Personal Stress Coping Plan

Stress can be managed at an optimal level that benefits us.

A personal stress coping plan provides a guide for us to gain self-awareness when we
are in distress and puts in place a list of coping strategies that help us manage our
stress level.

Name: 

1 Identify stressors
Think of a situation in which you felt overwhelmed and could not cope.
What happened? What made you feel this way?
Example:
On the first day of school in my new class, I was worried and nervous that my classmates would not like me. In the end, I did not
speak to anyone the whole morning.

Because i also had to attend CCA and carry out my duties

as a CCA President, I was worried that i could not manage
all my commitments equally

You may not be able to control all the events that happen to you but you can choose how you

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respond to the events. 

How did you feel?

Observe the signs
and symptoms

I fell sick easily, there

My body felt... were some times when
Develop personal
coping strategies
If I meet with a similar situation,
I can cope by ...
Example:
I can cope by thinking positively and try approaching
my peers first. I can start by saying 'Hi' to the person
sitting next to me in class.
Listen to calming music, talking it out to my family and
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(physiological) I lost appetite and sleep friends and consulting the school counsellor. I can also be
more calm when i create a to-do list so that i can visualise
too clearly the tasks I am required to complete.
Example:
My body felt that the heart was beating faster as I entered the classroom.

I felt... Overwhelmed, at
(emotions) times when i got too
stressed i would end
Example:
up crying
I felt worried that no one would talk to me.

Minor symptoms  are early

warning signs that we need to
manage our stress level using

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the right coping strategies.

Talk to someone or It is OK to ask for help. Everyone needs

some extra support at times. Talk to a
seek help friend or a trusted adult. 

I can talk to and get help from the following people:

1. Example: Mrs Tan Teacher

2. Relationship:

3. Relationship:

4. Relationship:

5.  Relationship: