stress management •

Stress is the result of a build up of pressures. The extent of our stress depends on the number and severity of the pressures we experience and how we react.

The sources of the pressure are referred to as stressors. These can be external - from people or situations, and internal - from personal thoughts, feelings and beliefs. It is not individual stressors that sap your emotional strength but the number of them you are exposed to at any one time.

The result of long-term exposure to stressors can be chronic illness, both mental and physical.

The use of Stress Management tools will allow us to work together in order to:

• identify the positive and negative stressors in your life
• understand how they affect you
• discover useful techniques to deal with them
• learn relaxation techniques
• understand your work/life balance
• understand when your stressors can become a real risk to you.