How to Deal With

Anxiety and Stress

What is Stress and Anxiety?
Stress - a feeling of worry,
nervousness, or unease, typically
about an imminent event or from
very demanding circumstances

Anxiety - a person’s specific

reaction to stress, directly
related to your fight-or-flight
response, can persist even after
“event of concern” has passed
 What Triggers Anxiety
Obvious Not Obvious

-stressful job/work -caffeine

-conflict -genetics

-social/public events -medications

-phobias -personal triggers

What Anxiety Can Do to Us
-Affects our health and body

-Interferes with our

jobs/education/social life

-Possibly leads to other mental

health issues
How to Combat Anxiety
1. Alter Your Environment

2. Change Your Diet

3. Get Physical

4. Manage Your Time Well

5. Specialized Techniques
Method 1 - Alter Your Environment
-Organize your environment

-Get rid of clutter

-Try aromatherapy
Method 2 - Change Your Diet
Method 3 - Get Physical
Method 4 - manage Your Time Well
-Make to-do lists

-Create an Action Plan

-Schedule activities for

the right time of day

Method 5 - Specialized Techniques
-Four, Seven, Eight Breathing

-Progressive Muscular Relaxation (PMR)

-The 5-4-3-2-1 Coping Technique

Always seek Help if Needed
Links to Use:
-Dealing With Anxiety

-Action Plan

-4, 7, 8 Breathing

-PMR and Centering