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Whenever you face a stressful event you respond to it by developing sometimes 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.
NEED OF STRESS MANAGEMENT
Too much stress in life is not good for health. It may affect your immune system, digestive system, circulatory system
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.
Some of the basic need for stress management are:
• To Maintain good health.
• To Improve efficiency at home and in the professional place.
• Balance your mood swings to maintain good mental health.
• Boost up your immune system to protect vital systems of the body.
• To have healthy relationships with people around you.
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 you do not feel 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 then in this step you find out the root
causes of giving you 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.
Answer the following questions:
uiz Bee 1. What are the common signs of stress?
2. What do you mean by stress?
3. What is the basic need for stress management?
STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
Whether you are facing good stress or bad stress, it is important to learn some stress management techniques to
minimise the negative impact on mind and body.
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