STRESSSTRESS

WHAT DO YOU WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT KNOW ABOUT

STRESS?STRESS?

THINGS TO KNOW THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT STRESS:ABOUT STRESS:

• WHAT CAUSES STRESS (STRESSORS)WHAT CAUSES STRESS (STRESSORS)

• HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED (SYMPTOMS)STRESSED (SYMPTOMS)

• HOW AND WHY TO INCREASE HOW AND WHY TO INCREASE STRESSSTRESS

• HOW TO DECREASE STRESSHOW TO DECREASE STRESS

WHAT CAUSES WHAT CAUSES STRESS?STRESS?

HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED?ARE STRESSED?

SYMPTOMS FALL IN 3 SYMPTOMS FALL IN 3 CATEGORIESCATEGORIES

•PHYSICALPHYSICAL

•EMOTIONALEMOTIONAL

•MENTALMENTAL

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMSPHYSICAL SYMPTOMS

• HEART POUNDINGHEART POUNDING

• HEADACHESHEADACHES

• SWEATY PALMSSWEATY PALMS

• COLD HANDSCOLD HANDS

• SLEEPLESSNESS/SLEEP TOO MUCHSLEEPLESSNESS/SLEEP TOO MUCH

• FATIGUEFATIGUE

• NAUSEANAUSEA

• TIGHT MUSCLESTIGHT MUSCLES

• PAINPAIN

EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMSEMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS

• MOODYMOODY

• IRRITABLEIRRITABLE

• DEPRESSED DEPRESSED

• ANXIOUSANXIOUS

• LACK OF SENSE OF HUMORLACK OF SENSE OF HUMOR

• ABRASIVEABRASIVE

• NERVOUSNERVOUS

• EMOTIONALEMOTIONAL

MENTAL SYPTOMSMENTAL SYPTOMS

• FORGETFULLNESSFORGETFULLNESS

• LOSS OF CONCENTRATIONLOSS OF CONCENTRATION

• POOR JUDGEMENTPOOR JUDGEMENT

• DISORGANIZEDDISORGANIZED

• FUZZY PERCEPTIONFUZZY PERCEPTION

• CONFUSEDCONFUSED

• LACK OF INTERESTLACK OF INTEREST

• STOP THINKINGSTOP THINKING

• NEGATIVE SELF TALKNEGATIVE SELF TALK

STRESSSTRESS

HOW DO WE HOW DO WE INCREASE STRESS?INCREASE STRESS?

HOW DO WE HOW DO WE DECREASE DECREASE STRESS?STRESS?