situations or circum stances. For example. Overwork is a stressor. It makes you feel anxious and tired. if you let school assignments pile up, you will suddenly fine you have too much to do. You will feel pressured and too rushed to do your best work. You can avied this stressor by scheduling your time.
In yor relationships with other people you will often experience stress. you can avoid this by limiting the time you spen with people you know will make you anxious. you can also modify your own behavior, so that you don't bring about a stressful situation.
another way to aviod unnecessary stress is to prepare for situation that tend to make you anxious. if you have something difficult to say to someone, try going over it with a friend. kate did this when she decided to spend less time with the boy she had been dating. she didn't want to hurt his feelings and she wanted to make sure he understood yhe reasons for her decision. So she talk the situation over with her girlfriend. talking about it helped her to figure out just what her reasons were. it also helped her to decide how she was going to explain her decision to the boy.