TASK PERFORMANCE

My Stress Journal

One of the ways to deal with any overwhelming emotion is to find a healthy way to express yourself. This makes a
journal a helpful tool in managing your mental health. Journaling can help you manage anxiety, reduce stress, and
cope with depression.

Instructions: Use the template below for your stress journal. The template will give you clear examples of when
and why stress might occur and tips on how to begin to manage it. The journal will be a daily diary and will span
four weeks. Feel free to add additional rows if needed. Use the given example for reference.

Date and Time Intensity of Situation Triggering Emotional How Did You Was it handled
Stress (1-7) (circumstance, event Behavioral Handle the well? Moving
location, people (preceding Reaction (your event? forward what are
event) feelings about they going to
the event) do?
11/9/22 5 I woke up late I practiced I got mad at I faced my I handled it well
because I was so dance for mother for waking mother and because I quickly
8:00 am tired school until me up apologized for admitted that I
8:00 pm how I had was wrong to
yesterday spoken to her. speak badly to
her, and I swear I
won't do it again.

11/10/22 4 I was annoyed with I was annoyed I got really mad at I chatted her I got handled it
my sister because with my sister her because she in messenger well because it is
1:00 pm she took my perfume because she did not returned it and i said that i really my mistake
took my will take her for not hiding it so
perfume things back in that she won't use
position if she my properties and
returns my so that it won't
perfume happen again

11/11/22 4 When I woke up, I So i did not My brother I apologized But I handled it
saw a lot of dishes in wash the scolded me and i to him for well because I
9:30 am the kitchen sink. dishes got mad at him so breaking the washed the other
i washed the plate just plates peacefully
dishes and broke because he so that he
one plate, which scolded me, wouldn't scold me
made my brother and I got again.
really mad irritated.

11/12/22 5 I was preparing for Then my sister I am so mad at I have to What i did to
school but i suddenly said that her her because i'm apologize for handle it is i
12:00 pm realized that my friend borrowed gonna use it to go scolding her waited her to get
shoes is not it to school so i just because the shoes
anywhere scolded her and she let it borrowed by her
made her cry borrowed by friend and
her friend returned it on me
so that i can go to
school
11/13/22 3 My classmate lost my So i took her So when my So i beg for I handle it
things and she didn't phone and hide teacher knew that forgiveness on because i said to
2:00 pm told me it and she cried i took it just to get my classmate my classmate that
because she a revenge so my and said to her she dont have to
cant find it teacher scolded that she dont do it again
me have to lose because i might
my things scold her again

11/14/22 3 I got mad early in the Then someone I said a lot of  So I  I simply brought
morning because I appears, and hurtful words to apologized to another pair of
5:00 am saw that my car had a it's my older my sister and her for being pants to avoid
lot of dirt in it. sister, who tells made her cry a mean. having to worry
me she's lot. about the dirty
holding dirt and ones.
pointing it at the
uniform.