1.
Stress is our response to a
real or perceived threat
that disturbs our physical,
emotional, or mental
stability.

2.
Psychologist Connie Lillas
categorizes our stress responses
through a driving analogy.
FOOT ON
GAS
An angry, agitated, or
“fight” stress
response.
FOOT ON
THE BRAKE
A withdrawn, depressed,
or “flight” stress
response.
FOOT ON
BOTH
A tense or “freeze”
stress response.
Source: HelpGuide

3.
Stress can be healthy, but once it
becomes chronic, it can lead to serious
health problems.
Mental Health
depression, anxiety,
personality disorders
Obesity
and eating disorders
Gastrointestinal
GERD, gastritis, irritable colon
Skin and hair
acne, eczema, hair loss
Cardiovascular
heart disease, high blood
pressure, stroke
Reproductive
menstrual problems in women,
premature ejaculation in men,
loss of sexual desire
Source: WebMD

4.
Here are some stressful figures
on the effects of stress:
42%
of employees
have changed
jobs because of
stress
43%
of all adults
suffer adverse
health effects
from stress.
75% - 90%
of all doctor's office visits are for stress-
related ailments and complaintsSource: Forbes | WebMD

5.
Unfortunately stress is part
of life, so let’s learn how to
gracefully deal with it.
Inexpensively.
“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our
reaction to it.”
Hans Selye

6.
Meditate.
Live in the present
moment.
Johns Hopkins University researchers reviewed nearly 19,000
meditation studies and uncovered that mindfulness meditation
can help reduce psychological stress.
Source: JAMA Network

7.
Go for
a walk in the woods
with friends.
Researchers evaluated nearly 2,000 participants from
the Walking for Health program. Results showed that nature-
based group walks were associated with lower perceived stress.
Source: Health System University of Michigan

8.
Be optimistic.
See the glass as
half-full.
Carnegie Mellon University researchers discovered that positive
people have more stable stress hormones.
Source: PyschCentral

9.
Exercise.
Stay in good shape.
Based on the results of a mice experiment, Princeton University
researchers deduced that sedentary people are more susceptible
to undesirable aspects of stress than active people.
Source: The New York Times

10.
Find your green
thumb and
start a garden.
Researchers in Netherlands surprisingly found out that gardening
decreases more stress hormones than reading.
Source: Mind the Science Gap

11.
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy
Don't worry, be happy now

12.
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