1. Stress Inventory Completed 2 handouts assessing your stress level
Attempted online assessment
Located multiple possible online assessment

2. Health problems exacerbated by stress
Pain of any kind
Heart disease
Digestive problems
Sleep problems
Depression
Obesity
Autoimmune disease
Skin conditions

3. Cognitive Symptoms Memory problems Inability to concentrate
Poor judgment
Seeing only the negative
Anxious or racing thoughts
Constant worrying

4. Emotional Symptoms Moodiness Irritability or short temper
Agitation, inability to relax
Feeling overwhelmed
Sense of loneliness and isolation
Depression or general unhappiness

5. Physical Symptoms Aches and pains Diarrhea or constipation
Nausea, dizziness
Chest pain, rapid heartbeat
Frequent colds
Fatigue
High Blood Pressure

6. Behavioral Symptoms Eating more or less
Sleeping too much or too little
Isolating yourself from others
Procrastinating or neglecting responsibilities
Using alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs to relax
Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing, tapping, etc)

7. Symptoms of Stress Can you identify your most common symptoms?
How do you know when you are stressed?

8. Relieving stress Progressive muscle relaxation for stress relief
Guided imagery for stress relief
Top Ten from Mayo Clinic
1. get active, 2. meditation, 3. laugh, 4. connect, 5. assert yourself, 6. yoga, 7. sleep, 8. journal, 9. music, 10. counseling

9. Stress Prevention
It is important to know how to deal or relieve stress, but at some point you need to identify the stressor and deal with it. You can’t keep putting a band-aid on it!
Mayo Clinic
Have realistic expectations.
You should set your sets high, however, trying to achieve something you are not capable of only brings stress and disappointment.

10. The Office Stress Relief
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