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    The document discusses stress management tools for understanding and addressing challenges in one's life. It recommends unpacking the history of a problem by naming top problems, their start dates, what makes them better or worse, potential causes, and common themes. Short and long term ideas are identified to help problems improve over 7 and 30 days as a starting point. Understanding the context and having solutions highlighted can help address trouble spots.

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    The document discusses stress management tools for understanding and addressing challenges in one's life. It recommends unpacking the history of a problem by naming top problems, their start dates, what makes them better or worse, potential causes, and common themes. Short and long term ideas are identified to help problems improve over 7 and 30 days as a starting point. Understanding the context and having solutions highlighted can help address trouble spots.

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    STRESS MANAGEMENT TOOLS

    PROBLEM HISTORY & SOLUTION BUILDING

    We get used to living with our challenges and they sometimes become an automatic part of our life.
    However, to address our challenges, it may be helpful to back up a little and unpack why and how
    things are happening. Understanding the history of the problem, how the problem shows up in our life,
    and what we can do, can highlight the trouble spots which we might want to address.

    NAME THE TOP 5 “PROBLEMS” IN YOUR LIFE WHICH YOU WANT TO ADDRESS, AND
    INDICATE THE DATE WHEN YOU FIRST NOTICED THEM BEGINNING
    1. Date:

    2. Date:

    3. Date:

    4. Date:

    5. Date:

    WHAT MAKES THESE PROBLEMS “GET BETTER” AND WHAT MAKES THEM “GET WORSE”?

    Problem #1: – MAKES BETTER?

    Problem #1: – MAKES WORSE?

    Problem #2: – MAKES BETTER?

    Problem #2: – MAKES WORSE?

    Problem #3: – MAKES BETTER?

    Problem #3: – MAKES WORSE?

    Problem #4: – MAKES BETTER?

    Created by Brian Konik, MSW, RSW | Therapist & Social Worker | 2017
    http://www.briankonik.com 1
    WHAT MAKES THESE PROBLEMS “GET BETTER” AND WHAT MAKES THEM “GET WORSE”?

    Problem #4: – MAKES WORSE?

    Problem #5: – MAKES BETTER?

    Problem #5: – MAKES WORSE?

    THINK BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF EACH PROBLEM: WAS THERE A SPECIFIC CAUSE? IF
    THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC CAUSE, WHAT ELSE WAS HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE AT THIS TIME
    WHICH WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND WHICH MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM
    FORMING?
    Problem #1: Cause or Circumstances:

    Problem #2: Cause or Circumstances:

    Problem #3: Cause or Circumstances:

    Problem #4: Cause or Circumstances:

    Problem #5: Cause or Circumstances:

    WHAT IS ONE THING THAT ALL PROBLEM CAUSES HAVE IN COMMON? IS THERE A
    COMMON THEME? (THERE MAY NOT BE)

    Created by Brian Konik, MSW, RSW | Therapist & Social Worker | 2017
    http://www.briankonik.com 2
    IDENTIFY TWO THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR EACH PROBLEM TO HELP THEM GET BETTER/GO
    AWAY JUST A LITTLE BIT: ONE SHORT TERM IDEA (WITHIN THE NEXT 7 DAYS), AND ONE
    LONG TERM IDEA (WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS). THIS WILL BE YOUR START!

    Problem #1 Short Term Idea/Fix within 7 days:

    Problem #1 Long Term Idea/Fix within 30 days:

    Problem #2 Short Term Idea/Fix within 7 days:

    Problem #2 Long Term Idea/Fix within 30 days:

    Problem #3 Short Term Idea/Fix within 7 days:

    Problem #3 Long Term Idea/Fix within 30 days:

    Problem #4 Short Term Idea/Fix within 7 days:

    Problem #4 Long Term Idea/Fix within 30 days:

    Problem #5 Short Term Idea/Fix within 7 days:

    Problem #5 Long Term Idea/Fix within 30 days:

    You’ve now identified specific problems, specific start dates, and have tried to find if there are any
    specific causes and if they have anything in common. You have also tried to notice what makes
    them better or worse. And you have now found how to get started to address them in the short and
    the long term. Congratulations: you have the history, the context, and some solutions. Get started!

    Created by Brian Konik, MSW, RSW | Therapist & Social Worker | 2017
    http://www.briankonik.com 3

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