1. “ Keeping All Your Balloons in the Air”
Dr. Kenton Olliff
Maggie Denning
FHSU

2. Are you Stressed?

4. Feel like you are Losing It?

5. Stress…
Researchers define stress as a physical, mental, or emotional response to events that causes bodily or mental tension. Simply put, stress is any outside force or event that has an effect on our body or mind.

6. What Causes Us Stress?
While incarcerated prisoners make twenty decisions a day, those of us walking the streets make one hundred & twenty decisions a day. -Prison Fellowship
Participants will suggest different things that
Cause them to experience stress.

8. Signs of Stress Physical Mental Headache Back Pain Fatigue
Aches and Pains
Mental
Difficulty Concentrating
Increased Errors
Poor Decision Making

9. Myths of Stress All stress is bad Stress will not hurt you
What stresses you out also stresses me out
No symptoms, no stress
Only major symptoms of stress are harmful

10. How many hats do you wear?
Personal
Work Related
Talk about trying to balance work, home and family every day.

11. Self
Most Important Hat, Balloon, Role…whatever.. is YOU!
Your #1 "Hat"...

12. Managing Stress
What is your favorite stress reliever?

13. How Can We Manage Stress?
Live with an Attitude of Gratitude Be Grateful for what you have.

15. Time Management Get organized Get structured Set short term goals
Set long term goals
Use a planner:
daily schedule and “To Do” list

16. Relaxation Breathing: practice deep breathing
Progressive muscle relaxation
Guided Imagery
Meditation
Tapes, CDs etc.: Either something structured (commercial) or soothing music
Choose and schedule it in

17. Cognitive (Thoughts) Pay attention to what you say to yourself
Identify negative thinking and irrational beliefs
Negative thinking leads to stress and anxiety
Teach thought-stopping techniques
Teach affirmations

19. One negative thought leads to another……….. then another………..
Pretty soon you have ruined your entire life

21. Spirituality Church, etc Help others Spend quiet time every day
Be thankful
Think positively
Put your faith to work!
"I am at peace in the midst of chaos or madness.
No person, place or thing has the power to upset me.".

22. Eating Cut down on sugar, caffeine, processed foods
Eat nutritiously: all food groups, especially fresh fruits and veggies
Eat a little every couple of hours or so
Eat slowly

24. More Ideas… Laugh Often Try a New Thing Cry Get Enough Sleep
Exercise & Fresh Air
Build a Support System – Friends, Family and Co-Workers
SAY “NO” OCCASSIONALY
Let go of perfectionism
Learn to be Flexiable
Relax your standards
Focus less on plr

25. Even More Ideas Let go of perfectionism Learn to be flexible
Relax your standards
Focus less on pleasing others and more on pleasing yourself
Stay away from negative people
Surround yourself with upbeat, flexible and fun people.

26. Personal Stress First Aid Kit
What would you put in yours?
I have in mine…

27. Name Your Stressor
Person
Place
Thing
Combination

29. “People take advantage of you only with your permission”
Ann Landers said…
“People take advantage of
you only with
your permission”

30. Questions?