Stress Management

[aliciaswain]

Hi all,

I hope that I am not posting this in the wrong section or forum, forgive me if I have.

Sometimes when I get stressed because of things like school or work, I can tend to lose focus and become very distracted from my beliefs, for a lack of a better way to phrase it. So I guess I have two questions…

Does anyone know any saints that struggled with something similar to this?

and/or

Does anyone have any suggestions, that for when I am during these times, I might not feel so separated from Jesus or the Church or my Catholic beliefs?

Thanks

 

[Pax1972]

I try to say this prayer every morning. It helps me tremendously in stressful times.

THE FIAT OF THE ETERNAL FATHER

“My beloved Father, Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Be Thou my Father, be always my Eternal Father. Do not leave my soul. Do not leave me out of Your sight, My Father, for I am Your child, whom You have created to please You, to adore You, to honor You, living my days as You have given me the license to live it. Amen.”

Peace be with you.

 

[Anna_Gregorach]

I believe Saint Ignatious of Loyola. He would get distracted from his latin studies probably cause he felt a bit distant from the Lord during study periods. Until he realised the devil was making him distracted and it was God´s will that he would finish his latin studies.

There´s no reason to feel distant from God during school or work hours. Specially when you are doing His Holy will which is precisely, studying and working. Offer up your studies and work everyday to Him, consecrate your duties and do them for Him, and perform each of said duties with great love and dedication for His greater Glory.

Take short breaks when working and studying to say a wee prayer to Him, thank Him for allowing you to live every day and be able to work.

Hope this helps. Godbless

 

[Waiting]

Hi all,

I hope that I am not posting this in the wrong section or forum, forgive me if I have.

Sometimes when I get stressed because of things like school or work, I can tend to lose focus and become very distracted from my beliefs, for a lack of a better way to phrase it. So I guess I have two questions…

Does anyone know any saints that struggled with something similar to this?

and/or

Does anyone have any suggestions, that for when I am during these times, I might not feel so separated from Jesus or the Church or my Catholic beliefs?

Thanks

Stress can affect us in lots of ways. One thing you HAVE to remember. The Lord has not left you all alone to work through your problems. He’s given you a companion to ease the load, mentally and physically. That’s your Guardian Angel. Talk to him as a friend and companion. You are his mission. Don’t underestimate what he can help you achieve. I have even done heavy manual work that, as a petite, female senior, others find unbelievable. I simply tell the Lord that I need His strength, and the job gets done. I know my Guardian Angel is lending his strength. One time I even felt his hands on my shoulders, guiding me. For those who scoff, that’s their loss. Everyone has a Guardian Angel. Padre Pio advises us to appreciate their ministry.

 

[aliciaswain]

I try to say this prayer every morning. It helps me tremendously in stressful times.

THE FIAT OF THE ETERNAL FATHER

“My beloved Father, Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Be Thou my Father, be always my Eternal Father. Do not leave my soul. Do not leave me out of Your sight, My Father, for I am Your child, whom You have created to please You, to adore You, to honor You, living my days as You have given me the license to live it. Amen.”

Peace be with you.

Thanks, I will keep this in mind.

 

[aliciaswain]

I believe Saint Ignatious of Loyola. He would get distracted from his latin studies probably cause he felt a bit distant from the Lord during study periods. Until he realised the devil was making him distracted and it was God´s will that he would finish his latin studies.

There´s no reason to feel distant from God during school or work hours. Specially when you are doing His Holy will which is precisely, studying and working. Offer up your studies and work everyday to Him, consecrate your duties and do them for Him, and perform each of said duties with great love and dedication for His greater Glory.

Take short breaks when working and studying to say a wee prayer to Him, thank Him for allowing you to live every day and be able to work.

Hope this helps. Godbless

You have helped, thank you. I had not before thought of it this way, to offer my studies and work to Him. It makes sense though…

 

[aliciaswain]

Stress can affect us in lots of ways. One thing you HAVE to remember. The Lord has not left you all alone to work through your problems. He’s given you a companion to ease the load, mentally and physically. That’s your Guardian Angel. Talk to him as a friend and companion. You are his mission. Don’t underestimate what he can help you achieve. I have even done heavy manual work that, as a petite, female senior, others find unbelievable. I simply tell the Lord that I need His strength, and the job gets done. I know my Guardian Angel is lending his strength. One time I even felt his hands on my shoulders, guiding me. For those who scoff, that’s their loss. Everyone has a Guardian Angel. Padre Pio advises us to appreciate their ministry.

I do not scoff, but I do appreciate your response. I will have to admit my ignorance on who Padre Pio is and I know very little about Guardian Angels, maybe I should do some reading. Thank you very much.

 

[jmcrae]

Does anyone have any suggestions, that for when I am during these times, I might not feel so separated from Jesus or the Church or my Catholic beliefs?

Thanks

For myself, I have found that the best thing is to simply stay in the moment and focus completely on the task at hand, to give it your very best by making a plan and then sticking to the plan, and to offer it up to God and let Him do with it whatever He wills.

Control whatever you can control, and give the rest to God. Make it easy on yourself, by removing as many uncontrollable factors out of the task as you can. (For example, if your task is dependent in some way on the weather, try to take that aspect of it out, since the weather will not always cooperate with you - or else make it contingent - say, "If the weather is sunny, then … ".)

Make sure to communicate very, very well with other people who are involved with your task - keep in mind, they don’t care about it as much as you do, so you have to make their part of the task very easy to do, and the instructions have to be completely clear - otherwise, they will most likely fail to complete their part.

Plan ahead, and have everything that you need at the time that you need it. Make a list before you begin, and take the time to make sure that you have everything that is on your list.

Also, make a timeline before you begin, as well - break it into 15 or 20 minute “bites” and say what you will be doing, and what you mean to accomplish, during each of those periods of time. Don’t try to cram too many things into each time slot - remember that most things take about three times longer to do than it seems like they should.

Don’t forget to account for bathroom breaks, traveling time, and time spent talking on the phone or answering e-mail, as well.

I would also suggest, don’t attempt to multi-task - you will only end up with three or four unfinished projects at the end of the day, instead of one or two finished projects.