Stress is the price we pay for being the member of present day society. It is the price we pay for running faster and faster to remain the same place. Stress is everyday occurrences and no one can escape from it. It varies in intensity and its effects on individuals. Stress can make a person anxious, tense, and irritable, loose concentration, sleepless, etc. Yet some people seem to cope well with it, while others succumb to it leading to burnout.  What are their secrets? How they cope with it? How to cope healthily with stress? There is no single answer to these questions.

Answer lies in learning about stress and knowing about you and matching your strengths and knowledge about stress to develop a healthy coping mechanism. Psychological development, physical health, perception about the stress, coping methods and support system modify the effects of the stress on the individuals.  Stress places a huge demand on individuals. These demands are effectively met by the successful people by mechanism known as Coping Strategies. They have in-built mechanisms which make them face and thrive on the challenges. These coping strategies can be understood, learned and adopted by every one. Learning about stress, its effects on the mind and body, causes of stress and coping strategies will equip an individual to cope with stress.

Stress management workshop offered by mindyourmentalhealth.com attempts to make people learn about mind and its mechanism, how the body works, effects of the stress on mind and body, causes and effects of stress and ways to cope with it. It is a one-day workshop conducted by consultant psychiatrist with vast experience in the field of mental health. The workshop is based on the premise that simple learning about mind and body, how it works, how stress affects them and learning about some of the successful ways of coping with the stress will equip a person to manage stress with their own resources. This is not a comprehensive or highly technical workshop. It offers a selection of ideas and approaches in simple understandable presentations.

Following are the different topics covered in the workshop:

1. What is stress

2. Mind and its mechanism

3. Body Works –  Anatomy and Physiology of Human body in relation to Stress

4. Changes in mind and body caused by stress

5. Stress induced signs and symptoms

6. Causes of Stresses

7. Managing Stress

8. Coping Strategies

9. Relaxation techniques

10. Yoga, Meditation and Hypnosis

11. Diet and exercise

All the topics will be dealt by consultant psychiatrists. The sessions will be interactive with scope for discussion. Stress Management workshops are offered during the weekends only as the work shops are conducted by Consultant Psychiatrist who are in full time job. Click on the following links to register for a workshop.