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| Proactive Stress
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Disability
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| Mind and body are integrated as can be seen with
the issue of stress. It is no secret that psychological stress
and physical illness are related. Stress triggers physiological
and chemical (hormones) changes in the body. Physical illness is
commonly accompanied with increase stress. Thus, as we learn to
manage stress we must address physical as well as psychological
factors. As you consider the following tips, keep in mind that
maintaining balance between your intellectual, social and
personal development is the key to a well-adjusted college
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- Add a physical workout to your
schedule at least every other day. One does not need
to be gifted athletically to accomplish this. You can jog,
power walk, use stepper, rowing or biking machines, swim or
any other form of exercise. Do not see this as 'recreational
time' that can be blown off. Physical activity is a great
way to insure that life's minor stresses do not build. Park
at the far end of the parking lot.
- Set both long term (this semester or this year) and
short-term (this day or this week)
goals. Write them down. Make them part of your time
management schedule.
- Manage your time. Develop a
schedule that provides for academic, social and physical
time. Follow the schedule! Seek the help of an advisor in
developing better time management skills.
- Each day find ten to twenty minutes of 'alone time' to
relax. Take a walk, write in a journal or meditate.
- Don't sweat the small stuff...always
ask yourself if the issue at hand is worth getting upset
about. If it isn't affecting your goal achievement, it may
not be worth fretting over.
- Humor and positive thinking
are important tools in stress management.
- Most importantly, communicate! Talking to a person who
you trust be they a friend, roommate, family member,
professor, significant other or co-worker about issues of
concern is helpful. We all need someone
to listen.
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