Welcome to Stress Management 104

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Welcome to Stress Management 104

• (are you in the right place?)

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• That the birds of worry fly over your head, this
  you cannot change. That they build their nest in
  your hair, this you can prevent.
• Asian proverb

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Perception Check

• http//video.stumbleupon.com/pithct48cqw

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Going to school in Belfast
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What do you want out of life?

• Direction where are you headed?
• Defining insanity
• Alvin Toffler Future Shock

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Are you getting it?
You better watch where you are headed..You might
just get there.
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Why Stress Management?

• Health / Mental
• Contentment
• Happiness
• Health / Physical
• Heredity
• Environment
• Mind factor

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Stress is?
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Stress management is?
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Stress management is?

• Managing your time
• Managing your finances
• Managing your relationships
• Managing your diet
• Managing your responses/coping skills
• Managing your perceptions/attitudes
• Managing your health
• Managing your activity level

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Stress management is
taking control of your response to life!
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What are our goals for Stress Management?
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Goals of Stress Management

• Reduce the harmful effects of stress
• Balloon analogy-the more you blow it up

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STRESS ASSESSMENT

• How you choose to live and think!
• ½ of our troubles are because we say YES too
  soon, and we dont say NO soon enough.
• Decisions bring Consequences! You cant make bad
  choices and expect to avoid CONSEQUENCES!

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STRESS ASSESSMENT

• List the top 5 stressors you are currently
  experiencing in your life. Examples money,
  relationships, health, time, school, kids, etc.
  Be as specific as possible.
• How many of these stressors are things you have
  control over? (Locus of Control)
• How does your body respond to these stressors?
  (Physical symptoms)
• Is your current stress spice or arsenic for
  you?
• What coping skills do you currently use to deal
  with your stress?
• Are these techniques effective for you?
• Are they healthy?
• What are better coping techniques you might use?

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PERFORMANCE CURVE
PERFORMANCE
SPICE
ARSENIC
STRESS
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PEVEYS BUCKET
FILLERS
YOU
SNAKE BITE LEVEL
DRAINERS
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COPING SKILLS

• We must delay short-term gratification for long
  term gain.
• 1 coping skill is DRINKING
• Eating, smoking, anger, worrying
• Good coping skills
• Exercise, sleep, support system, self-talk,
  prioritize, and budget