I learned some new methods for dealing with stress, anxiety, or both. I will implement many into my life including; keeping a journal, getting regular sleep, avoiding excess caffeine, and reaching out to family and friends.
Everyone deals with stress in different ways. There is no right or wrong way to decrease your stress. It can vary from person to person and from one situation to the next. It's best to have multiple techniques in your bag in case one is not effective for a given scenario.
Mental healthiness comes from dealing with stress in positive ways and there are many techniques for coping with stress to make you a better teacher.
Stress and anxiety are closely related yet are caused by different factors in life.
Stress generally is in response to an external cause and goes away once the situation is resolved. Anxiety generally is in response to an internal cause and is your reaction to stress that does not quickly go away.
