Participants gain an understanding of how stress affects them. They build awareness of their personal stressors and stress symptoms, of their ability to control how stress affects them, and how to address stress. The program is very practical; participants are taught lifestyle skills that they can use in their daily lives. The session is 90-minute long.
Objectives:
Understand how your perceptions and thoughts impact your stress level
Learn to identify and stop distressing thoughts when they occur
Discover how to replace distressing thought patterns with stress reducing thought patterns
Practice an affirmation and/or meditation technique