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Derek's challenge.
Derek is an Engineer and is expected to work abroad for several weeks at a time. As a father of four children and with a baby on the way, Derek came to coaching because he was stressed due to the burden of demands from both family and work. He had some major decisions to make as he and his partner prepared for the new baby, but stress was making it too difficult for him to make a decision.
We looked at how Derek prioritised his life and identified family and financial stability as the most important areas of his life. This was an important step, because these priorities dictate how Derek makes decisions in life, consciously or unconsciously.
Derek wanted to get control over his time and to manage overwhelm as he was trying to please different people in his family. We identified how he managed his time and discussed the importance of spending time on activities that mattered to Derek (high importance), but are not urgent (low urgency). We linked these activities to Derek's priorities of family and financial stability. To reduce stress and overwhelm, Derek could choose to focus on these high importance/low urgency activities.
In addition, we discussed how Derek was talking to himself. Through a homework exercise, Derek noted times where he was speaking negatively to himself and took responsibility for how that made him feel.
Finally, as Derek faced a major decision, we discussed the problem he faced and talked through the various options open to him. We looked at the most important factors that would influence his decision in this situation.
Derek found that the time management exercise helped him prioritise his time much better. He was able to reduce activities that left him feeling drained and stressed and consequently, he felt more better and relaxed.
Derek realised he was creating a lot of pressure on himself in the expectations he set for himself and in how he talked to himself. He took responsibility for how that made him feel and identified ways to reduce the pressure on himself. Derek started to see things more positively.
Derek had a major decision to make which directly affected his family. When he realised the most important factors in making this decision and explored the options, he saw the problem clearly. This paved the way for productive discussions with his partner and they were then able to make the decision which positively affected family life.
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Stress management.
Stress management is the range of techniques, strategies, and therapies designed to help people control their stress. This can include lowering acute stress, but it is often aimed at lowering chronic stress to improve health, happiness, and overall well-being. Stress management strategies may include:
We all experience stress in our lives. Because many health problems are caused or influenced by stress, it's essential to understand how stress affects your body and learn effective stress management techniques to make stress work for you rather than against you.
Stress is your body’s response to changes in your life. Because life involves constant change—ranging from everyday, routine changes like commuting from home to work to adapting to major life changes like marriage, divorce, or death of a loved one—there is no avoiding stress.
Your goal shouldn't be to eliminate all stress but to eliminate unnecessary stress and effectively manage the rest. There are some common causes of stress that many people experience, but each person is different.
Stress can come from many sources, which are known as " stressors ." Because our experience of what is considered "stressful" is created by our unique perceptions of what we encounter in life (based on our own mix of personality traits, available resources, and habitual thought patterns), a situation may be perceived as "stressful" by one person and merely "challenging" by someone else.
Simply put, one person's stress trigger may not register as stressful to someone else. That said, certain situations tend to cause more stress in most people and can increase the risk of burnout .
For example, when we find ourselves in situations where there are high demands on us but we little control and few choices, we are likely to experience stress. We might also feel stress when we don't feel equipped; where we may be harshly judged by others; and where consequences for failure are steep or unpredictable.
Many people are stressed by their jobs , relationships , financial issues , and health problems, as well as more mundane things like clutter or busy schedules . Learning skills to cope with these stressors can help reduce your experience of stress.
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Just as stress is perceived differently by each of us, stress affects us all in ways that are unique to us. One person may experience headaches, while another may find stomach upset is a common reaction, and a third may experience any of a number of other symptoms.
While we all react to stress in our own ways, there is a long list of commonly experienced effects of stress that range from mild to life-threatening. Stress can affect immunity, which can impact virtually all areas of health. Stress can affect mood in many ways as well. Creating a stress management plan is often one part of a plan for overall wellness.
If you find yourself experiencing physical symptoms you think may be related to stress, talk to your doctor to be sure you are doing what you can to safeguard your health. Symptoms that may be exacerbated by stress are not "all in your head" and need to be taken seriously.
Stress can be effectively managed in many different ways. The best stress management plans usually include a mix of stress relievers that address stress physically and psychologically and help to develop resilience and coping skills.
Use quick stress relievers.
Some stress relief techniques can work in just a few minutes to calm the body's stress response. These techniques offer a "quick fix" that helps you feel calmer at the moment, and this can help in several ways.
When your stress response is not triggered, you may approach problems more thoughtfully and proactively. You may be less likely to lash out at others out of frustration, which can keep your relationships healthier. Nipping your stress response in the bud can also keep you from experiencing chronic stress.
Quick stress relievers like breathing exercises, for example, may not build your resilience to future stress or minimize the stressors that you face. But they can help calm the body's physiology once the stress response is triggered.
Some techniques are less convenient to use when you are in the middle of a stressful situation. But if you practice them regularly, they can help you manage stress in general by being less reactive to it and more able to reverse your stress response quickly and easily.
Long-term healthy habits, like exercise or regular meditation , can help to promote resilience toward stressors if you make them a regular part of your life. Communication skills and other lifestyle skills can be helpful in managing stressors and changing how we feel from "overwhelmed" to "challenged" or even "stimulated."
You may not be able to completely eliminate stress from your life or even the biggest stressors, but there are areas where you can minimize it and get it to a manageable level.
Any stress that you can cut out can minimize your overall stress load. For example, ending even one toxic relationship can help you more effectively deal with other stress you experience because you may feel less overwhelmed.
Discovering a wide variety of stress management techniques, and then choosing a mix that fits your needs, can be a key strategy for effective stress relief.
There are a number of common questions that you might ask about stress and stress management.
There are several different types of stress , and not all are harmful. Eustress , for example, is a positive form of stress. But chronic stress has been linked to many serious health issues and is the type of negative stress most often mentioned in the news. While we want to manage or eliminate negative stress, we also want to keep positive forms of stress in our lives to help us remain vital and alive.
However, if we experience too much stress in our lives, even "good" stress can contribute to excessive stress levels, which can lead to feeling overwhelmed or having your stress response triggered for too long. This is why it is still important to learn to relax your body and mind periodically and cut down on unnecessary stress whenever possible.
Stress affects us all in different ways, not all of which are negative. In fact, the stress of an exciting life can actually serve as a good motivator and keep things interesting. When stress levels get too intense, however, there are some stress symptoms that many people experience.
For example, headaches, irritability, and "fuzzy thinking" can all be symptoms that you’re under too much stress. While not everybody who’s under stress will experience these specific symptoms, many will.
If you find that you don't realize how stressed you are until you are overwhelmed, it's important to learn to notice your body's subtle cues and your own behavior, almost like an outside observer might. To notice how your body is reacting to stress, you can try this body scan meditation (it helps relax at the same time).
We all feel overwhelmed from time to time; that’s normal. While it’s virtually impossible to eliminate times when events conspire and the body’s stress response is triggered, there are ways that you can quickly reverse your body’s reaction to stress, buffering the damage to your health and keeping your thinking clear, so you can more effectively deal with what’s going on in the moment.
By practicing regular stress management techniques, you can eliminate some of the stress you feel and make yourself more resilient in the face of stress in the future. There are several things you can try, ranging from a morning walk to an evening journaling practice to just making more time for friends. The trick is to find something that fits with your lifestyle and personality, so it’s easier to stick with.
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By Elizabeth Scott, PhD Elizabeth Scott, PhD is an author, workshop leader, educator, and award-winning blogger on stress management, positive psychology, relationships, and emotional wellbeing.
Case Study - Before
Jane manages a department of 20 staff members, part of her managerial responsibilities is the team's mental health and wellbeing. Recently she has noticed that the number of sick days has increased due to stress related illnesses and there has been some conflict with various staff members. Jane realises that there is a stress problem and that by attending a 'Stress Management for Managers' course would provide her with the skills to effectively manage the health and wellbeing of her department.
By attending our Stress Management for Managers course, she learned the physical and behavioural signs of stressed workers, various types of stress related illnesses and their impact, HSE Management Standards which includes the various possible causes of individual and team stress. Jane also learned how to conduct a stress risk assessment using an easy to follow procedure which would help her to identify hazards exposed to the team. She was also taught how to approach staff who had demonstrated signs of stress and how she could use effective communication to fully understand the problem that the employee faced and how to deal with it.
Case Study - After
After Jane had attended the course she was able to take a new perspective on how to deal with stress in the department. Using the HSE Management Standards and a team risk assessment she was able to formulate statistics that enabled her to determine that it was the way change was communicated to staff that was a major cause of stress. With help from Human Resources and higher levels of management changes of practices were communicated to staff quicker and more openly.
Jane using the behavioural signs of stressed workers was able to determine a team member who was suffering from stress, she was able to approach the person and set-up a confidential meeting to discuss the situation in an open and empathetic way. This enabled her to work out some basic changes to the individuals work schedule allowing them more control on how they work.
In the short-term Jane was able to improve team members wellbeing by implementing a team risk assessment, this enabled workers to highlight some of stress that they are experiencing. This gave management the insight on reasonable solutions. Long-term her department should see a reduction in absenteeism based on stress, productivity should also improve with a more cohesive working environment.
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Leah is a 24 year old woman who was recently discharged from the Army on medical grounds. During her four years in the Army, Leah experienced high levels of stress and anxiety which she coped with by drinking heavily. When she presented for counselling, Leah had been sober for 55 days and was seeking strategies to cope with her anxiety that didn’t involve drinking.
While working with Leah, the Professional Counsellor adopts a case management model in order to assist her to build a network of supports within the community, enabling her to maintain her sobriety and prevent recurrence of the factors which contributed to her high levels of stress. For ease of writing, the Professional Counsellor is abbreviated to “C”.
Leah was an only child whose parents separated during her teen years. She felt isolated and was often bored at school. Her love of art was the only thing that gave her any enjoyment and she expressed this by covering the school buildings with graffiti after dark. Already in conflict with her mother due to her poor school performance, the involvement of the police after she was reported for vandalising public property further worsened their relationship. Her father had moved away and was no longer involved in Leah’s life.
Leah left school intending to train as an ambulance medic. On being told she lacked the life experience required for this work, Leah joined the Army on a four year contract hoping to address this requirement. However the Army turned out to be a repeat of the constrictive structure within which she had struggled both at school and at home.
Being obligated to complete the full four years, she began to feel increasingly trapped and was often anxious and depressed. She was introduced to alcohol by her fellow recruits and began using this as a means of deadening her overwhelmingly negative feelings about the course her life was taking. After three years in the Army, Leah was discharged on medical grounds, having become dependent on alcohol and unable to control her intake.
A case manager’s initial function is to develop an understanding of the client and help build a resource network that the client can later access on her own. In this role, C performed an examination of Leah’s environment, behaviour and immediate needs which identified the following issues:
Following an identification of issues needing attention, the case manager then coordinates a plan to enable the client to access needed assistance within her community. In this role, C worked with Leah to outline a plan which involved the following strategies:
This plan was designed to utilise Leah’s strengths and was later outlined in clear measurable terms that allowed for periodic evaluation of her progress. This is particularly important when the client is becoming disillusioned as it illustrates to her that while she may not yet have reached her goals, she has made significant progress towards them. Leah’s goals were developed with her input to encourage her to feel ownership of them, increasing her motivation.
The following barriers to the above plan were identified:
Leah’s goals were written in specific behavioural terms as follows:
C has provided a combination of case management and counselling functions while working with Leah. As counsellor, C has used Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Gestalt Therapy techniques to facilitate achievement of the client’s goals.
In reducing her high levels of anxiety and stress, Leah was able to address her more practical needs, for example challenging her beliefs about what her former colleagues thought of her enabled her to contact one of them to follow up on the offer of accommodation. While C provided education and support in this regard, Leah carried out most of the practical tasks herself, thereby building on her strengths and further increasing her confidence levels and reducing her pessimism.
This process occurred over a three month period, during which two progress reviews took place between C, Leah and her psychiatrist. At this time, Leah was able to see the progress she was making and was also able to draw attention to any areas with which she was experiencing difficulty or concern.
Upon completion of the above plan for meeting Leah’s immediate needs, C has referred her to services able to provide her with ongoing but less intensive support. With Leah’s written permission, C provided the community health centre with a referral form outlining Leah’s history, medication regime, and a summary of the work undertaken with C, which C had documented following each session with Leah.
C maintained contact with Leah on a weekly basis during the transition to the new service and while she became comfortable in her local AA support group. In taking this step, C has ensured Leah has acquired the necessary skills for maintaining progress on her own, with assistance available to her as needed.
Author: Leanne Chapman
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Stress management.
A good stress management program will not only improve the mental health, but it will also improve the relationships with others. It will also help them to feel happier and more productive. It will also help to cope with the stresses of the life.
The first step is to identify the stressful situations in the life. They should be able to recognize the triggers of those situations and develop coping mechanisms. By doing this, they will be able to manage the stress and stay healthy. There is one way to reduce the symptoms of stress is to practice self-care, also known as managing stress because stress affects sleep. Getting quality sleep is a vital part of stress management. A proper sleep can improve the physical health and reduce the stress that experienced throughout the day.
Practicing meditation could also reduce the stress that the experience throughout the day. But long sessions are not as effective as short sessions. A five-minute session can calm the mind and body. The key is to be consistent.Exercising can reduce stress levels and improve overall health. Getting moving regularly will not only keep them in better shape, but it will also decrease the level of anxiety and improve the mood.
It is concluded that when all experience some stress, learning about these factors and how to manage them can help to reduce overall level of stress. Managing stress is an ongoing process that will help to maintain a healthy life. Learning how to manage the stress is important for the health and well-being. Effective stress management can help to enjoy a happier, healthier, and more productive life . In addition to this, it helps to become resilient and cope with pressure. Stress can be very harmful to the body and mind. It can cause a number of physical and mental symptoms. It is important to understand how to cope with stress. During stressful times, a healthy lifestyle can make a huge difference. They will feel better if they can deal with stress in a productive and balanced way. Fortunately, there are ways to manage the stress and get more rest. By following some basic tips, they can reduce the level of stress and improve health. They may find it useful to keep a stress diary. They can find a healthy way to handle the stress by focusing on the things that are in control.
It is recommended to use multiple methods because it is not necessary that one single method will work for everyone. Here, the key is to find the right combination of techniques that work for them. There is no set formula for how to do this; it may take several tries to find the right balance. Keeping a daily routine can help them to cope with stress. They may find it useful to keep a stress diary to track the types of stress they experience and make any necessary changes. This will help them to better understand their own unique needs and patterns.The first step in treating this disorder is to determine what kind of stress is causing the symptoms. A medical doctor can determine the severity of the condition by examining the patient's mental health and conducting a mental exam (Wang, 2020). They should try to avoid those people that are making them to feel stressed. If these people are the boss, they should talk to them to discuss the situation and how to deal with them. They might be able to find the solution for themselves, but they can still manage the stress in the long run by making changes. In addition to this, they can try to avoid stressful situations by letting themselves relax when they are feeling tense.............................
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