Stress
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What is Stress
Stress is your mind and body’s response or reaction to a real or imagined threat, event or change.
Eustress
Eustress or positive stress occurs when your level of stress is high enough to motivate you to move into action to get things accomplished
Getting into college Getting engaged Winning the lottery
Distress or negative stress occurs when your level of stress is either too high or too low and your body and / or mind begin to respond . negatively to the stressors
Difficult work environment , Overwhelming sights and sounds, Threat of personal injury
Everyone has this kind of stress It resolves itself within a day or two No intervention is necessarily required
SYM P TOMS
You may not make Your fine motor You may no Your attention You may have Your self You may have All of your . good decisions skills are affected longer enjoy your work span may be affected more negative thoughts confidence will suffer difficulty concentrating positive energy is consumed
Stress builds up in your body It becomes more difficult to all your symptoms You may have more serious physical symptoms You may have more serious mental anguish
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Physical Stress
Symptoms
– – – – – – – – –
Dry mouth Cool skin Cold hands and feet Increased sweating Rapid breathing Faster heart rate Tense muscles Feelings of nausea Diarrhea
– – – – – –
Insomnia Change in Appetite Sexual disorders Aches and pains Frequent colds Feelings of intense and long-term tiredness – Prone to illness
Side effects
• Reduced contact with friends • Disturbed family relationships • Tend to use people for personal gain • Urge to hide • Negative attitude/thoughts • Suffer from loneliness • Often distrustful • Seldom go out with family • Depressed • Bored • Urge to cry • Urge to hide
Healthy Living
Rest:
Get a minimum of six hours of continuous rest
• Exercise:
– At least twenty minutes, five times a week
• Talk things you trust - a family
out with someone member or a good friend
Imagery
Create a
mental image of a pleasant and relaxing place in your mind. Involve all your senses in the imagery: see the place, hear the sounds, smell the aromas, feel the temperature and the movement of the wind. Enjoy the location in your mind.
Focus your attention on your breathing.
Concentrate on breaths in and out. Count your breaths using the numbers 0 to 9.
Visualize images of the numbers changing with each breath.
Alternatively, visualize health and relaxation flowing into your body when you inhale, and stress or pain flowing out when you exhale.
Personal
Space
It is important for people to feel that they have sufficient personal space at work and at home
Where no personal space is available, then you can establish some feeling of ownership by bringing personal objects such as small plants or photographs of loved-ones. Block off a space using furniture, sheet or divider when you need some space.
Noise
Large amounts of background noise during the day can cause irritability, tension and headaches in addition to loss of concentration.
Solutions: use of quiet rooms when concentration is needed Use earplugs Try a pleasantly assertive approach. Ask that music is turned down or that the person use headphones
Meditation
Some people like to focus on sounds.
The classic example is the Sanskrit word 'Om', meaning 'perfection'
Thanking you…!!!!
Stress is your mind and body’s response or reaction to a real or imagined threat, event or change.
Eustress
Eustress or positive stress occurs when your level of stress is high enough to motivate you to move into action to get things accomplished
Getting into college Getting engaged Winning the lottery
Distress or negative stress occurs when your level of stress is either too high or too low and your body and / or mind begin to respond . negatively to the stressors
Difficult work environment , Overwhelming sights and sounds, Threat of personal injury
Everyone has this kind of stress It resolves itself within a day or two No intervention is necessarily required
SYM P TOMS
You may not make Your fine motor You may no Your attention You may have Your self You may have All of your . good decisions skills are affected longer enjoy your work span may be affected more negative thoughts confidence will suffer difficulty concentrating positive energy is consumed
Stress builds up in your body It becomes more difficult to all your symptoms You may have more serious physical symptoms You may have more serious mental anguish
z zz z z zz z z
Physical Stress
Symptoms
– – – – – – – – –
Dry mouth Cool skin Cold hands and feet Increased sweating Rapid breathing Faster heart rate Tense muscles Feelings of nausea Diarrhea
– – – – – –
Insomnia Change in Appetite Sexual disorders Aches and pains Frequent colds Feelings of intense and long-term tiredness – Prone to illness
Side effects
• Reduced contact with friends • Disturbed family relationships • Tend to use people for personal gain • Urge to hide • Negative attitude/thoughts • Suffer from loneliness • Often distrustful • Seldom go out with family • Depressed • Bored • Urge to cry • Urge to hide
Healthy Living
Rest:
Get a minimum of six hours of continuous rest
• Exercise:
– At least twenty minutes, five times a week
• Talk things you trust - a family
out with someone member or a good friend
Imagery
Create a
mental image of a pleasant and relaxing place in your mind. Involve all your senses in the imagery: see the place, hear the sounds, smell the aromas, feel the temperature and the movement of the wind. Enjoy the location in your mind.
Focus your attention on your breathing.
Concentrate on breaths in and out. Count your breaths using the numbers 0 to 9.
Visualize images of the numbers changing with each breath.
Alternatively, visualize health and relaxation flowing into your body when you inhale, and stress or pain flowing out when you exhale.
Personal
Space
It is important for people to feel that they have sufficient personal space at work and at home
Where no personal space is available, then you can establish some feeling of ownership by bringing personal objects such as small plants or photographs of loved-ones. Block off a space using furniture, sheet or divider when you need some space.
Noise
Large amounts of background noise during the day can cause irritability, tension and headaches in addition to loss of concentration.
Solutions: use of quiet rooms when concentration is needed Use earplugs Try a pleasantly assertive approach. Ask that music is turned down or that the person use headphones
Meditation
Some people like to focus on sounds.
The classic example is the Sanskrit word 'Om', meaning 'perfection'
Thanking you…!!!!
