Personal Stress Management Techniques:

Excerises Designed Just for You!

Personal stress management is about honoring yourself enough to manage your stress in a healthy way. And these following exercises are designed to help you do just that. Read each question and do the best you can! Your health is depending on you.

Feel free to print this page out for your personal and/or professional needs. If any of these exercises are confusing please contact me (the bottom of the page) so I can help you.

Coping Exercise:

2.) How do you cope with these stressors? Check out the coping skills article to help you understand your coping skills. When you are aware, right them down here.

3.) How does your mind and body feel after you have coped with a stressful situation? Do you feel better or worse? If you feel worse, you have coped in an unhealthy way. If you feel better, you have coped in a healthy way. Write how you cope here.

4.) If you have the habit of coping in unhealthy ways, my goal is to teach you healthier skills for better mental, physical, and emotional health. Here are some examples of how to manage your stress:

Circle the examples that you enjoy or add your own at the bottom.

1. Reading
2. Taking a bath
3. Exercising (i.e. Yoga, Running, etc.)
4. Socializing with friends
5. Listening to music
6. Your own hobby
7. Meditation
8. Deep Breathing Exercises
9. Journaling
10. Enjoying nature
11. Petting and/or playing with an animal
12. Drawing, painting, coloring
13. Taking a nap
14. Cooking
15. Fishing/hunting
16. Praying
17. Laughing
18. Playing with your children
19. Lighting candles, sitting by the fire
20. Doing nothing

Add your own here....

Stress and Time Management Chart:

Yet, that's just what needs to happen for managing stress.. time for yourself! The next stress management technique is about time management. This exercise allows you to add one personal coping skill to each day that is accustomed to your hectic schedule.

This exercise is just an example of how you can manage your time in order to feel less stressed. At the end of this chart you will see three blank spaces. This is where you can add your own stress management ideas.

Download the exercise here