signs of stress
We all deal with stress,family,friends,work, and commute.Realizing that you are stressed out is another problem. When you become short tempered, not feeling well, patience level is down, tired, irritable all signs. Look for the signs.and try to resolve them
This is true Erica! Try to choose a location that does not elicit too much attention from others when practicing this technique. Screaming can be a great release but can alarm and stress out others.
If you are feeling stressout during work you should take a walk during lunch to get out of your enviroment and get some fresh area.
IF screaming will help you realease some stress...I say do it..Screaming never hurt no body! sometime we just need to let it out and we feel alot better.
There is so many different signs of stress....Being a teacher its extreamly hard for you to wake up every morning deal with personal problems at home,co-workers,and thousands of differnt personalities(students).Once you walk into the class room you must put your problems aside and focus on teaching the students. Some students may get it the first time around and some students may need more attention then others.At the end of the day no matter what you do stress is all around use,but iits up to every indivial person to learn how to control it.When ever you may find your self self stress out,try to step away from the situation and relax and alwayys try to resolve them.Because stresssing only makes things worst.Life is to short to stress about things we can't fix or change.
I do not often have these signs, but sometimes they come upon me and I just want to scream.
Just a comment regarding on-line teaching...I teach both on-line and on-ground courses. In the beginning the on-line class size was low and very managable. As this venue becomes more and more popular with students the class size has increased significantly.
Our school has a 48hr. turn around time for grades to be completed after weekly deadlines for on-line courses. (72 hours if you have multiple on-line courses).
This deadline creates much stress for the Instructor, especially if you have an on-ground course on one of your grading days. I have to evaluate drawings and visual projects and provide personal feedback to each student. I must pull a couple of 'all nighters' each week. Add a family into the equation and the stress increases! Teaching a course on-ground that meets once a week allows me the remainder of week for grading.
Wow, commuting 50 miles is an absolute stressor. Classroom over population is another. Have you ever considered online teaching?
One of the biggest stressors in my life is the 50 mile commute to work on the busiest interstate highways in the state! Another is the over population of the classroom. It's very stressful to try to guide and direct over 30 students alone. Stress is definitely caused by both my desire to work where I do, and live so far away, and also by management, middle and upper, in their quset to increase class size to proliferate more earnings, at the expense of the instructor's health and well being.
There are indeed individual differences to consider Jessica. It sounds like your tolerances for stress are much greater than normal. But to your point, everyone has limits. Simply coming to understand your limits is a great step in the right direction.
There are parts of this lesson that I would have to disagree with, I am one of those people that truly believes I can function under stress better than others around me. However, with that being said I do realize that there is a level of stress that is my limit. I have the ability to walk that line and still perform at a top level. Stress has just become who I am and I have to admit breathing excerises only do so much. Those releases will vary for each situation. Like in Office Space, the stress of office equipment can be resolved by taking a bat to it. By this I am kidding.
What a great addendum to this section!
thanks for this tip. It's one of those things that always seem obvious in hindsight.
I find that breathing a few slow, deep breaths really help me get back on center.
Hot showers and the batting cage are good release mechanisms for me....
Teaching different types of courses can be quite challenging, but at grading time it can be nerve wracking and frustrating(deciphering code, while evaluating design content). I've found that meditation and/or exercise helps tremendously.
At first I used to think "it's crunch time, I won't be able to fit it in,"
but alleviating the tension associated with the stress sure made things move along more smoothly and efficiently.
Indeed. It's easy to get caught up in stress. Just being able to recognize when it occurs is a great step to give you more control over your situation.
Great point! Every once in a while I find myself short on patience’s while dealing with difficult teaching topics. Sometimes I notice it is shorter at different
times of the year.
I have become very good at recognizing when it occurs. Lots of times just stepping out for fresh air or jogging later in the day helps.
Hobbies can be great at taking your mind off of workplace stress.
Work is stressful enough and I always leave work at work. I used to bring stress home all the time and it was ruining my life. I have struggled for years to balance the two. I have found hobbies that are pleasing to me and I never let work interfere.
Good point Luis. To rationally deal with stressful situations, something we do have to take a step back and recognize that we are in them.
I find that realizing that I am experiencing a moment of stress, allows me to take a step back and then asses the situation with a clear head. At times taken a moment, or deep breath, perhaps writing a list of possible solutions to the problem help in the long run.
You bring up a great point Thomas. Sometimes our friends can see things about our stress levels that we can't see for ourselves. Being open to their feedback can be helpful.
