1. The Eight Illusions About Stress - 1
You have to be a doctor to diagnose and treat stress
Stress is a normal part of everyday life
Some stress is necessary in order to reach peak performance
Stress is purely a physical phenomena and rest and relaxation will make it go away

2. The Eight Illusions About Stress - 2
5. A change of diet, a little jogging and a good holiday will make your stress away
6. Other people, situations and events are responsible for your stress
7. You have to be working 14 hours a day and constantly meeting deadlines to experience stress
8. You never experience stress

3. What most people do? Jogging New hobby Aerobics New relationships
Change of diet
Vitamins
Vacation
Sport
New hobby
New relationships
Sleep
Alcohol
Tranquilizers

4. WHAT IS STRESS?
Stress is physical or emotional reaction/response to any kind of change – external or internal
Stress is a form of pain that comes to tell me there is something I need to change
Pain is a messenger that comes to tell me there is something I need to learn

5. The Physical Signs of Stress
increased heart rate,
stomach & digestive disturbances, diarrhea, sweating, heart attack, ulcers,
head aches, chest pains, insomnia, accident prone, alcoholism
high blood pressure

6. The Mental Signs of Stress resistance, friction, anger,
tension, tightness,
resistance, friction, anger,
guilt, critical, anxiety, evasion, reactive, discontentment, worry, impatience,
apprehension

7. Effects of Stress MENTAL
Irritability increases, forgetfulness, concentration decreases, less judgment power weakens
BEHAVIOURAL
Smoking / alcohol addiction, nail/biting,
not mixing, reckless driving, eating
more or less, sleep more or less,
work-alcoholism or absenteeism

8. External & Internal causes of Stress
Fast changing world, hurry, consumerism,
media, government policies,
population explosions, pollution
Internal
change of attitude, fear, jealousy,
hatred, aspirations, approach

9. From Victim to Agent of Change
Victim Change Agent
Blaming Objective Helper
Manipulating Process Helper
Forcing Counsellor
Resisting Stabilizer
Fighting Referee
Fleeing Educator
Criticizing Energizer

10. Stress Management Skills
DETACHMENT
FILTERING
CONTROLLING
NOT ABSORBING
STABILIZING
HUMOUR

11. 4 Levels of Stress SPIRITUAL – identity, perception, values,
self awareness
MENTAL – thinking, discriminating,
deciding, acting
EMOTIONAL - feelings, emotions, intuition
PHYSICAL – disease, illness, fatigue, food

12. Causes or Triggers of Stress
EVENTS, SITUATIONS, AND CIRCUMSTANCES AT WORK
being fired, competition, demotion, conflict,
over qualified or under qualified, dealing with
aggressive people, noisy environment, communication failure.
EVENTS, SITUATIONS, AND CIRCUMSTANCES AT HOME
death, diverse, difficulties with in-laws, trapping,
addiction, uncertainty, fear

13. Physiology of Stress NORMAL – alert is followed by defense
NEUROTIC – alert is greater than defense which becomes in effective
PSYCHOTIC – alert may be ignored
PYSCHO-SOMATIC – defense by mind fails