Francis nlds ghana - stress management

Where are we ?

Of course in
28/01/2010 West Africa

“Just smile and let thing
happen in your life” Francis

Objectives
1. Empower, Engage delegate on how they ‘ll fight
against stress

2. Understand how it’s necessary to know what is
stress?


What is your expectation for this
session?


Flow
I. Stress, what it is?

II. Causes of stress

III. SIGNS OF STRESS/DISTRESS

IV. Two Types of Stress
V. How can I fight against stress?
4 Approaches To Managing Stress


Stress?
1. If you were to ask a dozen people to define stress, or
explain what causes stress or how stress affects
them, you would likely get 12 different answers

2. The reason for this is that there is no definition of
stress that everyone can agree on, what is stressful
for one person may be pleasurable or have little
effect on others and we all react to stress differently .


Stress is the adverse reaction people have to excessive
pressures or other types of demands placed upon them.

 Stress” is our body’s normal, automatic response to
change in our lives. The change may be negative,
positive, or imagined. When we feel unable to cope with
a new demand, we begin to feel stress. Stress is highly
individual ~ what may be very relaxing to one person
may be stressful to another.


Not all stress is bad. We need a certain amount of
stress in our lives because it stimulates and energizes us.

But there is a clear distinction between pressure,
which can be a motivating factor, and stress, which can
occur when this pressure becomes excessive.


Causes of stress


External stressors
 Things outside the person, often things
we can’t change
(e.g., noise, new residence, bad weather,
schedule changes,
« )


1. Things we can sometimes change
(e.g., conflicts with roommates,
friends, family, dating partners, or
co-workers; losing a relationship;
problems with professors)


1. Including things we say or do to
ourselves, often things we can change
(e.g., perfectionism, negative thoughts
or feelings about ourselves, selecting a
major or career)


ok
Say yes sometime !!!

but not

Always!!!

1. Acute stress is the most common form of stress. It
comes from demands and pressure of the recent past
and anticipated demands and pressures of the near
future. Acute stress is thrilling and exciting in small
doses but to much is exhausting.

2. Because it is short term, acute stress doesn’t have
enough time to do the extensive damage associated
with long term or chronic stress.

1. While acute stress can be exciting, chronic stress is
not, it can wear people away day after day.

2. Chronic stress can be i.e.: chronic physical stressor,
worrying about health, actual health condition,
chronic pain, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, ect.

3. Others are chronic social or psychological stressors,
money issues, job stress,

Chronic Stress Can Get You In Two Ways

Heart Disease • Smoking
Stroke
• Alcohol/Drug Use
Rises in Cholesterol
Blood Sugar • Poor Nutrition
Imbalance • Immobility
Decreased Bone
Density
Depression

Of course …

Le stress ne peut être évité totalement.
Mais on peut apprendre à le maîtriser
de sorte qu’il travaille pour nous et non
contre nous.

 Recognizing stress is the first step
toward reducing it.

 Remember, the goal is not to
eliminate all stress. Your aim is to
manage it, keep it at a healthy level,
and prevent distress.

4 Approaches To Managing Stress

I. Avoid Stress

II. Symptom Reduction

III. Problem Solving

IV. Cognitive Strategies

Impossible to do

Stress is potentially everywhere

Will most likely produce more stress in the long term

Life enhancing events will also need to be avoided


Includes such things as formal relaxation and

breathing exercises, meditation, and Yoga

Can reduce the intensity of the Stress Reaction

In most cases this will be temporarily effective


Problem solving is a skill that can be developed and
strengthened

Taking action to solve the problem can eliminate the
source of the stress

Not all stress is a result of being faced with a problem


Stress has less to do with the situations we find
ourselves in and more to do with how we look at those
situations

We have control over our thoughts

By controlling our thoughts, we can take control of our
stress, regardless of the situation

So
Identify your stress reactions.

Think positive!
Prepare!!!

Plan all activities!!!


We may not be responsible for the thoughts that
pop into our head, but we are responsible for the
thoughts we choose to keep in out head

•Positive self-talk • Take action
•The use of others • Support groups
•Physical activity • Distraction
•Spirituality • Passage of Time
• Meditation

Questions?

Suggestions?


Thank you
for your
attention!


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