What's Stressing You Out? | Origin: ED110
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Time and Stress Management for Instructors --> What's Stressing You Out?
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Take a break during work hours as a short walk. Take deep breaths. Talk about your stress. learn coping skills to deal with day to day issues.
I am caregiver for my brother who has cerebral palsy and is deaf and mute. I have the joy of caring for my 3 1/2 year old grandson when my daughter works night shift. Recently a manipulative friend has tried to make me her private nurse instead of taking responsibility for the things she can do for herself. From this lesson I am convicted that I need to communicate to my friend that I cannot be there all the times and situations she desires.
The ability to keep up with the initial training and classroom teaching is stressful. On top of dealing with teaching. Trying to be a top-notch teacher and not get let go are the biggest stresses I deal with.
I learned that stress is conflict between our goals and our capabilities.
Something that I learned in college is bring the problem but a few solutions as well. I know sometimes I struggle to share what's going on in my life because I think to myself, people don't want to listen. So I brainstorm ideas for myself of what I can do to help myself. I then put those ideas into the conversation to ease myself into sharing my stressors but at the same time feel comfortable doing so. My coworkers often have great ideas that they bounce off to me and I feel better sharing this time with them because often they have the same stressors. So we can then bounce even more ideas off each other. It's awesome.
Such a great thing to address and much appreciated
That everyone has stress and it's important to deal with it instead of ignoring it.
Stress is extremely important to deal with. I would like to use some of these pointers like a stress list to help me.
Writing down your stressors is better than ignoring them.
Identifying the stressors is far more important. Write them down and prioritize which one interferes with productivity and the inability to move forward. After making the identification, I can now deal better with prioritization. It's like getting the bad weeds out so that the new can flourish.
I like the idea of writing down any stressors I am experiencing. This allows me to identify them and plan a way to eliminate/reduce them.
i've learned a lot about stress and what can come from being over stressed and ways to deal with it.
Everyone has different stress levels and concerns in their personal life. Eliminating those stress can provide a more productive classroom .
Changes in staffing and the unknown with that can cause stress. The changes that come with the job- new classes, increased work load, new committees, more on your plate at home all can cause stress.
I have not worked in academia in the last 3.5 years, and it does stress me a bit. I plan to have all my ducks in order by reviewing my Canvas shells with my preceptor before class starts. I am working on simplifying my personal life by having my lunch ready the night before and getting the dogs' kennels arranged with their food and water, as well as their toys the night before I go to work.
Addressing the stresses in an effective manner and trying to achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You need a place to talk and that is not your classroom. There is NOTHING wrong with adding personal things into your lecture...they humanize you...but it is just a passing statement. It does not become a 5 minute discussion.
Identifying your stressors and writing them on a list can help us manage them better. We have to focus and redirect our energy to something more positive in order to cope.
identifying stressers in real time shows good emotional iq
