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Brahma Kumaris The Eight Illusions About Stress - 1 1. You have to be a doctor to diagnose and treat stress 2. Stress is a normal part of everyday life 3. Some stress is necessary in order to reach peak performance 4. Stress is purely a physical phenomena and rest and relaxation will make it go away Stress Management Brahma Kumaris 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 Stress Management Brahma Kumaris What most people do? • Jogging • Aerobics • Change of diet • Vitamins • Vacation • Sport Stress Management • New hobby • New relationships • Sleep • Alcohol • Tranquilizers Brahma Kumaris 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 Stress Management Brahma Kumaris 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 Stress Management Brahma Kumaris The Mental Signs of Stress tension, tightness, resistance, friction, anger, guilt, critical, anxiety, evasion, reactive, discontentment, worry, impatience, apprehension Stress Management Brahma Kumaris 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 Stress Management Brahma Kumaris External & Internal causes of Stress External Fast changing world, hurry, consumerism, media, government policies, population explosions, pollution Internal change of attitude, fear, jealousy, hatred, aspirations, approach Stress Management Brahma Kumaris From Victim to Agent of Change Victim Blaming Manipulating Forcing Resisting Fighting Fleeing Criticizing Stress Management Change Agent Objective Helper Process Helper Counsellor Stabilizer Referee Educator Energizer Brahma Kumaris Stress Management Skills DETACHMENT FILTERING CONTROLLING NOT ABSORBING STABILIZING HUMOUR Stress Management Brahma Kumaris 4 Levels of Stress SPIRITUAL – identity, perception, values, self awareness MENTAL – thinking, discriminating, deciding, acting EMOTIONAL PHYSICAL Stress Management - feelings, emotions, intuition – disease, illness, fatigue, food Brahma Kumaris 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 Stress Management Brahma Kumaris Physiology of Stress NORMAL NEUROTIC – alert is followed by defense – alert is greater than defense which becomes in effective PSYCHOTIC – alert may be ignored PYSCHO-SOMATIC – defense by mind fails Stress Management
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