In the beginning, we recommend reviewing your stress management plan weekly or bi-weekly. Think about these things.
- What was my stress level the last time I reviewed my plan?
- What is my stress level now?
- What has changed?
- What stressors have been added to my life?
- What stressors have been removed from my life?
- How should my plan change?
- What stress management techniques have been working for me? What techniques have not been working? How should my plan change?
- What is my plan for the next week?
- When will I review my plan again?
Once you have started to develop a good stress management strategy, you can reduce your review to once a month or less – whatever works for you. If you find your stress levels starting to rise, go back to week one and work through the process again.