stress negative coping strategies strategies that seem to temporarily relieve stress, but will also...
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STRESS
Negative Coping Strategies
Strategies that seem to temporarily relieve stress, but will also create more problems. The following are negative coping
strategies.
ALCOHOL
DRUGS
SMOKING
SEX
SORRY NO PICTURE!
DANGEROUS PRANKS AND VIOLENCE
OVEREATING
OVER EXERCISE
QUITTING
-SPORTS
-ACTIVITIES
-SCHOOL
-FAMILY
-FRIENDS
BECOMING A COUCH POTATO
SKIPPING SCHOOL
POSITIVE COPING
THESE FEEL GOOD, BUT ARE ONLY TEMPORARY!
RELAXATION TECHNIQUES
HYPNOSIS
ACUPUNCTURE
VISUAL IMAGERY
MASSAGE
MEDITATION
AROMA THERAPY
HERBAL REMEDIES
GINSENG
ST. JOHN’S WART
BE AWARE:THERE IS NO “MAGIC PILL”
The BEST way to cope with stress is to use
POSITVE LONG TERM STRATEGIES
1. EATING HABITS
- EAT BALANCED MEALS
- HAVE RESONABLE SNACKS (amount of and healthy snacks)
- UNDERSTAND: THERE ARE NO BAD FOODS, JUST BAD DECISIONS
- DO NOT DIET!! Teenagers are too young to put their bodies through fad diets.
AND DON’T FORGET WATER!
OOPS! ONLY IF YOU ARE A DOG!
OUR BODIES ARE 70% WATER! YOU NEEDS 8-10 GLASSES A DAY TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN OPERATING AT MAXIMUM!
2. GET ENOUGH SLEEP
SLEEP
*TEENS NEED MORE SLEEP (AVG=9.25 HOURS)
* FOR MOST TEENS, THAT’S DIFFICULT TO DO.
TRY FINDING A ROUTINE THAT WORKS FOR YOU.
*ARE YOU SLEEPY NOW?
3. EXERCISE
EXERCISE* PRODUCES ENDORPHINS!
* INCREASE ENERGY LEVEL
* DECREASES DEPRESSION/ANXIETY
WOW!
MUST HAVE ALL THREE:
EATINGSLEEPING
EXERCISING
EATING
SLEEPINGSLEEP
THE BASE
YOU CHOOSE WHAT, WHEN AND HOW MCUH YOU EAT.
YOU CHOOSE WHEN TO GO TO BED.
YOU CHOOSE TO EITHER EXERCISE OR BE A COUCH POTATO.
“LIFE IS WHAT YOU DO, AND YOU DO IT
UNTIL YOU DIE!”
STRESS IS ALL ABOUT CHOICES
DON’T JUST SIT BACK AND LET
THINGS HAPPEN.