After completing the stress diary for two weeks, I have noticed a lot of patterns about myself and how I handle stressful situations and events. Each of the twelve days I documented, I was to describe the situation that caused me stress, explain both my physical and emotional responses to the situations, rate my stress from 1 (least) to 10 (most), and provide the mechanisms in which I coped. I noticed patterns in the way I coped with most events, and also how my body physically reacted to the stressful situations.
There were patterns I saw in my stressors, and I saw what my main stressors appeared to be. The main cause of stress for me was upcoming exams in my classes. Exams seemed to be the stressor I had in most of my days, whether that …show more content…
By doing this project, I believe I will be better able to control my stress levels, and even detect them before I actually feel the stress. Knowing your stressors is very important, because this way you know exactly what it is that causes you to feel a certain way. You can be prepared for the feeling of stress if you are aware of the upcoming events and the stress they cause you. Since I have found that most of my stress levels come from school or job related events, I can become more aware of what I am doing, better plan things out and make sure I am prepared for everything that comes through school and my job as best as possible. I also learned I get very stressed out when I feel like I am running out of time or when I haven’t planned things out time wise, so I know for the future I definitely need to have better time management and try to plan out my days so I can stay as calm as possible and not get stressed out. Documenting my stressors and the responses I had to each stressor was definitely beneficial, and also finding patterns in my coping mechanisms was beneficial. I have a better idea of myself and how I truly do react to stressors and I see plenty of room for improvement in the ways I cope. I never truly understood how stress could impact your daily life, and how important it is to make sure you cope with the stressful events so it doesn’t result in bigger problems in the future. Stress has always been something I have struggled with, but now I have seen exactly how I react to it and how I cope, so I have a better idea of how to help myself in the long
There were patterns I saw in my stressors, and I saw what my main stressors appeared to be. The main cause of stress for me was upcoming exams in my classes. Exams seemed to be the stressor I had in most of my days, whether that …show more content…
By doing this project, I believe I will be better able to control my stress levels, and even detect them before I actually feel the stress. Knowing your stressors is very important, because this way you know exactly what it is that causes you to feel a certain way. You can be prepared for the feeling of stress if you are aware of the upcoming events and the stress they cause you. Since I have found that most of my stress levels come from school or job related events, I can become more aware of what I am doing, better plan things out and make sure I am prepared for everything that comes through school and my job as best as possible. I also learned I get very stressed out when I feel like I am running out of time or when I haven’t planned things out time wise, so I know for the future I definitely need to have better time management and try to plan out my days so I can stay as calm as possible and not get stressed out. Documenting my stressors and the responses I had to each stressor was definitely beneficial, and also finding patterns in my coping mechanisms was beneficial. I have a better idea of myself and how I truly do react to stressors and I see plenty of room for improvement in the ways I cope. I never truly understood how stress could impact your daily life, and how important it is to make sure you cope with the stressful events so it doesn’t result in bigger problems in the future. Stress has always been something I have struggled with, but now I have seen exactly how I react to it and how I cope, so I have a better idea of how to help myself in the long