CB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 18, 1996 Feeling Stressed? ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Fanning Staff QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster Co.) Stress is something every one must face, no matter who you are, according to a licensed psychologist But a valuable tool to handle stress is to meet with others who experience the same kinds of stress and talk about ways to cope, ‘Worry is like a rocking chair it gives you something to do and doesn*t get you anywhere.* according to Dr. Adam S. Wili kofsky, assistant director, family and community medicine at Lan caster General Hospital. Wilikofsky spoke about stress management to about 16 members of the Solanco Young Farmers Association last week at Solanco High School. Groups such as the young far mers, which meet on a regular basis, are "invaluable” for deal ing with stress, said Wilikofsky. "It's good to have other people to talk to. It helps to talk about the problems,” he said. “It gives you a sense that you’re not alone.” Wilikofsky treats many profes sionals in his practice with the Lancaster Health Alliance. He has seen the mental and emotional deterioration that can occur to peo ple who can’t or won’t find ways to deal successfully with stress. The psychologist told the story of a New York City advertising executive who, burdened with (HOißHßmnrmi *4 KING CONSTRUCTION CO. 601 Owrty OraM Rd., Hm> Holland, PA 17H7 •»«> 7X7-954-4740 Honof;lWHfOHof—6> Ciwtom D—lgn* Con stress, looks out die window at his little block of blue sky and decides to end his career and become a far mer, perhaps to return to a "simp ler” way of life. At the same time, a farmer in the Midwest, saddled by drought, walks out into the cornfields and, after looking up into the endless blue sky, realizes that if rain doesn’t come soon, all is lost The Burner thinks perhaps it’s better to sell the farm and get an office job somewhere, perhaps in the city, where life must be better. “It doesn’t matter what you do. there’s always going to be stress,” said Wilikofsky. Wilikofsky spoke about the * lt’s good to have other people to talk to. It helps to talk about the problems,* he said, *lt gives you a sense thatyou y re not alone, * ‘.‘three C’s” of stress management and how people who are successful at managing stress learn to cope: • Challenge. Those who can successfully deal with stress look at stressful situations not as diffi culties, but as potential challenges. • Commitment Those who are successful look at the long-term picture and set long-term objec tives. If stress occurs, it is some thing that must be endured on the A Psychologist short haul to reach the more impor tant. all-encompassing long-term goals. • Control People who must endure stress need to avoid the fatalist attitude that forces them to believe all is lost They must ensure themselves they are still in control. Stress affects people hard est when they think they have little or no control of a situation. Wilikofsky examined some of the common stresses faced at work or at home, including: • Disappointment Everybody faces a letdown for something at one time or another. To deal with disappointment, it’s better to step back and “take a larger perspec tive.” That includes thinking about how truly miserable those in developing countries have it com pared to the average daily U.S. worker. It’s essential to have the right attitude and to be more asser tive. “Start doing things,” said Wilikofsky, to “resolve the prob lem. Don’t focus on the aggrava tion.” Farmers must focus on the causes of the problem and not “blame ourselves.” He said, “Figure out what you’re going to do and start to do it.” • Change. This includes death of a loved one, loss of job, and the subsequent worries, anxiety, and (Turn to Page C 9) APRIL 26. 1996 Pig Roast Supper - Full Meal, 5:00 pm (Take-Outs Available) Singspiration - Gospel Express Palm Air’s Quartet • The Mulletts DAIRY & BEEF CATTLE AUCTION Service age Boulet Charles Bull from GP 83 Reg Lindy dua. due on 7/12/96 to Boulet Starbuck (Scored dry as a 2 yr old) Just fresh Charles, Dam VG w/24,312 3.8 940 Aristides 3 wks w/ second calf & had 120 lbs on April 1 Calf w/3 of 6 closest dams EX test. Yrlg Hilltop-Hanover Drew dau w/VG 88 Ex. Mam. Dam w/2 records over 34,000, Gr. 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