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This is probably the worst thing I have ever done. I think, if memory serves me right, I had abandoned myself to being completely normal and started doing what I was told as conservatively as possible. This lasted two days. This small assignment on STRESS is a useful reminder of those days, and proof and point of how stupid being subservient is. Luckily, I have added in little annoying emoticons, so you know that drugs are BAD and that laughing is GOOD.

   
Text Box: What are some ways of coping with stress? J   Think and talk positively. J   Rest before you get tired. Fatigue increases frustration. J  Laugh and enjoy yourself. J  Build leisure into your lifestyle. Make time to relax. J  A peer support group in which you discuss problems can help to put your life in perspective. J   Physical exercise and non-competitive sports can also have a calming and distracting effect. J   Take time out for family and friends. J  Practising meditation and relaxation techniques.
   
Text Box: Meditation Simple relaxation techniques have proved useful in reducing worry and muscle tension. Try the following twice a day to relax:  ·       Sit in a comfortable position.  ·       Close your eyes.  ·       Breathe in deeply and as you do so visualize breathing in relaxation.  ·       When you breathe out, visualize breathing out tension.  ·       The deep breathing, by itself, helps your muscles relax.  ·       Next, silently repeat a phrase or word over. Choose words like ‘love’ ‘peace’ and ‘joy’. Text Box:  Research has shown that practising such healing silence has benefits including:  ·       Decrease in blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tension.  ·       Decrease in stress hormones ACTH and cortisone.  ·       Increased self-confidence, mental clarity, vitality, and creativity.  Resources Flannery, R (2000) Becoming Stress-Resistant. America: Continuum  Lindenfield, G (1993) Anger Management California, America: Harper Collins  Walker, John (1998) Balance Your Life Texas, America: LIFEWORKS  Microsoft Encarta (1998) Stress(CD-ROM) America: Microsoft