Stress Management Handout.docx

 [Scanned with CamScanner](https://v3.camscanner.com/user/download) What exactly is stress at thie work place? ========================================== Stress in The Work P\'lace ========================== - low salary - excessive workload - boring work - li...

 [Scanned with CamScanner](https://v3.camscanner.com/user/download) What exactly is stress at thie work place? ========================================== Stress in The Work P\'lace ========================== - low salary - excessive workload - boring work - little to no social support - no opportunities for advanc,ement - uncle,ar expectations (American Psychological Association, 2016) 1. Recognize when you are stressed or beginning to feel stressed. 2. Identify what in that mo,ment you can control and what you cannot control. 3. Take de,ep breaths and slow down1and assess the situation at hand. 4. Take a walk; do some form of physical activity. 5. Take some time on your own. 6. [Find] someone on the job you can openly discuss the cause of your stress (Richmond, [Scanned with CamScanner](https://v3.camscanner.com/user/download) your supervisor. When stress gets out of control other health related issues can occur. You want to prevent from reaching high levels of anxiety, anger or depression due to excess stress. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taking time to take a brisk walk or do some breathing exercise while you are at work can help reduce your level of stress. In order to become calm, focused and regain energy breathing in a 6-3-6-3 cycle will quickly reduce your stress. When you begin to feel symptoms of stress appearing by way of anxiety, anger, fear, procrastination or excitability stop and breath. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   [Scanned with CamScanner](https://v3.camscanner.com/user/download)