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We all face good stress and bad stress in our lives. Good stress also known as “eustress” occurs when we are excited.         Whenever you face a stressful event you respond to it by developing sometimes thoughts and beliefs about the
        Our heart beats faster and we feel a rush of hormones in our body but it is not dangerous for us. We also feel this good      situation. These thoughts which can be negative or positive will lead to different consequences. So, it is in your hands
        stress before a public performance, ride in water parks, when the exam result is declared. This kind of stress keeps us       to handle a stressful situation by controlling your thoughts which will control your reaction that will affect you and the
        lively and excited in life. So in the short term, stress can have a positive impact on us and our behaviour.                  people around you.
        It motivates us to achieve more but when the duration of stress increases for a long time then it takes the shape of
        bad stress which may cause physical or mental health problems. For example, stress of exams is good for you as it help                NEED OF STRESS MANAGEMENT
        you being awake and prepare for your exams but a prolonged stress may create health issues that you lose your focus
        and increased anxiety can get you headaches, loss of appetite or you may faint in exam. So managing your stress plays         Too much stress in life is not good for health. It may affect your immune system, digestive system, circulatory system
        a very important role in life.                                                                                                and many others. It affects your ability to think clearly, function effectively, and make justified decisions in life. All these
                                                                                                                                      factors may affect your relationship with the people around you in your personal and professional life which may lead
                                                                                                                                      to depression. Thus, stress management becomes very important.

                Tick ( ) if you know this.                                                                                            Some of the basic need for stress management are:
                  Self management skills help you stay on track and create a path of success for yourself.                            •  To Maintain good health.

                  Good stress also known as “eustress” occurs when we are excited.                                                    •  To Improve efficiency at home and in the professional place.
                                                                                                                                      •  Balance your mood swings to maintain good mental health.
                  The experience and effect of stress vary from person to person.
                                                                                                                                      •  Boost up your immune system to protect vital systems of the body.

                                                                                                                                      •  To have healthy relationships with people around you.

                STRESS CAUSING AGENTS
                                                                                                                                              STEPS TO MANAGE STRESS
        Stress is inevitable in life. Since you can't avoid it then the only way to get rid of it is to work on the agents that causes
        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.
        •  Mental: When you are unable to cope up with the mental pressure then it causes mental stress.For example, you
          may face a situation when you are not prepared for a stage performance, etc.                                                        Symptoms like you do not feel like going out and meeting people, having anxiety, mood swings, headaches,
        •  Physical: Issues related to general well-being and health of an              Mental                                                sleeplessness etc. If you are able to acknowledge your stress then you will be working in the direction of
                                                                                                                                              managing it.
          individual can lead to low self-esteem and cause stress.
        •  Social: Stress related to some important relationships in life. It                                                         Step 2:   Figure out the root cause of stress: Once you are aware of your stress then in this step you find out the root
          may also be related to the social status of a person. Sometimes               Stress                                                causes of giving you stress. It can be due to exam pressure, fighting with somebody close, the illness of a
          not having healthy relationships with the people around you.   Physical       Causing       Financial                               person close to you, not being selected for some competition etc.
                                                                                        Agents
        •  Financial:  Stress related to  money or unplanned  saving and                                                              Step 3:   Adapt stress management techniques: After identifying the root causes of stress in this step, you focus on
          expenditure of your income. This can be lack of money to buy                                                                        the important tools for managing your stress. It can be learning good time management techniques, relaxing
          things  of  your  choice, worried about  more expenses  made,                 Social                                                by spending quality time with the people you love, going out for picnics on weekends, or relaxing mind and
          don’t have money to buy comforts or luxuries of life.                                                                               body with exercise and yoga.



                WHAT IS STRESS MANAGEMENT?                                                                                                     uiz Bee        Answer the following questions:
                                                                                                                                                              1. What are the common signs of stress?
        Stress Management is a method or a technique used to make changes in your lifestyle, thoughts, emotions that help                                     2. What do you mean by stress?
        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                                 3. What is the basic need for stress management?
        serious health issues so effective stress management techniques can help you overcome these issues and manage your
        long term and short term goals of life 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:                                   STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
        A: Adversity or the stressful event.                                                                                          Whether you are facing good stress or bad stress, it is important to learn some stress management techniques to
        B: Beliefs or the way you respond to the event.                                                                               minimise the negative impact on mind and body.

        C: Consequences of actions and outcomes of the event.

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