Unit 3: Stress: Finding the Balance

Unit 3: Stress: Finding the Balance

This unit discusses what stress is, what can cause stress, and ways to manage stress in our daily lives. The unit also touches on types of depression and suicidal behavior.

Finding the right balance in life is the key being productive and healthy. When stress threatens to overwhelm our lives, it wreaks havoc with our routines and throws us off balance.

A little stress is good; it helps to charge our instincts, increase our creativity and spur us on to better learning. The harmful side of stress, according to the Mayo Clinic, comes when its effect become overwhelming. This leads to a buildup of tensions and frustration, and takes away the state of balance we work so hard to achieve. Unfortunately, stress is everywhere today. It exists externally, with work, family and friends, and internally in how we deal with them all.

It is important to find stress reduction techniques to counteract the negatives in life. With relaxation tips and changes to your daily routine, you can find the state of calmness that will produce a healthier you.

Unit Focus

• what stress is
• what can cause stress
• difference between healthy and unhealthy stress
• techniques to help us manage stress
• the difference between short-term and long-term depression
• signs suicidal people may give