Today, let's talk about stress! Almost anything can cause stress – especially when we feel like we don’t have control! In the media, we all see many reports of stress at work and at home – whether it’s a new baby or a new project at work. And, many of use have both at the same time! I attended a class focused on how to manage all this stress (without going crazy)and one of the recommendations was to create a stress journal – the idea is that you write it down when you feel the stress, and do some analysis around it – knowing gives some of the control back! I went to Google and looked for some templates for what to include, and came up with a basic format with information about day/time, the situation, the triggering event, the emotional reaction as well as the intensity and duration of the stress. The images below show the section of my journal for stress and the diary format I created. You'll note that I am not showing you a filled out version!
Then, I combined this with a wellness class I signed up for (last year and I didn’t do any of the work) and created a more holistic wellness journal. I’m hoping that I can use this wellness concept to address stress as well as other healthy habits – like exercise and more veggies. I’ve got my Wii fit and am ready to go! By the way, I can vouch for the AMA class on stress management – it was a very interesting 2 days!
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