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•  Social:  Social stress often arises from navigating significant
                   relationships and managing one’s social status. It can also                  Mental
                   stem from challenges in cultivating healthy connections with
                   those around you.
                 •  Financial:  Stress related to  money or unplanned  saving and                Stress
                   expenditure of your income. This can be a lack of money to    Physical       Causing       Financial
                   buy things of your choice, worried about more expenses made,                 Agents
                   don’t have money to buy the comforts or luxuries of life.


                                                                                                Social
                         WHAT IS STRESS MANAGEMENT?

                 Stress Management is a method, or a technique used to make changes in your lifestyle, thoughts, and emotions that
                 help you relax your mind and body to minimise the effects of stress. If the stress is too much in life, then it may lead
                 to serious health issues, so effective stress management techniques can help you overcome these issues and manage
                 your long-term and short-term goals effectively.
                 To manage all types of stress in life remember the ABC of stress management, originally created by psychologist,
                 Dr. Albert Ellis. This technique helps you analyse the three aspects of a situation that causes stress:
                 A: Adversity or the stressful event.

                 B: Beliefs or the way you respond to the event.
                 C: Consequences of actions and outcomes of the event.

                 Whenever you face a stressful event, you respond to it by developing thoughts and beliefs about the situation. These
                 thoughts, which can be negative or positive, will lead to different consequences. So, it is in your hands to handle a
                 stressful situation by controlling your thoughts, which will control your reaction that will affect you and the people
                 around you.

                 Stress Management can help you to
                 •  have a joyful life.
                 •  focus and complete task on time.
                 •  be happy person, as you are stress free.
                 •  be more energetic, and spend quality time with your friends and family.


                         THREE STEPS TO MANAGE STRESS

                 Following are the steps to manage stress:

                 Step 1:   Know About Yourself that You are Stressed: In this step look for the signs and symptoms of stress in yourself.
                         Symptoms  like not  feeling  like going  out  and  meeting  people, having  anxiety, mood  swings,  headaches,
                         sleeplessness etc. If you are able to acknowledge your stress, then you will be working in the direction of
                         managing it.

                 Step 2:   Figure Out the Root Cause of Stress: Once you are aware of your stress, in this step you find out the root
                         causes of your stress. It can be due to exam pressure, fighting with somebody close, the illness of a person
                         close to you, not being selected for some competition, etc.

                 Step 3:   Adapt Stress Management Techniques: After identifying the root causes of stress, in this step, you focus on
                         the important tools for managing your stress. It can be, learning good time management techniques, relaxing
                         by spending quality time with the people you love, going out for picnics on weekends, or relaxing mind and
                         body with exercise and yoga.



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