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What is Stress?. Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. Stress Symptoms. Irritability or short temper Memory problems Chest pain, rapid heartbeat Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing)
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What is Stress? Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. www.wholeliving.com
Stress Symptoms • Irritability or short temper • Memory problems • Chest pain, rapid heartbeat • Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing) • Isolating yourself from others • Sleeping too much or too little • Eating more or less www.wholeliving.com
Institute of Psychology and Stress Control (MN) www.wholeliving.com
Stress Triggers • Identify Your Stressors • Money Issues • A Job That Never Ends • A Job You Don’t Like • Your Relationship • Constant Caregiving www.wholeliving.com
Stress Triggers • Holiday Pressure • Taking On Too Much • Not Enough Quality Time • Striving To Be Perfect • Lack Of Passion • Disorganized Clutter www.wholeliving.com
10 ways to relieve Stress www.wholeliving.com
#1 way to relieve stress Stress balls www.wholeliving.com
#2 way to relieve stress Take a walk/jog www.wholeliving.com
#3 way to relieve stress Chocolate www.wholeliving.com
#4 way to relieve stress Punch something www.wholeliving.com
#5 way to relieve stress Have fun! www.wholeliving.com
#6 way to relieve stress Travel www.wholeliving.com
#7 way to relieve stress Watch a movie www.wholeliving.com
#8 way to relieve stress YOGA www.wholeliving.com
#9 way to relieve stress Take a deep breath www.wholeliving.com
#10 way to relieve stress 5 2 1 8 4 7 3 6 9 Count to 10 www.wholeliving.com
CONCLUSION Stress can be overwhelming, and is nearly impossible to get through life without encountering. Learn to identify situations in which you can do something, and those you can't; work at reducing the cause of your stress by being organized. www.wholeliving.com