Feeling stressed?

 

“Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It can come from any event or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or nervous. Stress is your body's reaction to a challenge or demand. In short bursts, stress can be positive, such as when it helps you avoid danger or meet a deadline.” (https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003211.htm)

What are some sources of stress?

            crisis, stressor events, drug/ alcohol abuse, violence, abuse…

            Possible stressors: losing a job, losing family member, moving, abandonment, pay bills, health, divorce, abuse… problems from within the Family are harder to deal with

There are internal and external stresses.

Sometimes stress strengthens families, what is the difference? For example, financial stress can teach young couples how to spend their money. Often referred to as stre$$

The ABCX model “consists of (A) the stressor event, (B) the resources available to a family, (C) the family's perceptions of the stressor, and (X) the likelihood of crisis.” This model is used to analyze stress and cope with it.

What are ways that you cope? I tend to avoid my problems with distractions.

Coping is how a situation is handled, even if it isn’t.

Family members attitudes can all influence one another, when parents are stressed their children can sense and mirror these attitudes. We all have a bigger influence on each other than we realize.