How To Manage Your Stress

Stress can originate from academic pressure, relationship issues, unhealthy habits, excessive expectations (our own and others), loss and transition, etc. Stress is part of life and not inherently good or bad. Stressful challenges can be positive and promote personal growth. When stress is not managed effectively though, we may get “stressed out” and experience, for example, physical aches and pains, worried thoughts and feelings, self criticism, moodiness, lack of motivation or being too driven.

Consistent sleep patterns, regular exercise and physical activity, and good nutrition are the cornerstones for a healthy lifestyle and effective stress management. We also need healthy, satisfying relationships and regular periods of relaxation and social activity. Decisions about alcohol and substance use and sexual behavior will affect our level of stress. Furthermore, our time management and study skills will play an important role in meeting academic challenges and stress.

• FIRST, look over our program on stress and anxiety management and listen to the relaxation audio files included.
• THEN, check out each of the steps below for effective stress management as well as our other self help topics

• Recognize Stress
  
• Stress Management and Wellness
• Symptoms of Stress
• Top Ten Strategies for Wildly Effective Stress Management
• Take the Stress Test
• Perfectionism
• Request a CWS Outreach Program
• Learn to Relax
• Stress Management Fact Sheet
• Relaxation Audio Sessions
• Four Relaxation Audio Sessions
• How To Be Resilient
• Massage Therapy
• Sleep Well
• Do's and Don'ts for a Good Night's Sleep
• Help for Insomnia
• Eat Well
• Nutrition and Stress
• Nutrition Survival Guide
• Substance Abuse Survival Guide
• Exercise
• Feeling Blue or Anxious? Exercise can help!
• Manage Your Time
• Managing Your Time Effectively
• Learn to Meditate
• Look for an "Intro to Meditation" event on the CHS Events Calendar