Stress Refers to the bodys reactions to any demand placed upon it Can be good or bad Stress symptoms Accident prone Angerirritability Anxiety Blushing Chain smoking Clenched fists Depression ID: 611938
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I’m So stressed out!!Slide2
Stress
Refers to the body’s reactions to any demand placed upon it
Can be good or badSlide3
Stress symptoms
Accident prone
Anger/irritability
Anxiety
Blushing
Chain smoking
Clenched fists
Depression
Desire to run away
Fingernail biting
Guilty feelings
Hair twirling
Headache
Hyperactive
Inability to be alone
Inability to talk
Increased heart rate
Insomnia
Lump in throat
Menstrual irregularities
Nausea
Nervous cough
Nightmares
Procrastination
Shaking
Sighing
Stomach cramps
Talking too much
Talking too fast
Tearful
Temper flare-upsSlide4
“Good” Stress
Stimulates you to work harder
Challenges you to be a more productive personSlide5
“bad” stress
Overwhelming
Causes you to feel a loss of control
Limits your ability to functionSlide6
Stressors
Activity, emotion, or responsibility which is placing a demand upon you and causing stress
May be a decision, anything related to friends, school, family, appearance, etc.Slide7
1. Identify stressor
Identify the things in your life that are causing you stress
Rank them according to the amount of stress generated by each event
Ex. Fighting parents, divorce, new baby, your car needing new tires, losing your keys, argumentSlide8
2. Identify control over the stressor
Sometimes outside force, sometimes it is self-inflicted
Some stressors you have
NO CONTROL OVER
– it is important to realize this!!!Slide9
3. IDENTIFY IF YOU CAN ELIMINATE STRESSOR
Ex. Taking good care of your body
Ex. Driving the speed limit
Ex. Deciding to work less hoursSlide10
4. If can’t be eliminated, then build your skills to deal with it
Many different ways to deal with stress
What are ways you deal with stress?
Are those ways healthy?Slide11
What can happen if stress continues?
Weight gain / obesity
General unhappiness
Heart disease
Digestive problems
Sleep problems
Depression
Immune diseases
Skin conditions such as
eczema
Sick
more oftenSlide12
What can I do to relieve my stress in a healthy way?
HUMOR
EXERCISE
ESTABLISH PRIORITIES
MAKE A LIFE CHANGE
TALK TO SOMEONE
PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE
GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP
EAT BALANCED MEALS
MAKE YOUR ENVIRONMENT FIT YOUR NEEDS
TAKE BREAKS OFTEN
LEARN TO SAY NO
ELIMINATE TIME WASTERS
AVOID THINGS THAT ANNOY YOU
TRY NEW THINGS
DON’T PROCRASTINATE
SET GOALS
LEARN TO FORGIVE