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Stress and What To Do About It!

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Linda Smith, MRCUPC Parent Consultants

Phone: 801.272.1051Email: lindas@utahparentcenter.orgWebsite: www.utahparentcenter.org

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Utah Parent Center 2290 East 4500 South Suite 110 Salt Lake City Utah 84417-4428

INTRODUCING….

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• Strain or straining force;

• Mental or physical tension caused by urgency or pressure;

• The body’s reaction to change.

Definition of Stress

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Excessive stress can be harmful:

• Physically,• Emotionally, and • Spiritually –

But, stress can be managed!

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I want to thank you, Lordfor being with me, so far this day.

I haven’t been impatient,lost my temper, been grumpy, judgmental, or envious of anyone.

But I will be getting out of bed in a minute and I think I’ll REALLY need your help then!

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WRITE DOWN

One thing you like to do

One thing you do not like to do

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of some kind exists in all of our lives.

Stress may be good / positive or bad /negative.

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CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSE STRESS

INTERNAL

Situations that occur because of something you do or something you control.

EXTERNAL

Situations that are not always under your control.

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Yell Out Cause of Circumstance!

Is it Internal or External???

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ANTI- STRESS KIT

1. Place on firm surface (such as table or wall).

2. Follow direction inside circle.

3. Repeat until stress is gone OR you are unconscious.

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Recognize Your Circle of Influence

Circle ofInfluence

Circle of

Concern

No Control

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Here are the six realities:

1. Getting older is inevitable.

2. Life is not always fair.

3. Some people will never like you.

4. You can’t change other people.

5. Life is a constant struggle.

6. Things are bound to change!

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3 Things You Can Do

Change your own habits

Change your methods of influence

Change the way you view your problems

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“God grant me the serenity

to accept the people

I cannot change;

the courage to change

the one I can;

and the wisdom

to know it’s ME!”

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WAYS TO HELP

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I’ve gone to look for myself. If I should return before I get back,

KEEP ME HERE!

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Negative Self Talk

Don’t Say . . . It’s going to be another one of those days! Nothing ever goes right for me! It’s not worth going on. I never get a break! I just can’t handle this! I am so over weight and exercising is too hard! I can’t stay on this diet, I need some sugar right

now!

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Learn

and

use

“I can handle whatever comes!”

“I am strong!”

“I am doing my best!”

“I can create positive change!”

“I am in charge of my life!”

“I am thin and beautiful!”

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How To Help

Take note of the words you use often

Use thought stopping Use milder wording Change negative

statements to neutral or positive statements

Change self-limiting statements to questions

Open up your mind to new possibilities!

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“Happiness is a condition of mind,not a result of circumstances.”

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= how we look at things

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Things are not always what they appear to be…

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PERFECT IS NOT

AN OPTION!!

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I may not be totally perfectbut parts of meare excellent!!!

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Stress Relievers that Help Our Attitude

1. Take your vitamins2. Exercise3. Eat right4. Practice breathing

exercises5. Take power naps6. Listen to music

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Stress Relievers that Help Our Attitude

7. Recognize your limits

8. Know your priorities9. Map it out10. Manage Money

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Humor . . . Laugh, For Health’s Sake!

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Chocolate Reduces Stress . . . And it’s So Much Quieter Than Throwing A Screaming Fit!

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Turn off your phone Read a good book Take a leisurely bath Enjoy the outdoors Play with your

friends and family

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“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch

your heart . . . pursue those.”

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“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life . . . It comes to us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and puts itself in our hands and hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.”

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By parents for parents of children with special needs.

We are parents helping parents.

The Utah Parent Center (UPC or Center) is a statewide private, nonprofit organization founded in 1984. Staff at the Center are primarily parents of children and young adults with disabilities and special needs.

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Utah Parent Center How We Can Help

Information and Referral connecting you to resources and support in the community

Private consultation in-person or over the phone

Providing information about specific disabilities Autism resource center Free Library Providing workshops on IEPs, Section 504,

Transition, Communication and Children with Special Health Care Needs

If Your Child Has Special Needs, So Do You!

What We Do:We provide FREE training,

information & assistance to parents of children and youth with ALL disabilities: physical, mental, learning and emotional.

And the professionals who work with them.

Individual Assistance Information & Referral Workshops

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Special Projects include: Utah Family Voices Family to Family Network

Utah Parent Center 2290 East 4500 South Suite 110 Salt Lake City Utah 84417-4428

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