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Stress Management

Stress Management. advising office. Key points:. What is Stress? Is it always negative? Facts about stress. Why? Reasons. How? Effective strategies. Defining Stress.

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Stress Management

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  1. Stress Management advising office

  2. Key points: • What is Stress? Is it always negative? • Facts about stress. • Why? Reasons. • How? Effective strategies.

  3. Defining Stress • Stress may be considered as any physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental unrest and that may be a factor in causing disease. • Stressors are events that threaten or challenge us.

  4. What is stressful for you?

  5. What is your reaction?

  6. Depressed Bored Urge to cry Urge to hide Suspiciousness Negative attitude/thoughts Loneliness Irritation Poor decision making, doubts Low self esteem Poor memory Absence of motivation Psychological manifestations

  7. Evaluate your stress • Scale your stress; how important is it? • Is it a frequent stress situation? • Can you control the situation? • Can you avoid or solve stressful situation? • How can you cope with this particular stress? • Why is it stressful?

  8. Insomnia Anxiety & Depression Weak immune system Low productivity Lack of interest and apathy Decreased mood Absent-mindedness Irritation in communication

  9. How to cope? • There are several types of stress management techniques: • relaxation techniques, • time-management skills, • counseling or group therapy, • exercises maintaining healthy lifestyle

  10. Relaxation techniques • There are hundreds of different relaxation techniques to help manage stress: • Yoga, • Imagery, • Progressive Muscle Relaxation

  11. Relaxation techniques • DoNothingFor2Minutes.com • Calm.com • SimplyNoise • SimplyRain • Rainy Mood • naturesoundsfor.me • Coffitivity

  12. Imagery: • the use of pleasant or relaxing images to calm the mind and body. • By controlling breathing and visualizing a soothing image, a state of deep relaxation can occur.

  13. Yoga One goal of yoga is to restore balance and harmony to the body and emotions through numerous postural and breathing exercises. Yoga

  14. Additional Options: • Counseling or group therapy • Exercises maintaining healthy lifestyle • Meditation

  15. Immediate stress busters. • Breathe slowly and deeply. Before reacting to the next stressful occurrence, take three deep breaths and release them slowly. If you have a few minutes, try out a relaxation techniquesuch as meditationor guided imagery.

  16. Immediate stress busters. • When stressed -practicespeakingmoreslowlythanusual. Stressedpeopletendtospeakfastandbreathlessly; byslowingdownyourspeechyou'llalsoappearlessanxiousandmoreincontrolofanysituation. • Jump-start. Chooseonesimplethingyouhavebeenputtingoff (e.g., returning a phonecall)anddoitimmediately.

  17. Conclusion Relax &Take it easy Cope & Move forward

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