Simple Easy to Use Stress Management Tools
Simple Easy to Use Stress Management Tools
Immediate remedies
Helicopter view- Count to 10, think, and answer
Don’t take it personally
Awareness- the whole picture and where you are in it
Focus on the person/task in hand
Be organised – even in chaos!
Attend to the most essential – you cant do everything
Diary – it is your friend
Helping/supporting each other
Reflect – how did that work…? can I do it any better…?
Ask for help – if needed… part of team…
Long term support remedies
Being stress aware – Learn to recognises what stress means to you?
Have a friend- confide and be supported
Balance- work, rest and play
Fuel the body- what you eat!
Exercise – research shows endorphin release during a 30 minute brisk
walk/swim/run/set dance increases serotonin levels in you brain, making you happier.
Sleep- essential to mind and body
Threshold- Learn to know when you need help
Practice a relaxation technique in you life- walking, painting, yoga, meditation, music.
Routine- learn good habits- it takes 3 weeks- build health enhancing routine into
your daily life
- Gratitude- practice it nightly when things are bad!!! weekly when things are good!
Invest in your positive relationships- spend time with those you love and who love
you back!!!
“Where you invest your love …. you invest your life”
Mumford and Sons, 2012