Keeping all your balloons in the air

• Researchers define stress as a physical, mental, or emotional response to events that causes bodily or mental tension.. Simply put, stress is any outside force or event that has an eff

Keeping All Your Balloons in the

Air”

Dr Kenton Olliff Maggie Denning

FHSU

Are you Stressed?

Feel like you are Losing It?

• Researchers define stress as a physical, mental, or emotional response to events that causes bodily or mental tension

Simply put, stress is any outside force

or event that has an effect on our body

or mind

What Causes Us Stress?

While incarcerated prisoners make

twenty decisions a day, those of us

walking the streets make one

hundred & twenty decisions a day.

-Prison Fellowship

Myths of Stress

• All stress is bad

• Stress will not hurt you

• What stresses you out also stresses

me out

• No symptoms, no stress

• Only major symptoms of stress are

harmful

How many hats do you wear?

• Personal

• Work Related

Managing Stress

What is your favorite stress reliever?

How Can We Manage Stress?

Live with an Attitude of Gratitude Be

Grateful for what you have.

Time Management

• Get organized

• Get structured

• Set short term goals

• Set long term goals

• Use a planner:

– daily schedule and “To Do” list

• Breathing: practice deep breathing

• Progressive muscle relaxation

• Guided Imagery

• Meditation

• Tapes, CDs etc.: Either something

structured (commercial) or soothing music

• Choose and schedule it in

One negative thought

• Put your faith to work!

"I am at peace in the midst of chaos or madness

No person, place or thing has the power to upset me."

• Cut down on sugar, caffeine,

processed foods

• Eat nutritiously: all food groups,

especially fresh fruits and veggies

• Eat a little every couple of hours or

so

• Eat slowly

More Ideas…

• Laugh Often

• Try a New Thing

• Cry

• Get Enough Sleep

• Exercise & Fresh Air

• Build a Support System – Friends, Family

and Co-Workers

• SAY “NO” OCCASSIONALY

Even More Ideas

• Let go of perfectionism

• Learn to be flexible

• Relax your standards

• Focus less on pleasing others and

more on pleasing yourself

• Stay away from negative people

• Surround yourself with upbeat,

flexible and fun people

Personal Stress First Aid Kit

• What would you put in yours?

• I have in mine…

Name Your Stressor

• Person

• Place

• Thing

• Combination

Ann Landers said…

“People take

advantage of

you only with

your permission”

Questions?