This document discusses stress, signs of stress, and ways to manage stress. It notes that stress is natural but too much stress can be harmful. It lists mental, emotional, physical, and behavioral signs of stress. The document then provides techniques people can use to help themselves cope with stress, such as writing down problems, relaxing activities like deep breathing, avoiding isolation, and seeking social support. Finally, it advises helping others manage their stress by being aware, using stress relief techniques, and talking to them calmly.

1. ARE YOU AVAIALBLE 24/7
 Answering email
 Answering phone
 Answering messengers
 Meeting family demand and house work
 Kids school and related tasks
 Meeting work demand
 Tired?
 Not sleeping well?

2. Stress, GOOD OR BAD
 Stress is natural mechanism to encourage you to
accomplish and deliver
 Too much stress is harmful
 No stress makes you lazy
 How do get over stressed?
 What makes you better?
 Summarized on the next 2 slides

3. HELP YOURSELF
 The most important thing is to be aware of yourself
entering the harmful stress level by noticing any of the
signs of stress that YOU experience
 Each person express stress differently
 Each person can do techniques which help him calm
down
 Write them down on a cheat paper
 Then remember what makes you calm down and it
really works

4. Signs of Stress
Mental Signs
Forgetfulness,
repeating certain
phrases
Anxiety, Difficulty
in concentrating
frequent errors
and apologies
Pessimistic,
Worried
Emotional Signs
Depression/Sad
Loneliness,
Silence
Feeling loss of
control over life
Tense unable to
relax
Physical Signs
Body pain
Nausea
vomiting/palpitati
on/flushed face
Dyspnea,
Hyperventilation,
Heartburn
Recurrent flu
Behavioral Signs
Sleeping too
much/little
Eating too
much/little
Nail eating/ leg
shaking/pointless
walking
Over
smoking/tranquili
zer
Sensitive/loud
voice/tense

5. What you can you do?
Mental
Write or draw your
problems and possible
solutions
Don’t keep thinking
about the problem, you
have written it down
Think twice before any
action. Consult a
friend
Ask help from Allah
Emotional
Read Jokes, watch TV
It is O.K. to cry
Don’t feel desperate,
have hope
Relax and breath
deeply
Physical
Take Analgesic
Lay down in quite
place
Look through the
window
Avoid prolonged
isolation
Behavioral
Talk to someone, sleep,
putt off the mobile
Leave home/worktake
30 min walk
Listen to music/Quran
Avoid any discussion

6. Now help others
 Make significant others be aware that they are stressed
 Do not ask them to calm down instead take them to a
quite place and talk to them
 Let them try the above techniques
 GOOD JOB ….