A minimal, holistic presentation on stress management . It emphasizes on an individuals mental wellbeing and his approach to a stress free life.

1. Stress management:
a holistic approach

2. Do you feel like you’re burning the candle at both
ends ? Tense ? Or like you just can’t seem to unwind ?

3. What is stress ?
 Stress is the body’s automatic
response to any physical or
mental demand placed on it.
 Adrenaline is a chemical
naturally produced in our body
as a response to stress.
 Fight or Flight response is
illicited.

4. Types of Stress based on Symptoms:
 Physical-poor nutrition, lack of sleep,
intense physical exertion
 Mental-worries, anxiety, perfectionism
 Emotional-fear, guilt, anger, shame
 Psycho-spiritual-lack of spiritual
alignment, difficult relationships, life
challenges

5. Is all stress bad?
♦ Moderate levels of
stress may actually
improve performance
and efficiency
♦ Too little stress may
result in boredom
♦ Too much stress may
cause an unproductive
anxiety level

6. Negative Effects of Stress
Effects
Physical Emotional
 Weight, Hair Loss
 Heart Palpitations
 High Blood Pressure
 Mood Swing
 Anxiety
 Depression
 Addictions

7. Identifying Stressors
Term for situations, activities, and relationships that
cause ‘trauma’ to one’s physical, emotional or
psychological self.

8. Stressors
 Schools/colleges
 Work
 Family
 Relationships
 Legal
 Finances
 Health/Illness
 Environment
 Living Situation

9. Challenges in College life:
Reasons for stress
 The best years of life..? Expectations…
 Even positive changes is stressful
 Greater Academic Demands
 Unstructured Time
 Fear of Academic structure differing from
schools
 Decreased Adult Availability
 Being on your own in a new environment
 Changing relations with family
 Balancing Academic , Extra-curricular and
youth life

10. Managing Stress
Diet
Exercise
Hydration Meditation

11. Situational Tips
 Changing perceptions and expectations
 Break jobs/tasks into manageable parts
 Set reasonable/realistic goals
 Avoid procrastination
 Set boundaries
 Don’t compromise your values/beliefs
 Schedule “me” time