Project 1 – My Personal Change Stress Management

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Project 1 – My Personal Change Stress Management Section 1: Introduction 1. What is stressing you (stressors or life event) I am a student at the University of Utah. Since I received a partial scholarship to come back to the University in 2011, it requires me to keep up my GPA and perform well at school so my anxiety and stress level goes up and I have been more stressed that ever before. Also, since the start of this semester my boyfriend and I have been very actively looking to by our first home. As a result, I sometimes get behind of my classes and I had to sleep less to catch up with my school work, which also increases my level of stress. In addition, I do not have a strong immune system so dealing with allergies has lso affected my school work and therefore my anxiety and stress levels go up. I find myself spending too much time on school and combined issues at home. I need to focus more on myself, my personal life and my social life. 2. Which methods will you use each week for four weeks? In order to decrease the level of my stress and my anxiety and cope with these stressors successfully, I have chosen four methods to include in my personal stress management program: Mindful breathing, diaphragmic breathing, breathing cloud exercise and slow mindful walking. Section II: Methods 1. What methods will you be using? • Mindful breathing: The primary goal of mindful breathing is simply calm and nonjudging awareness, letting thoughts and feeling to come and go without getting attach to them. Iwill follow these steps: • Sit comfortably with my eyes closed and my back straight. • Start breathes normally and gently through my nose and let my breath find its natural pace. Don’t force my breath, just let if find its pattern. • Let my attention to my physical and mental changes in my body as I breath in and out • Continue to pay full
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