This document discusses stress management and provides tips for reducing stress. It notes that some stress is normal but chronic stress can lead to health issues like anxiety, depression, heart disease and more. It then lists 7 tips for managing daily stress, which include journaling stressors, limiting technology use, learning to say no, scheduling relaxation, avoiding drugs/caffeine, practicing mindfulness, and exercising. The document emphasizes making health a priority and avoiding regrets about not taking care of one's health or relationships.

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2. How to Get Your Stress Under Control

3. Important Points
• Some amount of stress is good
• Stress is in the eye of the beholder
• Constant stress causes illness
• Second hand stress
• Experiment and find techniques that work for you

4. I Was a Workaholic Perfectionist

5. Stress and Worry

6. Stress Hormones are for Survival
• Fight or Flight: For Life Threatening Emergencies

7. Chronic Stress Leads to Illness
•Anxiety
•Depression
•Digestive problems
•Heart disease
•Sleep problems
•Weight gain
•Memory and concentration impairment

8. 90% of ER Visits Triggered by Stress
• CDC Estimate

9. Never Enough Hours in the Day?

10. Do You Toss and Turn All Night?

11. Are You Constantly Multitasking?

12. Are You a Stress Eater?

13. Once a Year or Not Even?

14. How to Manage Daily Stress

15. Tip #1: Journal Your Stress Level
• Identify your stressors

16. Tip #2: Turn off Tech
• Are you being paid to work 24/7?

17. Tip #3: Learn to Say “No”
• Stop being super-mom or super-worker

18. Tip #4: Schedule Relaxation
• Make an appointment on your smartphone

19. Tip #5: Go Drug-Free
• Ditch the caffeine, alcohol, and other drugs

20. Tip #6: Practice Mindfulness
• Try mediation, tai chi or yoga

21. Tip #7: Exercise
• Work out your stress

22. Examine Your Priorities
• Is paying attention to your kids more important than your job?

23. Make Your Health Your Priority
• Nothing matters when you are in the hospital

24. Regrets of the Living
• Not getting educated or not applying myself in school
• Failing to pursue my dream career
• Marrying the wrong person or not paying attention to my spouse
• Not spending enough time with my kids when they were young

25. Regrets of the Dying
• Not having the courage to fulfil my dreams in life
• Working too hard
• Not having the courage to express my feelings
• Not staying in touch with my friends
• Not letting myself be happy

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