can’t change. 2. Look after yourself. 3. Communicate. 4. Remember to have fun. 5. Organise and prioritise. 6. Try new things. 7. Take charge and be pro-active. 8. Don’t delay things(do them sooner rather than later). 9. Breathe! 10. Stay positive. Answer the following questions by putting tick next to the answer that is true for you:
Are you afraid of insects? Yes No
Are you afraid of the dark? Yes No
Are you afraid of death? Yes No
Are you afraid of flying? Yes No
Are you afraid of dogs? Yes No
Are you afraid of ghosts? Yes No
Are you nervous before an exam? Yes No
You really want to calm down when the task you need to do seems very difficult, but you must take on these negtive feelings. Tell yourself that you can do it.
If you’re very nervous, take a few deep
breaths and bottle up.
Don’t turn down too much at ones. Get over
your work into smaller units(bits).
Don’t blow over your feelings. Talk about it
with the people who are close to you.
Everyone needs a break, so don’t give up
invitations to parties and socialising.
You’ll feel better if you’re doing something
positive to deal with stress, rather than waiting for the situation to break up. I dropped the mirror and it broke up into smaller bits. (to break up something)
Stop taking on so many projects. You will
never finish working on them. (to take on)
I turned down his invitation to the party. (to
turn down)
I gave up smoking 2 years ago. (to give up)
I can’t get over the death of my dog. (to get
over)
Stop panicking, just calm down. (to calm down)
She never talks about her feelings. She
bottles up everything. (to bottle up) The storm blew over and it was sunny again. (to blow over)