Nosi conducting the workshopThe Seven Step Process to Deal & Manage Stress:
1. Identify the stress in your life.
2. Organise and manage your life - It is imperative to plan each day before it begins, leaving ample time in between activities for delays. For example if it usually takes an hour to get home, put aside an hour and a half to get home. This way if there is a delay you do not have to worry about your schedule being thrown off. If you are on time, then you have half an hour to settle down and get a snack before you begin the next task.
3. Accept support from others – sometimes sharing your stressors with someone else, not necessarily someone close to you, helps. They will be able to give you a fresh perspective on the challenges you are facing or simply point out something that you might have missed. The advice need not come from an expert it can even be from a friend or classmate.
4. Live a healthy lifestyle – do not fall into the trap of dealing with stress in the wrong way. Drugs, alcohol and other illicit substances may provide temporary relief but they do not solve the problem. Also remember to maintain the balance between work, your responsibilities and time for yourself.
5. You must nurture the whole you – physical, emotional, spiritual, social and mental wellness is an imperative. Take the time to laugh at the simple things with your friends. Walk as much as you can. Exercise your mind by doing crossword puzzles and sudoku.
6. Develop strategies and techniques to manage stress – this begins with you identifying your negative responses to stressful situations. Then learn how to counter these and reward yourself appropriately for reaching milestones you have set for yourself and engage in positive self talk. Remember, you must be realistic about your goals and your own potential.
7. Monitor your stress levels – keep a journal to write down things that you cannot tell somebody else. This helps you to get them off your chest.
2. Organise and manage your life - It is imperative to plan each day before it begins, leaving ample time in between activities for delays. For example if it usually takes an hour to get home, put aside an hour and a half to get home. This way if there is a delay you do not have to worry about your schedule being thrown off. If you are on time, then you have half an hour to settle down and get a snack before you begin the next task.
3. Accept support from others – sometimes sharing your stressors with someone else, not necessarily someone close to you, helps. They will be able to give you a fresh perspective on the challenges you are facing or simply point out something that you might have missed. The advice need not come from an expert it can even be from a friend or classmate.
4. Live a healthy lifestyle – do not fall into the trap of dealing with stress in the wrong way. Drugs, alcohol and other illicit substances may provide temporary relief but they do not solve the problem. Also remember to maintain the balance between work, your responsibilities and time for yourself.
5. You must nurture the whole you – physical, emotional, spiritual, social and mental wellness is an imperative. Take the time to laugh at the simple things with your friends. Walk as much as you can. Exercise your mind by doing crossword puzzles and sudoku.
6. Develop strategies and techniques to manage stress – this begins with you identifying your negative responses to stressful situations. Then learn how to counter these and reward yourself appropriately for reaching milestones you have set for yourself and engage in positive self talk. Remember, you must be realistic about your goals and your own potential.
7. Monitor your stress levels – keep a journal to write down things that you cannot tell somebody else. This helps you to get them off your chest.
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