Bounce Back Building your resilience Dealing with stress

Bounce Back Building your resilience Dealing with stress

Objectives • • • Reflect on starting university and the impact Recognise symptoms of stress Introduce the stress bucket Creating networks and supportive connections Understanding boundaries with personal relationships Develop your own action plan to improve personal resilience

What is Resilience? The ability to: • Bounce back from adversity • Work through challenges • Overcome obstacles “ Fall down 7 times……………… get up 8” Resilient people tend to: - Be more open to new ideas - Assume the best rather than the worst of people - Find opportunity and risk fascinating - Embrace positive change - Energised in a crisis rather than overrun - Attract other people to collaborate with them

Signs of Stress Cognitive Physical Stress Emotional Behaviour

When things get stressful Try the 3 step breathing space The 3 step breathing space practice https: //youtu. be/Eq_z. B 8 Jt. TQ

A trip down Memory Lane Think back to when you just started university. • What things tested your resilience? • What have been the challenges of university life so far? • What did you do to get through it?

Creating Connections Disability advice Friends/Family Yo u Groups, clubs, activities University Employment Internet/resources Money Advice Job Shop & Careers Student Liaison Officers Wellbeing

Energy levels and stress Over or under-eating Excess Alcohol and use of drugs (prescription and otherwise) Seclusion and inactivity Lack of sleep Keep a record so you recognise the triggers and know how to deal with them

Tools for your toolbox Stress 3 bucket Step breathing space Creating connections of support Identification Circle of negative habits of Control

Further Support • Student Wellbeing Team – 0113 812 8507 studentwellbeing@leedsbeckett. ac. uk • Employability – 0113 812 5995 • Student Money & Advice – 0113 812 5593 • Disability Advice – 0113 812 5831 • Skills for learning To arrange your first appointment with us, please complete our online registration form via My. Hub – it just takes a few minutes.