Stress Management Four Levels of Stress Spiritual Identity

Stress Management Four Levels of Stress Spiritual Identity, perception, values, selfawareness Mental Thinking, discriminating, deciding, acting Emotional Feelings, emotions, intuition Physical Body Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Stress Management What Most People Do • Jogging • Sport • Aerobics • New Hobby • Change of Diet • New • Vitamins • Vacation • Alcohol Relations • Sleep • Tranquilisers Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Stress Management Vicious Cycles of Stressful Thinking • Unreasonable • Negative • Irrational Performance • Poor • Unproductive • Non-achieving Feelings • Panic • Fear • Worry Behaviour • Inappropriate and inept responses Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Stress Management Positive Thinking Self_________ • I can do it to the best of my ability and my ability will increase with experience. • I can’t please everyone all of the time, and I must not let someone else’s negative vision influence me. • I am always flexible and ready to change. Others______ • Each person has their own unique way of doing a task. • If they can’t co-operate with me I can show them how by co-operating with them. World___________ • it is a complex picture of national and ecological relationships with a long history which requires understanding before judgement. • In every situation I have the opportunity to influence the course of events in a positive way. Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Stress Management Effect of Negative Thinking • Feeling of hopelessness • Lack of enthusiasm • No motivation • Loss of self-esteem • Prisoner of your own creation Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Stress Management What’s Your Purpose Why you exist / What you are trying to achieve ? Vision What you are trying to create ? Mission How you will achieve your purpose and your vision ? Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Stress Management The Crisis of Identity How others see Me How I see myself How I think others see Me How I would like others to see Me How I really am Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Stress Management The Meaning of Love • Physical - Meeting of Bodies • Emotional - Meeting of Hearts • Mental - Meeting of Minds • Spiritual - Meeting of Souls Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Stress Management Who Can Face Stress • Those who have a purpose in life. • Those with a sense of commitment. • Those who have self-control; their lives are not controlled externally. • Those who are flexible. • Those who seek novelty and challenge. Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University