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T.James Joseph.
STRESS
EPIDEMIC OF THE 21st CENTURY.
WHAT IS STRESS ? Every day fact of life. Stress can be GOOD. But Excessive stress can be harmful..
The body and mind reaction to every day demands and threats.
The body and mind reaction to every day demands and threats.
STRESS
It is a mismatch between the expectations of both individual and organisation. Stress not only affects the physical, Psychological and financial balances of an employee but also the employers as well.
STRESS.
Desired results cannot be expected from employees who are burnt out, exhausted or stressed, as they loose their energy, accuracy and innovative thinking. By this, employers may loose more working days there by a decrease in productivity and increase in cost to company
WHAT IS STRESS
. When we believe we are in danger, the pituitary gland automatically sounds an alarm by releasing a burst of adreno cortico tropic hormone (ACTH), which in turn signals the adrenal glands to release the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones, speed up reaction times, and temporarily boost our physical strength and agility while we decide whether to retreat or stand firm.
STRESS
Our goal is not to eliminate stress but to learn how to manage and use it to help us. .
Our goal is not to eliminate stress but to learn how to manage . and use it to help us.
Internal stressors-
EXTERNAL STRESSORS. Physical conditions such as heat or cold. Stressful psychological environments such as working conditions and abusive relationships.
INTERNAL STRESSORS.
Physical ailments such as infection or inflammation, or psychological problems such as worrying about something.
STRESS.
STRESSORS.
LONG TERM.
SHORT TERM.
SHORT TERM STRESSORS. Short-term stress is the reaction to immediate threat, also known as the fight or flight response.
Which are ongoing and continuous, when the urge to fight or flight has been suppressed.
STRESS-THREATS.
A threat of danger can be physical, mental, or social. A physical threat occurs when you believe that you will be physically hurt. A social threat occurs when you believe you will be rejected, humiliated, embarrassed, or put down. A mental threat occurs when something makes you worry that you are going crazy or losing your mind.
1.Financial Problems.
What makes you stressed. 1.Financial Problems. 1.Struggle to make both ends meet. 2.Greed.
Money.?
Money.?
Money.?
Money.?
Financial Problems.
2.Relationship
2.Relationship Problems.
2.Relationship Problems.
2.Relationship Problems.
1.Transfer.
3. Marriage
4.Migration.
5.divorce.
6.Death of Spouse.
7.loneliness.
10.Solitude
4. Job Related.
6. Health
6. Health Problems.
7. Personal Habits.
Personal Habits:
Drinking. Smoking, Eating too much sugar or salt, getting overtired, being pessimistic, worrying about your career, dwelling on past failures using negative self talk can all cause stress.
Personal Habits:
Personal Habits..
Personal Habits
JUNK FOOD.
9.Failures..
9.Failures..
Fear of Failure..
10.Your mistakes..
11.Worrying Anticipating problems that never happen, thinking of bad possible outcomes rather than good ones.,,,
Worrying Anticipating problems that never happen, thinking of bad possible outcomes rather than good ones.,,,
12.Negative thoughts.
12.Negative thoughts. .
12.Negative thoughts. .
12.Negative thoughts.
Negative thoughts.
Negative thoughts.
Negative thoughts.
13.Perfectionist.
100% Factor
Many of us try too hard for perfection and are disappointed if we fall short. You may be just one percent off the mark. You ignore the ninety nine percent correct. You dwell on that one percent, and are upset because you were not perfect.
14.Competition.
YOUR people The people around you also cause stress. Conflict, confrontation, blaming you, spreading rumors, backstabbing, not fulfilling agreements, not giving recognition for a job well done, all cause stress.
YOUR people
YOUR people .
YOUR people .
YOUR people .
Stress Situations.
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Stress Situations.
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Stress Situations.
Children.
Stress Situations.
CALAMITIES.
Stress Situations.
ARRESTED. Convicted.
Stress Situations.
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Stress Situations.
Sleep problems.
Stress Situations.
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SIGNS OF STRESS
The individual becomes anxious about the outcomes and is scared. The person feels that he has got something to loose or something wrong will take place.
SIGNS OF STRESS
In an anxious state the person does not want to be corrected or interrupted. He looks out for other areas where he can forget about the stress-causing event for a while. The person becomes irritable and moody.
SIGNS OF STRESS
During high level of Stress the individual develops a negative frame of mind and suffers from low self-esteem. The person loose faith in his capabilities and is afraid of the failures. The individual does not have a focused approach and is not able to concentrate and is involved in his own plans and
SIGNS OF STRESS
1.Increased Heart Beat, 2.Tightened Muscles. 3.Fatigue. 4.Sleeplessness. 5.Stomach or bowel upset. 6.Sweating. 7.Change in eating habits. 8.Restlessness. 9.Body Aches.
1.PHYSICAL SIGNS
1.Anxiety. 2,Forgetfulness. 3,Depression. 4.Lack of interest. 5.Lowered self esteem. 6.Increased anger. 7.Excessive fear.
3.BEHAVIOURAL SIGNS .
1.Hostility. 2.Irritability. 3.Under/Over eating. 4.Lack of concentration. 5.Memory Problems. 6.SMOKING/DRINKING. 7.Poor Performance.
Memory problems. Difficulty making decisions. Inability to concentrate. Confusion. Seeing only the negative. Repetitive or racing thoughts. Poor judgment. Loss of objectivity. Desire to escape or run away.
Intellectual problems.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3.
Job dissatisfaction. Lower motivation. Low employee morale. Less organizational commitment,. Lowered overall quality of work life. Absenteeism, turnover. Intention to leave the job, Lower productivity, decreased quantity and quality of work. 4. Inability to make sound decisions.
Organizational issues.
Impact on HEALTH.
1.Pain. 2.Ulcers. 3.Blood Pressure. 4.STROKE. 5.Heart attack. 6,Cancer Etc.
Impact on HEALTH.
Stress is now known to contribute to heart disease; it causes hypertension and high blood pressure, and impairs the immune system. Stress is also linked to strokes, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), ulcers, diabetes, muscle and joint pain, miscarriage during pregnancy, allergies, alopecia and even premature tooth loss.
Overestimation of danger. Underestimation of your ability to cope. Underestimation of help available. Worries and catastrophic thoughts
STRESS MANAGEMENT.
How do you know when you are stressed? Where do you feel stress in your body? What do you notice about your body, thoughts, and feelings when things are difficult? How do you behave when you are feeling stressed out? How do you react negatively or proactively to stress?
How do you know when you are stressed? Where do you feel stress in your body? What do you notice about your body, thoughts, and feelings when things are difficult? How do you behave when you are feeling stressed out? How do you react negatively or proactively to stress?
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DO YOU..?
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have sleep problems (either sleep too much or not getting enough restful sleep)?
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Techniques.
1.Physical.
2.Mental.
Physical Techniques.
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1.EXERCISE.
Exercise increases blood flow to the brain which is good for us. Exercises also releases hormones, and stimulates the nervous system in ways that are good for us. Exercise produces chemicals in the body such as beta-endorphin, which is proven to have a positive effect on how we feel.
EXERCISE
Exercise releases helpful chemicals in our brain and body that are good for us.
EXERCISE
EXERCISE
Exercise warms and relaxes cold, tight muscles and tissues which contribute to stress feelings. Exercise develops and maintains a healthy body which directly reduces stress susceptibility.
EXERCISE TO HEART
2.Bathing.
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SPORTS
GAMES.
GAMES.
Dancing.
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2. Balanced DIET.
Balanced DIET
A proper balanced diet is clearly essential, both to avoid direct physical stress causes via brain and nervous system, and to reduce stress susceptibility resulting from poor health and condition.
Balanced DIET
The rule is simple and inescapable: eat and drink healthily, and avoid excessive intake of toxins, to reduce stress susceptibility and stress itself.
improve diet - group B vitamins and magnesium are important, but potentially so are all the other vitamins and minerals: a balanced healthy diet is essential.
Balanced DIET
The Vitamin B Group is particularly relevant to the brain, depression and stress susceptibility. Vitamin B1 deficiency is associated with depression and nervous system weakness .. B2 deficiency is associated with nervous system disorders and depression. B3 is essential for protein synthesis.healthy nervous
Balanced DIET
Balanced DIET
Vitamin B6 is essential for neurotransmitter synthesis and maintaining healthy nervous system; B6 deficiency is associated with depression and dementia. B12 deficiency is associated with peripheral nerve degeneration, dementia, and depression
Balanced DIET
Vitamin C is essential to protect against stress too: it maintains a healthy immune system, which is important for reducing stress susceptibility (we are more likely to suffer from stress when we are ill, and we are more prone to illness when our immune system is
Balanced DIET
Vitamin D helps maintain healthy body condition, particularly bones and speed of fracture healing, which are directly linked to stress susceptibility.
Balanced DIET
Adequate intake of minerals are also essential for a healthy body and brain, and so for reducing stress susceptibility.
Balanced DIET
Processed foods are not as good for you as fresh natural foods. Fresh fruit and vegetables are good for you. Drink enough water.
Balanced DIET
Irrespective of your tastes, it's easy these days to have a balanced healthy diet if you want to - the challenge isn't in knowing what's good and bad, it's simple a matter of commitment and personal resolve. You have one body for the whole of your life - look after it.
Balanced DIET
AVOID JUNK FOOD.
Balanced DIET
AVOID JUNK FOOD.
Drink Water.
If you starve your body of water you will function below your best - and you will get stressed. Physically and mentally.
you must keep your body properly hydrated by regularly drinking water (most people need 4-8 glasses of water a day).
Balanced DIET
AVOID Caffeine, Tobacco and Alcohol.
Balanced DIET
AVOID Caffeine, Tobacco and Alcohol.
3.Relaxation techniques
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Yoga/Dhyana.
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3. YOGA/DHYANA
exercise burns up adrenaline and produces helpful chemicals and positive feelings.
4.Deep Breathing
This is both a short and long-term relaxation option. For a quick way to destress, take 10 deep breaths. Focus on breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. As you exhale, imagine all of your stress and worries flowing out of your body.
1. Put your right thumb on your right nostril 2. Deeply inhale air using your left nostril 3. Close your left nostril with your right index finger and hold breath for few seconds 4. Exhale through left nostril. 5. Do it similarly with left nostril closing right nostril 6. Now inhale through left nostril, hold breath and exhale through right nostril and do the other way
PranaYama.
Sit comfortably either on chair or in Sukhasana on the floor. Cross your legs, clasp your fingers. Take few deep breaths. Relax. Slowly close your eyes. Do nothing. Just watch within Watch stillness within. Relax. No analysis, no judgment,
Dhyana
Just be a pure witness or. Thoughts may come in between. Just witness the thoughts. Don't analyze, don't negate and dont energize the thought. Allow it to pass. Let it go. You may start witnessing the breath in its normal flow.
5. Meditation.
In-breath, out-breath. Just be with the Breath, just witness. Don't inhale or exhale consciously. Breath happens on its own. Just witness the breath or thought or silence or emptiness within.
MEDITATION .
Meditate for 30 to 45 minutes in one sitting. Feel relaxed, feel energetic, feel fresh. Close the session by slowly opening your eyes. Sit in silence for few more minutes. Then come out
Meditation..
See the changes in your self after Meditation. After few sessions of Meditation, you feel more relaxed, more energetic. Further your core potency will increase. You are ready to take bigger tasks.
Meditation..
Napping during the day is also healthy. It recharges and energises, relaxes, and helps to wipe the brain of pressures and
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8. Medical Treatment.
Mental Techniques..Useful to change habitual behaviour patterns that can lead to stress.
Habitual behavior patterns that can lead to stress include: Over scheduling. Failing to be assertive. Failing to set and maintain healthy boundaries. Procrastination and/or failing to plan ahead.
Mental Techniques.
. M - Money Management, Minimize needs, Meditation
E - Earnest Expectations, Enjoy the work you do N - Avoid Negative thinking T - Try to be happy Today A - Accept and Adopt Reality L - Avoid Loneliness H - Develop good Hobbies E - Live in good Environment. Express yourself clearly A - Be Active and have positive Attitude L - Try to Learn more and Manage Life T - Have realistic Targets and Tackle one at a time H - Maintain Healthy life style
Mental Techniques.
YOUR ATTITUDE.
Mental Techniques.
1.POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
Think for the BEST Work for the BESTand Expect the BEST
Mental Techniques.
Mental Techniques.
Mental Techniques.
It is not your aptitude but your attitude that determines your altitude
EDUCATION
Attitude
ENVIRONMENT
EXPERIENCE
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
LIFE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU ATTRACT WITH YOUR THOUGHT..
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DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
BE OPEN FREE YOUR MIND FROM PREJUDICES.
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
GO EXTRA MILE THERE IS NO TRAFIC JAM ALONG EXTRAMILE.
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
BE A GOOD LISTENER AN OPEN EAR IS THE SYMBOL OF AN OPEN HEART. Be quick to listen.Be slow to respond.
Mental Techniques.
Mental Techniques.
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
LEARN TO LIKE THE THINGS WE HAVBE TO DO,
Mental Techniques.
People will always throw Stones in your path... Now it depends on you what you make from it..? WALL or BRIDGE? You Are The Architect of YOUR Own LIFE...
"You have to learn lessons also from others mistakes, Because you will not get TIME to do all the mistakes..
Thought--Feeling--Action--Results---
Watch your
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THINK before you speak T - is it True ? H - Will it Help ? I - is it Inspiring ? N - is it Necessary ? K - is it Kind
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
START THE DAY WITH SOME THING POSITIVE
Mental Techniques.
START THE DAY WITH SOME THING POSITIVE
Mental Techniques.
START THE DAY WITH SOME THING POSITIVE
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Mental Techniques.
Be A Good Listener.
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
GET INTO A CONTINUOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME.
READ BOOKS.
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
BUILD A POSITIVE SELF ESTEEM.
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
BUILD A POSITIVE SELF ESTEEM.
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POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE..
Mental Techniques.
Mental Techniques.
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MENTAL TECHNIQUES-2
TIME MANAGEMENT.
2. TIME MANAGEMENT.
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2.TIME MANAGEMENT.
Time, and time again To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed his exams... To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby... To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper... To realize the value of ONE DAY, ask a daily wage laborer...
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To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet... To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train... To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident... To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics...
Dont Wait.
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There is more then one chance in life for everything. But there is no chance of another LIFE" EXPRESS n ENJOY Every Moment....
2.TIME MANAGEMENT.
2.TIME MANAGEMENT.
.Avoid Procrastination.
DECIDE TODAY...
.Avoid Procrastination.
MENTAL TECHNIQUES-3
YOUR people .
YOUR people
YOUR people .
Dont Compare. .
4.Accept Change.
If you are suffering from work-related stress and it's beginning to affect, or already affecting your health, stop to think: why are you taking this risk with your body and mind? Life's short enough as it is; illness is all around us; why make matters worse? Commit to change before one day change is
4. Accept Change.
4.Accept Change.
ACCEPT CHANGE.
You have only two options in life 1) Accept 2) Change 1. Accept what you can't change. 2. Change what you can't accept.
5. Think Differently.
1.Have realistic expectations. 2.Reframe problems. 3.Maintain your sense of humor. 4.Express your feelings instead of bottling them up. 5.Dont try to control events or other people.
5. Think Differently.
don't try to control things that are uncontrollable instead adjust response, adapt.
5. Think Differently
5. Think Differently.
Do things differently.
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Do things differently.
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5. Think Differently
5. Think Differently
Life smiles at you when you are happy... Life salutes you
Every successful person has a painful story. Every painful story has a successful ending.
Mental Tehniques.
Mental Tehniques.
6.forgive.
6.forgive.
6.forgive.
This is the most powerful aid to peace of mind. We often develop ill feelings inside our heart for the person who insults us or harms us. We nurture grievances. This in turn results in loss of sleep, development of stomach ulcers, and high blood pressure. This insult or injury was done once, but nourishing of grievance goes on forever by constantly remembering it. Get over this bad habit. Life is too short to waste in such trifles. Forgive, Forget, and march on. Love flourishes in giving and forgiving.
6.forgive.
Two children playing in a park begin to argue. One says, I hate you! Im never going to play with you again! For a few moments, they play separately, and then they are back playing together and sharing toys. How do children manage to be so angry one minute and best of friends the next? The answer is simple, it is more important to them to be happy than to be right.
6.forgive.
Mental Tehniques.
7.DIVERSION2.farming .
DIVERSION ____HOBBIES.
Mental Techniques
7.DIVERSION.TOUR .
Tour
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7.DIVERSION5.ENTERTAINMENTS.
Engage in Entertainments.
7.DIVERSION5.ENTERTAINMENTS.
Engage in Entertainments.
HOBBIES.
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HOBBIES.
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MENTAL TECHNIQUES-8
WATCHING SHOWS.
do not be an addict?
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10.SHARE
share worries - talk to someone else - offload, loneliness is a big ally of stress, so sharing the burden is essential.
10.SHARE
share worries - talk to someone else - offload, loneliness is a big ally of stress, so sharing the burden is essential.
10.SHARE
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10.SHARE
share worries - talk to someone else - offload, loneliness is a big ally of stress, so sharing the burden is essential.
Share.
share worries - talk to someone else - offload, loneliness is a big ally of stress, so sharing the burden is essential.
10. SHARE.
10. SHARE.
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11.Spirituality
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; The Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.
11.Spirituality
-PRAYER
-Oh God I have a big problem Vs. Oh problem I have a big GOD
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Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . .I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
-Kurt Vonnegut
Silence and smile two powerful tools Smile is the way to solve many problems. Silence is the way to avoid many problems. So always have a Silent Smile
13- CRYING.
Not much is known about the physiology of crying and tears, although many find that crying - weeping proper tears - has a powerful helpful effect on stress levels. Whatever the science behind crying, a good bout of sobbing and weeping does seem to release tension and stress for many people.
CRYING.
14.HAVE A PET