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You To Stress?
Take this quiz to find out.
Source: University of Miami
There are several signs and symptoms that you may notice when you are
experiencing stress. These signs and symptoms fall into four categories:
Feelings, Thoughts, Behavior, and Physiology. When you are under stress,
you may experience one or more of the following:
Deep relaxed breathing,
the relaxing sigh, the
clenched fist,
imaginative breathing,
and the rolling breath
Source: University of South
Florida Lakeland
* Low self-esteem.
* Fear of failure.
* Inability to concentrate.
* Embarrassing easily.
* Worrying about the future.
* Preoccupation with thoughts.
* Forgetfulness
Behavior
* Stuttering and other
speech difficulties.
* Crying for no apparent reason.
* Acting impulsively.
* Startling easily.
* Laughing in a high pitch
and nervous tone of voice.
* Grinding your teeth.
* Increasing smoking.
* Increasing use of drugs and
alcohol.
* Being accident prone.
* Loss of appetite or overeating.
* Feeling anxious.
* Feeling scared.
* Feeling irritable.
* Feeling moody.
Physiology
* Perspiration /sweaty hands.
* Increased heart beat.
* Trembling.
* Nervous ticks.
* Dryness of throat and mouth.
* Tiring easily.
* Urinating frequently.
* Sleeping problems.
* Diarrhea / indigestion / vomiting.
* Butterflies in stomach.
* Headaches.
* Premenstrual tension.
* Pain in the neck and or lower back.
* Loss of appetite or overeating.
* Susceptibility to illness.
Stress Reducers
Source: Texas
Woman’s University
1. Sit quietly in a comfortable position.
2. Close your eyes.
3. Deeply relax all muscles, beginning at
your feet and progressing up to your
face. Keep all muscles relaxed.
4. Breathe through your nose. Become
aware of your breathing. As you breathe
out, say the word, "one" silently to
yourself. For example, breathe in...out,
"one," in...out, "one," etc. Breathe easily
and naturally. You might also say the
words "calm" or "let go" as you exhale.
5. Continue for 10 to 20 minutes. As you
feel yourself relax, you could try to
visualize your favorite place -- a beach,
lake, mountain stream, etc. Try to picture
it in detail and recall feelings of peace
and contentment while being there. You
may open your eyes to check the time,
but do not use an alarm. When you
finish, sit quietly for several minutes, at
first with your eyes closed and later with
your eyes open. Do not stand up for a
few minutes.
6. Do not worry about whether you are
successful in achieving a deep level of
relaxation. Maintain a passive attitude
and permit relaxation to occur at its own
pace. When distracting thoughts occur,
try to ignore them by not dwelling upon
them and return to repeating "one." With
practice, the response should come with
little effort. Practice the technique once
or twice daily, but not within two hours of
any meal, since the digestive process
seems to interfere with the elicitation of
the relaxation response.
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