Stress Management

Sabrina Simon Program Specialist Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension Program Prairie View A&M University Phone: 936.261.5127 Email: slsimon@ag.tamu.edu

Saturday, May 10 Brazos Center College Station, Texas

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67 million Americans have some form of heart disease or blood-vessel disease  1 million Americans die from a heart attack every year  69 million people have high blood pressure  31 million people have diabetes associated with obesity and physical inactivity  108 million adults are obese or overweight  300,000 preventable deaths each year are caused by modifiable, behavioral patterns 

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$300 billion is lost annually by American industries from stress-related reasons  $246 billion is lost annually by American industry from alcoholism and drug abuse  $200 billion annually is spent for treatment and lost productivity from obesity-related illness  $100 billion is lost annually to American businesses from chronic pain  132 million workdays a year are lost because of stress-related absenteeism and lost productivity 

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6 billion doses of tranquilizers are prescribed each year  4 billion doses of muscle relaxants  4 billion doses of antidepressants  5 billion doses of painkillers  4 million people are abusing prescription drugs 

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Physical Mental Emotional

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Look inside yourself.

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Choose a plan.

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Take action.

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Think about it. Š2004, Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Set limits.

Focus.

Live simply.

Create habits of self-care.

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Set limits.   

Identify priorities.

Set and keep boundaries.

Refine communication skills.

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2. Focus.   

Take one task at a time.

Live in the moment.

Learn to manage time.

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3. Live simply.    

Develop the habit of optimism.

Add a bit of humor.

Find purpose in the task.

Set realistic standards.

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4. Create habits of self-care.     

Physical Emotional Spiritual Intellectual Social

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Charlesworth, Edward A. and Nathan, Ronald G.2004.

Stress Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness.

New York: Ballatine Books.

Brewer, Kristine C. Stress Management Handbook.1995.

National Press Publications, Inc.

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