Golden tips-Managing stress

ITM Shah Alam MALAYSIA

University of Lancaster ENGLAND

Universiti Utara Malaysia MALAYSIA

Universiti of Exeter ENGLAND

Universiti Utara Malaysia MALAYSIA

University of Saskatchewan CANADA

Universiti Sains Malaysia MALAYSIA

Multimedia Synergy Corporation MALAYSIA

Universiti Utara Malaysia MALAYSIA

ZULIKHA JAMALUDIN POSTGRAD COLLOQIUM

8 SEPT, 2012

tense

pressure

uptight

chokehold on life

38 years old, mom of 8

“cuba terjun dari tingkat

atas sebuah bangunan

empat tingkat

terbengkalai di Kampung

Batu 24, Jalan Kuala

Berang-Sekayu, Kuala

Berang, Hulu

Terengganu”

19 years old,

a university student

Hong Kong

19 years old,

a university student

Hong Kong

35 years old,

a doctor “anggota Bomba dan Penyelamat cuba memujuk doktor di balkoni tingkat lima HSB, Alor Star..Berita Harian 11

September 2008”

everyone can handle a different amount of pressure and has different stress

triggers. But WHAT makes one person respond well to stress and another shut down?

The answer, in part, may be brain derived neurotropic factor

(BDNF)-important in stress resistance. So how do we look at the effects of BDNF on stress? Well, stress some rats…

15 GOLDEN TIPS

Set HEAVEN as your KPI

Overcoming stress… 1

Analyse FACE in the mirror

Overcoming stress… 2

not entire workload

Overcoming stress… 3

SET DAILY OBJECTIVE

Lack of rest aggravates stress

Overcoming stress… 4

GET ENOUGH SLEEP

Prioritize truly important things

Overcoming stress… 5

DON’T SWEAT SMALL STUFF

Compare them with yours...

Overcoming stress… 6

SEEK ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS

Do something for others

Overcoming stress… 7

POSITIVE ESCAPISM

Alcohol/drugs only mask stress

Overcoming stress… 8

AVOID –VE ESCAPE

Praying, breathing exercises...

Overcoming stress… 9

LEARN TO RELAX

Why hate when a little dislike will do?

Overcoming stress… 10

AVOID EXTREME REACTIONS

Why rage when anger will do the job? Why depressed when you can just be sad?

Why others hurt you?

Overcoming stress… 11

ANALYSE & REFLECT

Stress can help memory

Overcoming stress… 12

TRY TO BE +VE

...actually a message from Allah

Overcoming stress… 13

STILL FACING SOMETHING –VE?

Everything happens for a reason

Overcoming stress… 14 A

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Seek professional help

Overcoming stress… 15

UNMANAGEABLE STATE?

Be big at heart, big at mind CONCLUSION

‘PROBLEM’

BIG MIND BIG HEART

SMALL MIND SMALL HEART

‘PROBLEM’ ‘PROBLEM’

THANK