STRESS MANAGEMENT

WHAT IS STRESS

• a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
• Stress can be positive and negative both resulting in positive or negative outcomes.
• The most common cause for negative stress is major life changing situations.

CAUSES OF STRESS

• Being unhappy at your job
• Having a heavy workload or a lot of responsibility
• Working long hours
• The death of a loved one
• Loss of job or lots of financial obligation

EFFECTS OF STRESS

• Headaches
• Anxiety
• Eating disorder
• Restlessness/lack of sleep
• Drug/alcohol

STRESS MANAGEMENT

• Set goals
• Remove yourself from the stressful situation
• Try to be positive
• Talk to a therapist
• Use some form of yoga or meditation to lose stress

HOW CAN STRESS AFFECT YOUR DAY TO DAY?

• Stress can cause you to not get enough sleep which will cause you to do worse in work/school
• Stress can also cause you to procrastinate important projects
• Stress can make you angrier in general at random things or people
• You can get anxiety which makes it hard to talk to people
• You. Won't eat as much or you could eat to much

SOURCES

• http://www.studygs.net/stress.htm
• http://www.studygs.net/stress/ma/htm
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-symptoms/SR00008_D
• http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145855.php