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stress is a good padlet to have because i deal with stress and its really hard and looking at this palet im looking and now i can help myself a little more

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thank you for the information I will doing more exercise for my stress -juan

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a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.

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Stress, in everyday terms, is a feeling that people have when they are overloaded and struggling to cope with demands.

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Stress Ball: When we're stressed out, our bodies tense up and we physically clench. The stress ball prompts you to squeeze and release, which can leave you feeling less tense than you started.

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Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes

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When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment.

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Talking to family, friends and work colleagues, about your thoughts and worries will help you "let off steam." You may be comforted to find that you are "not the only one." You may even find there is an easy solution that you had not thought of.

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Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend

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Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case.

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Studies have shown that exercise can benefit a person's mental and physical state.

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Daniel Levitin: How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed

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You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin thinks there's a way to avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations, when your thinking becomes clouded -- the pre-mortem.

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Some places also made me forget about all my problems. One was being at the beach. Listening to the waves and just intaking the air made me feel happy. Once in a while i still go to relieve everything. As to why the background picture is the beach.

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Stress is any change in the environment that requires your body to react and adjust in response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and emotional responses.

Stress is a normal part of life. Many events that happen to you and around you -- and many things that you do yourself -- put stress on your body. You can experience good or bad forms of stress from your environment, your body, and your thoughts.

How Does Stress Affect Health?

The human body is designed to experience stress and react to it. Stress can be positive ("eustress") -- such as getting a job promotion or being given greater responsibilities -- keeping us alert and ready to avoid danger. Stress becomes negative ("distress") when a person faces continuous challenges without relief or relaxation between challenges. As a result, the person becomes overworked and stress-related tension builds.

Distress can lead to physical symptoms including headaches, upset stomach, elevated blood pressure, chest pain, and problems sleeping. Research suggests that stress also can bring on or worsen certain symptoms or diseases.

Stress also becomes harmful when people use alcohol, tobacco, or drugs to try to relieve their stress. Unfortunately, instead of relieving the stress and returning the body to a relaxed state, these substances tend to keep the body in a stressed state and cause more problems. Consider the following:

Forty-three percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress.

Seventy-five percent to 90% of all doctor's office visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints.

Stress can play a part in problems such as headaches, high blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, skin conditions, asthma, arthritis, depression, and anxiety.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) declared stress a hazard of the workplace. Stress costs American industry more than $300 billion annually.

The lifetime prevalence of an emotional disorder is more than 50%, often due to chronic, untreated stress reactions.

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WebMD details some of the ways stress can affect your health.

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These recent discoveries about the effects of stress on health shouldn't leave you worrying. We now understand much more about effective strategies for reducing stress responses. Such beneficial strategies include:

These approaches have important benefits for physical and mental health, and form critical building blocks for a healthy lifestyle. If you would like additional support or if you are experiencing extreme or chronic stress, a licensed psychologist can help you identify the challenges and stressors that affect your daily life and find ways to help you best cope for improving your overall physical and mental well-being.

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These recent discoveries about the effects of stress on health shouldn't leave you worrying. We now understand much more about effective strategies for reducing stress responses. Such beneficial strategies include: These approaches have important benefits for physical and mental health, and form critical building blocks for a healthy lifestyle.

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I did my best to stay positive but for a few weeks i ended up staying home and that led me to fall behind and get bad grades. I was so weak, but i talked it out and let everything out to my mom and brother. Talking it out made me feel better but i also coped with it by exercising since it led me to forget about my worries.

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Ever since senior year started i knew i would face a lot of challenges that were coming my way. I ended up having 4 AP classes when i only asked for 2. I thought i was capable of doing them but little did i know that i would have the worst mental breakdown, and with that breakdown i ended up getting stressed and depressed.

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Stress. It's a term that's thrown around so much that it feels like it's lost its meaning. Surprisingly, stress can actually be a good thing. In fact we need stress to get things done and stay safe. It can motivate us or allow us to be proactive about problems in our lives. However, when stress starts interfering with our ability to get things done (work, school), maintain relationships, or maintain our quality of life, it can lead to unhealthy habits and take a toll on our overall health and well-being. This includes serious health problems, like high blood pressure, autoimmune illnesses, digestive issues, depression and anxiety. So when stress becomes a constant, there's cause for concern. That's why understanding stress - the causes, effects, and how to deal with it, are so important.

What is stress?

It's common to confuse stress and anxiety. Stress is usually a reaction to something we have control over or different aspects of our lives that we could potentially manage better. Anxiety is when feelings of worry do not have a clear cause or when the feelings are bigger or more disruptive than the situation seems to warrant. Anxiety can also be a response to situations we can't control.

Like most aspects of mental health, our stress levels and how we manage it is dependent on a mixture of factors: genetic, cultural, physical, psychological, and environmental. The same stressor can cause different people to react in different ways depending on who they are, their personal history, what they're going through, and the array of coping skills and support systems they already have in place. Chronic exposure to seemingly small stressors can also add up to significant stress or even anxiety over time. For example, marginalized people and groups are likely to suffer greater and more disruptive stress because of regular experiences with systemic inequity and other emotionally challenging experiences encountered as a part of daily life. Some other common stressors include:

Pressures at school or work

Relationship conflict

Break-ups

Losing a job

Financial worries

Illness or injury

Current events that are concerning

Managing our stress

Unhealthy ways

While most of us have at least one or two healthy ways to deal with stress, most of us also have a few coping strategies that are less than healthy. These could include distracting ourselves without addressing the underlying causes of that stress, getting angry at other people, or using drugs and alcohol to try and temporarily numb the stress. Most of these coping strategies deflect or distract us from the actual underlying issue. While this can feel helpful in the short term, they are not helpful in addressing the underlying problem and can lead to even more stress. So, while distraction is an easy go to when we are stressed, it is much healthier to disconnect instead - at least while you regroup and figure out how to cope in more healthy ways. When we purposefully disconnect, we acknowledge we need a break and are using that time to heal, think, or create space before returning to dealing more directly with the source of stress. When we simply look for constant distractions, we're avoiding the problem altogether and not dealing with the cause or trying out solutions. This only exacerbates the situation.

Healthy ways

The good news is that there are proven ways to manage the stress in our daily lives. From mediation and movement to disconnecting (digitally) and connecting (with friends and family). Check out these Tips for Managing Stress for a few suggestions you can start implementing today. There's no one-size-fits all solution. If you or someone you know is struggling with stress and can't get a handle on it, please get help and talk to a professional.

Common signs that someone might need more support

While it's true that some stress is healthy and necessary, stress that interferes with our ability to get things done, relationships, and overall quality of life needs to be addressed. Here are some signs that you or someone you care about may be suffering from chronic stress:

Depression or apathy that interferes with their obligations or social activities

Changes in eating or sleeping patterns.

Having a hard time managing day-to-day tasks/challenges or has unusually strong reactions to minimally stressful situations

Being quick to anger, frustration or agitation and/or lashing out at other people more than usual.

Increased use of alcohol and/or drugs

Lead with compassion

Remember, stress and what triggers it are different for different people. Stress isn't always easy to manage so we need to show ourselves or others compassion. It's important to recognize what situations cause stress so that we can take healthy action to address them. When situations feel impossible to change or simply bigger than you can manage seek help from someone you trust or from a professional. For more information about stress, see these JED resources:

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Stress. It's a term that's thrown around so much that it feels like it's lost its meaning. Surprisingly, stress can actually be a good thing. In fact we need stress to get things done and stay safe. It can motivate us or allow us to be proactive about problems in our lives.