Stress And Self Care Essay

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Stress and Self-Care
This essay will focus on how I would begin to recognize and cultivate my overall stress and self-care in a clinical setting and in my personal life. First and foremost, stress at work is normal, on the other hand, excessive stress can interfere with your productivity and impact your physical and emotional health. It can also, prevent you from functioning to the best of your ability.
In some ways, working as an intern has affected me mentally and emotionally. Even though I haven’t started my internship, I know it’s approaching sooner than expected. The Camp Noah E-Learning Center (online training) has prepared me mentally for what’s to come during my stay at Camp Noah. Also, what to expect of me and the facility in whole.
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The main point of focus as each pair of individual is assigned to a grade is basically not to place upon them your own stress. In this case, it may be challenging because maybe one day I might be going through something and I want to communicate it to them so they know I’m just as human as them and can feel emotional things. The problem with this is you have to hold back how you feel and save it for staff debriefing which happens every day at the end of the day. Staff debriefing is when all staff members can showcase their mood and provide a clear indication about the type and level of distress being experienced at Camp Noah. Although I haven’t had the pleasure of going through this yet I think it will be a good way to combat some stress at …show more content…
This is my second year being an Orientation Leader and it’s truly demanding. From the first day of training to the last day of saying goodbye to your color team. In general, Camp Noah is just as physically demanding jumping around, doing arts and crafts, public speaking, singing, dancing, etc. I know I can do it, it’s nothing I haven’t done before. Especially living in a remote area where I will be sharing a bathroom with number of people. I’m a commuter so, during orientation training and week I stayed with my friend in her dorm. There was five other girls in the room, one bath room, and one toilet. So, I can say the living situation is far from my

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