How can you gain control over your life?

Decide to get control into the area from which it has been lost.
Discover how much stress keeps you motivated and stimulated but you still feel in control.
Develop support systems.
Find someone to talk with to express fears and concerns.
Say what you feel, your views may be taken on board or at least acknowledged.
Communication is very important.
How can people know what is wrong if you do not communicate your problems, views, hopes and fears.
Be open to compromise and change.
You may not always be right.
There may be more than one way to achieve a result.
Manage your time efficiently.
Prioritise and allow time according to the priority list.
Make out your 'have to do' list and get it done each day while still keeping an eye on the 'want to do' and 'nice to do' lists but not procrastinating over the 'have to's'.
How can you cope with those stressors you cannot avoid?
Build resilience.
Eat properly, exercise, take time for yourself, invest in those people around you that support you and 'feed your soul', meditate, change your perceptions of stressors by distancing them from yourself, lessening your emotions about them and clarifying the reasons these have become stressors in the first place.
Can you delegate, say no, walk away?

To look after you, whether or not you are in the eustress or stressed category, it seems only right to put some time aside each day for relaxation as stressors are met every day. The next section will deal with some ways of coping with your stress and developing resilience.