'Achieving with stress' seeks to give the audience the perspective that stress can be good (eustress) and bad (distress). The presentation gives an overall view of how distress (and our stressors) affect us, and how to we can choose to control outcomes from stressful situations.

1. ACHIEVING
with
STRESS
A Presentation by Dan Boyer

2. What
is
STRESS?

3. What is
STRESS?
Negative
And
Comes Positive
From
Multiple Eustress or Distress
Sources
A Constant
Presence Home, Family, Work,
Commitments, Relationships
“Complete freedom from
stress is death.” – Dr. Seyle

4. A Rainy
Day It’s your day off. You wake up, look
outside, and see rain. Lots of rain.
Reaction The forecast calls for rain all-day.
Your rainy day reaction…
DISTRESS EUSTRESS
The rainy day just ruined your You now have an excuse to
day at the beach. You now curl up on the couch with a
have to call your friends and book and a cup of tea while
cancel your scheduled plans. you listen to the rain outside.

5. How
can
STRESS
affect
us?

6. Affects of The key is moderation
STRESS Listen to your body
How we handle stress
Manage
vs.
Mismanage
“Fight or
Flight” –
Dr. Cannon
Physiological Response
Wear and tear on the body
Cumulative effects over time

7. STRESS
REACTION

8. Choose your attitude.
STRESS Attitudes
Reaction Know yourself.
Personality
Your reaction determines
your level of stress. It’s About
Choices
It’s Not
The Event Having choice is
having control.
The Factors
Knowing your ‘demands’.

9. STRESS
FACTORS

10. Ability to Ask For and
STRESS Accept Help
Paid and Unpaid Work,
FACTORS Volunteer Work, Fun
Sense of
Seeking
Help
Satisfaction
From
Lifestyle Day-to-Day
Habits
Physical
And
Emotional Eating Choices, Exercise,
Quality Fitness General “Healthy” Behaviours
Of
Relationships General Sense of Well-Being
Personality
Support Systems
Attitudes, Coping Strategies
and Sense of Humour

11. What
is
your
personal
reaction
to
STRESSORS?

12. Your
Personal
Reaction The
Others?
Laugh at inappropriate times?
Physical
Overwhelmed?
Muscle aches and pains? Mental ‘shutdown’?
Headache? Feeling tense and edgy?
Trouble sleeping? Teary-eyed?
Skin rashes and eruptions? Difficulty focusing?
Fatigue?
The
Loss of appetite? Emotional
Others?

13. The
EVENT
How do you react…?
The The
Your Own Reactions Physical
Emotional
How do you react…?

14. STRESS
‘DELIVERY’

15. STRESS
Delivery Look at every aspect of life.
The ‘Overall
Picture’
Discover and examine.
Control Choices
Be on top of the situation.
Know
Yourself
Understand your reactions.

16. Balance Intertwine work and play.
STRESS Your Life
Allow yourself time to
Delivery refresh and recharge “Do Nothing”
Get enough Discover the art of napping.
sleep/rest
Get away
Change of scenery can help. from it all.
Avoid self- Be alert to excessive intake.
medication
Your health is a critical factor. Have regular
checkups.
Know
community Become aware of resources.
resources.

17. Make
CHANGE
Limited options.
The
Situation
Least successful.
The
Other
Person/
Highest success rate. People
Yourself

18. Evaluation

19. Summary

20. Thank you
A presentation by Dan Boyer