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    This document provides 4 ways to reduce stress and live a less stressful life: 1. Take care of yourself by eating healthy, exercising, sleeping enough, and enjoying life. 2. Talk to others like friends and professionals about what's stressing you out. 3. Avoid vices like smoking, drugs, and heavy drinking which can increase stress levels. 4. Take breaks from stressors by limiting news intake and focusing on positive thoughts.

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    UNRUFFLED

    H OW TO L I V E A S T R E S S - F RE E L I F E ?
    Presented by: Darlene Burgos Opeña
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    TA K E C A R E O F Y O U R S E L F

    ENOUGH
    EAT HEALTHY EXERCISE ENJOY
    SLEEP

    1 2 3 4
     A healthy diet can  This can help you 
    help counter
    FO the
    FO Exercise reduces  A good night's change your
    impact of stress by levels of the body's sleep makes you able attitude toward
    shoring up the stress hormones, to tackle the your lifestyle
    immune system such as adrenaline day's stress more stressors so that 
    and lowering and cortisol. easily. you're less reactive
    blood pressure to stress when you
    experience it.
    TA L K T O O T H E R S

    Talking things over with a parent can help you feel less stressed.


    Together, you can think of ways to cope, solve the problem, and feel
    better. Just knowing your parent understands and cares about what you're
    going through can reduce your stress a lot.

    Friends reduce your body's stress response

    Working with your counselor, you will then be able to identify your


    personal stress triggers and discuss ways of coping with them.

    Talking with a professional about the difficulties you're


    experiencing can help you understand any underlying issues that may
    be causing your stress - for example, low self-esteem. 
    Heavy drinking can actually alter the
    brain's chemistry, re-setting what is
    “normal.” It causes the release of higher
    amounts of cortisol and adrenocorticotropic
    AV O I D V I C E S
    hormone. When this hormonal balance is
    shifted, it impacts the way the body
    perceives stress and how it responds to it.

    They change the way your brain works.


    This can lead to depression, anxiety, and
    other mental illnesses. If you already
    have a mental health issue, drugs can
    worsen your condition. The best way to
    deal with stress is to confront it without
    using drugs.

    Some people smoke as 'self-medication'


    to ease feelings of stress. However,
    research has shown
    that smoking actually increases anxiety
    and tension. Nicotine creates an
    immediate sense of relaxation, so
    people smoke in the belief it reduces
    stress and anxiety.
    TAKE BREAK
    Taking steps to minimize
    stress during this difficult
    Focusing on negative thoughts may
    time is essential for both your
    Fighting the urge to think about lead to decreased motivation as well
    physical and mental health.
    your bad news can lead to tension in as greater feelings of helplessness.
    While watching the news
    your stomach, shoulders, and chest, This type of critical inner dialogue
    can provide you with critical
    a distraction from completing tasks, has even been linked to depression,
    information about protecting yourself
    and chronic stress, digestive so it's definitely something to fix.
    and others, taking in too much
    problems, and lethargy.
    information can be overwhelming
    and detrimental to your mental
    health.
    ending a
    S T RE S S - FUL L
    LIFE

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