Tips to manage stress:

Take time out to meditate

Try progressive relaxation exercises (ask me about it)

Go for a walk in the park

Take regular breaks Leave work on time Eat more fruit and

vegetables & drink water

Replace coffee by green tea or chamomile tea

Light scented candles Listen to classical

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Live a balanced life Eat healthy meals Get enough sleep

Have regular medicals Spend fun times with

family and friends Cultivate your

relationship with God Get a pampering treatment or massage

Take an exercise class

Symptoms of Stress:

Chronic lower back pain

Headaches

Migraines

Neck pain

Jaw pain

Chronic diarrhea

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritability and hostility

Sleep disturbances

Negativity

Increase in uptake of stimulants: caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, refined sugar, drugs

Addictions

Breathing problems

Chest and stomach pain

Palpitations

Weakened immune system

Skin rashes

Emotional problems: anxiety and depression

Major Stressors (Crises): death in the family, divorce, loss of job, terminal illness, terrorism, domestic violence, accidents, natural disasters, single parenting, bullying, abuse.

Everyday Stressors: frustration, anxiety, techno-stress, low self-esteem

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Causes of Stress: Major Stressors: (Crises): death in the family, divorce, domestic

violence, abuse, loss of job, terminal illness, terrorism, accidents, natural disasters, single parenting, bullying.

Everyday Stressors: frustration, guilt, anxiety, monotony,Techno-stress, low self-esteem, chronic pain, longer hours, noise, perfectionism, unresolved family-of-origin issues.