DAILY STRESSDAILY STRESS

Mark A. D. Long, Ed.D.Mark A. D. Long, Ed.D.

Health Promotion ProgramHealth Promotion Program

Daily StressDaily Stress

Every day stressors and hassels Every day stressors and hassels can be a source of distress for you!can be a source of distress for you!

StressStress

Manage your stressors or the Manage your stressors or the stress will find and manage you!stress will find and manage you!

What does not work in What does not work in dealing with stress!dealing with stress!

Avoiding the stressors…Avoiding the stressors… WorryingWorrying Blowing upBlowing up Negative attitude Negative attitude Self destructive actionsSelf destructive actions

Learn all you can about what Learn all you can about what

causes stress in your life, causes stress in your life,

and what works for you in and what works for you in

dealing with it.dealing with it.

Dr. Arnold LazarusDr. Arnold Lazarus

Dr. Clifford LazarusDr. Clifford Lazarus

Stress Problem Stress Problem Solving StrategiesSolving Strategies

Having a Plan!Having a Plan! Obtaining Social Support!Obtaining Social Support! Using Effective Coping Skills Using Effective Coping Skills A Positive and Optimistic A Positive and Optimistic

Attitude!Attitude! Learning from mistakesLearning from mistakes

Plan AheadPlan Ahead

Be prepared for the Be prepared for the unexpected!unexpected!

Manage the morning, Manage the morning, afternoon, Monday, Friday, afternoon, Monday, Friday, etc... crazinessetc... craziness

PlanningPlanning

How will you manage the How will you manage the am/pm rush hours?am/pm rush hours?

How are you prepared for the How are you prepared for the daily crisis?daily crisis?

CommutingCommuting

Do you get frustrated and Do you get frustrated and freak out?freak out?

Get tense and uptight?Get tense and uptight? Drive like a nut?Drive like a nut? Enjoy the ride?Enjoy the ride?

RelaxRelax

How do I stay calm and cool?How do I stay calm and cool?

How do I chill out?How do I chill out?

When do I use my relaxing When do I use my relaxing skills?skills?

Stress TipStress Tip

Slow deep breathing is Slow deep breathing is probably the single best anti-probably the single best anti-stress medicine we have stress medicine we have

Dr. James GordonDr. James Gordon

Work Work StressStress

Deadlines and pressuresDeadlines and pressures SurprisesSurprises Interpersonal difficultiesInterpersonal difficulties Role and rank issuesRole and rank issues Environmental stressorsEnvironmental stressors

How do I effectivelyHow do I effectively cope with- cope with-

Unexpected tasks and duties?Unexpected tasks and duties? Pressures?Pressures? Long hours?Long hours? Interpersonal difficulties?Interpersonal difficulties?

Stress Busting TipStress Busting Tip

Schedule daily R & R breaks Schedule daily R & R breaks in your life! in your life!

Home StressorsHome Stressors

ChoresChores FinancesFinances Kids wanting attentionKids wanting attention DisciplineDiscipline Fun timeFun time OtherOther

Home StressHome Stress

How do I deal with my How do I deal with my stressors at home?stressors at home?

RememberRemember

Humor is life’s greatest Humor is life’s greatest lubricantlubricant

Art LinkletterArt Linkletter

Techno StressTechno Stress

E-mail and computersE-mail and computers T.V.T.V. PhonePhone PagersPagers OthersOthers

Coping with Coping with Techno StressorsTechno Stressors

Dealing with Information Dealing with Information Overload?Overload?

Turn off dailyTurn off daily Tune out more oftenTune out more often Answer e-mails, calls at set timesAnswer e-mails, calls at set times

Love RelationshipsLove Relationships

Strained?Strained? Stressed?Stressed? Distant?Distant? Great?Great?

Love RelationshipsLove Relationships

How do I plan for- How do I plan for- Fun?Fun? Together time?Together time? Intimacy?Intimacy? Sharing?Sharing?

Other Daily Stressors ?Other Daily Stressors ?

How can I manage them?How can I manage them? (before they manage me?)(before they manage me?)

RememberRemember

If you are not ready today, you If you are not ready today, you will be even less ready will be even less ready tomorrow!tomorrow!

OvidOvid

Stress Proof Your Life!Stress Proof Your Life!

As best you can!As best you can!

SummarySummary

Be Prepared!Be Prepared! Develop a stress busting plan Develop a stress busting plan

that works for you!that works for you! You can control your You can control your

responses to stressors!responses to stressors!