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6. Work Towards Avoidance or Acceptance
When the stressor is unchangeable, your options are more limited. Here, you can either avoid or accept. Both have their benefits and their drawbacks. Avoidance is very easy to accomplish in many situations, but if you overindulge in avoidance, you will be quite lonely and isolated from the world. Acceptance is a great skill to master, but it can be challenging in some situations. For example, avoiding family members can be nearly impossible around the holidays, so acceptance must be the goal. On the other hand, a stressful coworker can be avoided by eating lunch at a different time or taking another route to the bathroom.
Despite what you've probably heard about menopause and weight gain, it is possible to avoid weight gain and maintain a healthy weight.
