Show Dont Don't Be Such a Stress Magnet l The Human Side By Diane Cashel j Director Drug Alcohol Education You cant can't always avoid stress But managing the amount of stress and the extent of its effect on your physical and mental health is usually a matter of planning and common sense No Noone one is going to do all the things that they want to and managing managing managing manag manag- ing your time might be a way of starting to prioritize the little things that seem to add up and create stressful situations Here are some tips on managing stress time Calendars and planners can be used to plan a day week or month at a time Keep track of due dates for papers exams word deadlines and vacations-it vacations helps to see something to look forward to on your schedule time for yourself to exercise exercise exercise exer exer- cise sleep visit friends or just be schedule alone-schedule it if you need to I know how hard I work and I know when I deserve to do something form myself time for your friends Its a good stress reliever for me to call someone I haven't talked to in a while It makes me happy to talk to people who are going through the same thing I am and it makes my friends feel good to know that someone someone someone some some- one is thinking of them Dont Don't waste valuable time on little projects knowing that a larger problem is waiting to be hand hand- led Tackle the big jobs first or else they just lurk around like some big monster youre you're afraid to turn around and see you limits Realize that there are limits to what one person can accomplish in a given amount of time even if it means dropping an activity or refusing an invitation Most things are not a matter of life and some death-some things just arent aren't going to get done and its it's not the en enof end of the world yourself out of stressful situations If you dont don't like a certain activity or a certain person its it's your choice not to participate or associate help Professional and trained peer counselors can offer advice advice ad ad- vice on ways to get through overwhelming overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming situations Sometimes just talking about it reduces the stress level by a couple of degrees and sometimes that's enough It comes down to putting everything everything everything every every- thing in perspective Effective time management is essential in managing managing managing manag manag- ing stress If you have any questions regarding stress management call Diane Cashel at |