Being aware of the different types of stress can be good and beneficial.
To say that there is good stress and bad stress is about as accurate as one can be, according to Debra Strong, the health nurse at Bakersfield College.
Strong went on to say that being aware of your stressors is also beneficial, so you won’t become as stressed out as often.
Strong said that one way to avoid stress is to make a “to-do” list for every day, and plan to avoid stress as much as possible.
“One way for students to avoid some stress in school and to be on time is to leave home a little early,” Strong said.
According to Strong, having someone to talk to can be helpful because everyone does not have a good support system at home and building a support system is a good idea.
A sign of stress or someone dealing with it is overeating.
The Web site Smile Away Stress lists the top 10 stress busters; smile, exercise, get enough rest and sleep, positive thinking, reach out to others, achieve a good work-life balance, relaxation, eat a healthy diet, hugging and seek professional help if you need it.
For the 16th consecutive year, April has been designated Stress Awareness Month.
During this period, health care professionals and health promotion experts across the country will join forces to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic.
Sponsored by The Health Resource Network, a non-profit health education organization, Stress Awareness Month is a national, cooperative effort to inform people about the dangers of stress, successful coping strategies, and harmful misconceptions about stress that are prevalent in today’s society.
Stress is known as a silent killer, and there is no medication that can help in your dealing with stress other than you taking the fight in your own hands and being aware that everyone stresses.
“Even though we’ve learned a lot about stress in the past twenty years,” says Dr. Morton C. Orman, M.D., founder and director of Health Rresources Net.
“We’ve got a long way to go. New information is now available that could help millions of Americans eliminate their suffering,” she said.
Learn how to make stress work for you in dealing with final exams, deadlines, and balancing work and school.
Dr. Michael Farber from the BC Student Health Center will be discussing some important tips on how to manage your stress April 29 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the BC Executive Board Room.