Stress Management Coaching A survey carried out by the Health and Safety Executive indicated that over half a million individuals in Britain believed that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill. The Stress and Health at Work Study (SHAW) indicated that nearly 1 in 5 of all working individuals believed that their jobs were extremely stressful.
It is estimated that work related stress, depression or anxiety accounts for an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.
STRESS CAN BE DEFINED AS:
The emotional, physiological and psychological effects caused by a build up of either internally or externally generated mental pressure.
You’re probably wondering how stress management coaching works! The answer is quite simple.
Steppes Coaching will help you to explore the reasons why you suffer with stress, in a safe yet challenging environment, facilitated by an individualised programme to help you visualise, with great clarity, the negative consequences of actions and reactions. By using a combination of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and coaching strategies I am able to help you build a model of how you as an individual can structure your own unique experiences in life.The key lies in how we may react to a stressful situation. When stress occurs, it is because we have reacted in a negative way to the perceived stressful event, which in turn causes us to feel stressed.
Event ==> Reaction to the event (thoughts) ==> Feelings about the event
By changing the reaction to a positive one, the resulting feelings about the event also becomes more positive. This begins the process of breaking down unwanted negative beliefs and values, and leaving them behind in favour of positive actions. These actions become measured steps toward achieving new goals. Targets that seemed previously out of reach become achievable once again!
Just imagine if you could find an easy way to…
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Manage your work and life from an alternative perspective
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Discover patterns of thought, beliefs and values that are causing you to feel stressed
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Identify your stress triggers
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Change the way that you may react to these stressors
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Build coping strategies and ways of either controlling, minimising or even avoiding your stressors
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Set compelling goals, build motivation, and change your life for the better
Stress Management Coaching
Everyone responds differently to stress, some may experience anxiety, panic attacks, and aggressive behaviour while others find it affects their digestive system or makes them feel tired or run down. Think back over the last few months, and then look through the list below, if you find that you have been suffering from several of these symptoms on a frequent basis then it is highly likely that you are suffering from stress.
•Sudden feelings of fear or panic - Feeling tense or wound up •Waking up early in the morning - Difficulty sleeping •Feeling edgy or bad tempered - Irregular eating patterns •Upset stomach, diarrhoea or constipation - Smoke or drink to excess •Poor concentration - Poor memory •Constantly feeling exhausted - Feel apathetic •Fear you will loose control - Feel short of breath •Tightness in your neck, shoulders or back - Avoid worrisome situations •Palpitations or butterflies in your stomach - Lack of confidence •Headaches or migraines - Pessimistic about the future •Feel under pressure - Aches and pains •Emotional - Feel physically run down •Feel distant, dizzy, unreal or remote - Worry about the future •Lack of interest
PLEASE NOTE: If you are suffering from any of the above symptoms then get them checked out by a doctor right away. Long term symptoms can include: •Heart problems - Ulcers •Cancers - Strokes •Complete mental or physical breakdown - Death
SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?
It is really important to identify your stressors that may be causing one or more of the above symptoms and start to put some strategies in place.
Steppes Coaching can help you overcome these stressors in a safe and confidential environment.
