| Section 3 - The Need to get it done! |
| If your drive is to hurry up: Your values are those of speed, efficiency and responsiveness. You have a tendency to speak very rapidly and often do several things at once. The overriding impression is of someone in a hurry. You will be lively, adventurous, excited and are often described as �the life and soul of the party�. Your stress is caused by having time to think, silence and �having nothing to do�. Your stress behaviour is that as the stress increases activity becomes more and more frenetic. The drivers you have picked up are those of �Don�t take long�, �Don�t think, DO!� �Don�t waste time�, �Don�t relax�. Your ways of reducing stress in yourself are: � Learn to speak more slowly. � Watch your tendency to interrupt before others have finished. � Don�t wait until the last moment to do something. � Be on time by not �fitting in one more thing� before your next appointment. � Make lists and create structures - however painful it may be. � Consciously slow down and take time out to �stand and stare�. � Make time to express appreciation of other people. � Try and realise that you do not have to earn love by proving how much you can do. |
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| COUNTERACTING DRIVERS |