Tips for Managing Stress

From CHS Student Services Department

Stress management

YOU CAN LEARN to manage stress & lead healthier lives.

EMOTIONAL REGULATION helps with managing stress. Identifying what zone you are in helps begin the process of stress management

There is NO EASY WAY to manage stress, it takes work.

Tips to try:

Keep a POSITIVE ATTITUDE. What or who helps you stay positive?

Learn and practice RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; try meditation, yoga, or tai-chi for stress management.

EXERCISE regularly. Your body can fight stress better when it is fit.

Eat healthy, well-balanced MEALS supports emotional regulation

Work on TIME MANAGEMENT, working more effectively helps reduce stress.

MORE TIPS:

Make time for HOBBIES & INTERESTS Get enough REST & SLEEP. Your body needs time to recover from stressful events.

Seek out SOCIAL SUPPORT. Spend time with family & friends

Consider treatment/therapy with a PSYCHOLOGIST OR OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Breathing techniques for stress management

Take a deep breath in. Now let it out. You may notice a difference in how you feel already.

Your breath is a powerful tool to ease stress and make you feel less anxious.

Some simple breathing exercises can make a big difference if you make them part of your regular routine.

Before you get started, keep this in mind:

Choose a place to do your Breathing exercise. It could be in your bed, on your living room floor, or in a comfortable chair.

Don't force it. This can make you feel more stressed.

Try to do it at the same time once or twice a day.

Wear comfortable clothes.

Many breathing exercises take only a few minutes. When you have more time, you can do them for 10 minutes or more to get even greater benefits.

Try these Breathing Techniques

Box Breathing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTy49RSxOGw&feature=emb_title

Triangle Breathinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2ZlQRKgm5Y

Links are also listed after this presentation

Aromatherapy

If you need improvement in health problems from anxiety to stress, you may want to consider aromatherapy.

You use extracts from plants called essential oils, by either breathing them through your nose or putting them on your skin. Some people put the oils on their skin when they get a massage or take a bath.

Check out this video on the Benefits of Aromatherapy

https://youtu.be/Rj3tWMbYO8E

How does Aromatherapy work?

Experts think aromatherapy activates areas in your nose called smell receptors, which send messages through your nervous system to your brain.

The oils may activate certain areas of your brain, like your limbic system, which plays a role in your emotions. They could also have an impact on your hypothalamus, which may respond to the oil by creating feel-good brainchemicals like serotonin.

Stress-busting checklist

Trying to cut down on the stress in your life? See how many you can check off on your way to decreasing stress:

Set priorities. Focus on what’s important. Let the other stuff go.

Identify tasks that you can share or delegate, then ask for help.

Get organized. Disorder can make things confusing and hard to remember.

Set short-term goals you can reach. Reward yourself for meeting them!

Laugh! Look for humor in your everyday life, or watch a funny video.

Listen to music. Choose tunes that relax or revive you.

Talk to a counselor or a friend.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Information in presentation fromhttps://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-management