What happens when you are stressed?
Stress is what you feel when you have to handle more than you are used to. When you are stressed, your body responds as though you
are in danger. It makes hormones that speed up your heart, make you breathe faster, and give you a burst of energy. This is called the fight-or-flight stress response.
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF STRESS
Gain a basic understanding of the physiology of stress
Know the four "F's" of survival
Learn the location and importance of the thymus gland
Identify and understand the role of T-Cells in the immune system
Understand the relationship between stress and the immune system
Stress is a major contributor to heart disease, obesity, and other common killers. Learning how to manage stress - both positive
and negative - is a key to leading a healthy life.
Stress Management Tips
1. Recognize that you have a full-time job, and be dressed and ready for your day early in the morning.
2. Become an expert in multi-tasking.
3. If you allow TV or videos, make these special events for those times when you desperately need time to unwind or concentrate on
an important task.
4. Don't allow people to pressure you into unwanted activities or time commitments .
5. Organization is key to stress control.
6. Allow yourself some adult company every day.
7. Be sure to work some physical activity into every day, preferably outdoors.
8.Use heavy breathing.
You can trick your body into relaxing by using heavy breathing. Breathe in slowly for a count of 7 then breathe out for a count of
9.Eat, drink, sleep and be merry!
Lack of sleep, poor diet and no exercise wreaks havoc on our body and mind. Kind of obvious, but worth mentioning as it’s often
ignored as a stress management technique. Listen to your mother and don’t burn the candle at both ends!
And those are the 7 successful stress management techniques! Take time to learn them, use them and teach them, and be a great stress manager.
