Beat The Beat The StressStress

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Today’s Health-Today’s Health-Enhancing Behavior…Enhancing Behavior…

I will manage I will manage stress by using stress by using

healthy healthy strategies.strategies.

What Is What Is Stress?Stress?

A pressure caused by any A pressure caused by any change in your life.change in your life.

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The Body & The Body & StressStress

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Beat the Beat the StressStress

Managing Managing StressStress

•ExerciseExercise

•Deep breathingDeep breathing

•Talk about itTalk about it

•Positive self-talkPositive self-talk

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Positive Self-Positive Self-TalkTalk

Examples of Examples of positive self-talkpositive self-talk• I need to calm down and relax.I need to calm down and relax.• I need to breathe slowly and steadily.I need to breathe slowly and steadily.• I can do this.I can do this.•This feels terrible now, but it will be over This feels terrible now, but it will be over

soon.soon.•Everything will be alright.Everything will be alright.• I’ve made it through similar situations, so I I’ve made it through similar situations, so I

can make it through this one.can make it through this one.• I am so proud of myself.I am so proud of myself.

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•ExerciseExercise

•Deep Deep BreathingBreathing

•Talk About ItTalk About It

•Positive Self Positive Self TalkTalk

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I will manage I will manage stress by using stress by using

healthy strategies!healthy strategies!