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Creating A Personal Stress Management Plan (Firestarter)

1) The document provides guidance on creating a personal stress management plan with 10 points to address stressors, avoid stress, relax both actively and through exercise/nutrition/sleep, take instant vacations, release emotional tension, and contribute to helping others. 2) It recommends seeking help from friends, family, or other adults if grades are dropping, worrying excessively, moodiness/anger issues, fatigue, headaches/pains, sadness/hopelessness, loss of interest in activities, thinking of using drugs/alcohol, or self-harm. 3) Managing stress well through the strategies discussed can help one to be happy and successful.

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Creating A Personal Stress Management Plan (Firestarter)

1) The document provides guidance on creating a personal stress management plan with 10 points to address stressors, avoid stress, relax both actively and through exercise/nutrition/sleep, take instant vacations, release emotional tension, and contribute to helping others. 2) It recommends seeking help from friends, family, or other adults if grades are dropping, worrying excessively, moodiness/anger issues, fatigue, headaches/pains, sadness/hopelessness, loss of interest in activities, thinking of using drugs/alcohol, or self-harm. 3) Managing stress well through the strategies discussed can help one to be happy and successful.

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CREATING A PERSONAL

STRESS MANAGEMENT PLAN


Name: _________________________________ Date: ________________
Quiz: How Stressed Are You?
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Point #1: Identify and Address the Problem


1.
2.
My Top 5
3.
Stressors
4.
5.
Point #2: Avoid Stress When Possible
1. I will seek advice from family members and learn from
When I have too their experience how to better handle problems.
many problems, I will
work on just one at a 2. I will take big assignments and learn to make lists or
time. For example, I
am going to pick one timelines.
huge problem and
break it into smaller 3. I will work in teams so that I will learn that when people
pieces. work well together they can do much more than if they
each work alone.

Point #3: Let Some Things Go


1. Avoid certain people, like ________________________
____________________________________________.
I know that everyone
has stress, but there 2. Avoid certain places, like ________________________
are things that I
could stay away ____________________________________________.
from that really
stress me out. I 3. Avoid certain things, like ________________________
will… ____________________________________________.
4. Avoid certain memories, like _____________________
____________________________________________.
Point #4: The Power of Exercise
I know that strong 1.
bodies help people
better deal with
stress, and this will
keep me in shape. 2.
The kinds of things I
like to do include…
3.

Point #5: Active Relaxation


1.
I will try to teach my
body to relax by
using the ff… 2.

3.

Point #6: Eat Well


I understand that
good nutrition also
1.
makes a difference
in my health and
how well I deal with 2.
stress. The changes
I am ready to make
include…
3.

Point
For me #7: Sleep Well
to get the
sleep I need, I will try 1.
to go to bed at
____:____.
I will consider the 2.
following plan to help
me get the best
night’s rest:
3.
Point #8: Take1.Instant Vacations

2.
Everyone needs to
be able to escape
problems for a while
by taking an instant 3.
vacation. I will…

4.

5.

Point #9: Release


I will try to let my 1. Emotional Tension
worries go, rather
than letting them
build up inside. To
do this, I will… 2.

3.

Point #10: Contribute 1. Help to


a member of my family by ___________________
the World
I know that people
who realize they are
____________________________________________.
needed feel better
about themselves 2. Volunteer in my community by ____________________
because they can ____________________________________________.
make a difference in
other people’s lives.
I plan to… 3. Help the environment by _________________________
____________________________________________.
When to Turn for Help

Even if you are great at dealing with problems, there may be times when stress
feels like it is getting to you. You are not alone. This does not mean you are crazy or a
failure. Strong people turn to others for support when they have too much to handle. It’s
OK to turn to wise friends for advice, but it is also important to turn to your parents or
another adult to help you. Nobody will solve your problems; they might just help you figure
out how to better deal with them. You deserve to feel good.

The following signs suggest that you should seek some extra guidance:
• Your grades are dropping.
• You worry a lot.
• You easily get moody or angry.
• You feel tired all the time.
• You get a lot of headaches, dizziness, chest pain, or stomach pain.
• You feel sad or hopeless.
• You feel bored all the time and are less interested in being with friends.
• You are thinking about using alcohol or drugs to try to feel better.
• You ever think about hurting yourself.
• You are using unhealthy coping strategies and are having trouble
replacing them with healthier ones.

Remember that one of the best ways to be happy and successful is to manage
stress well. You can do it!

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