Managing Stress Creatively

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Student relaxing with creative stress management techniques

🧠 Part 1: Understanding Your Stress

1. What does stress feel like to you? Tick all that apply:

Racing heart

Difficulty concentrating

Feeling overwhelmed

Muscle tension

Trouble sleeping

Irritability or mood changes

2. Which situation would cause you the MOST stress?

Major assignment due tomorrow that you haven't started

Argument with your best friend

Performing in front of the whole school

Family moving to a new city

3. List three personal stress triggers that affect you most:

a) _________________________________

b) _________________________________

c) _________________________________

4. Describe how your body feels when you're stressed (use at least 3 descriptive words):

🎨 Part 2: Creative Stress-Relief Planning

5. Design Your Stress-Relief Toolkit: In the box below, draw or create a visual plan showing 4 different activities you can use to manage stress. Include both physical activities (like exercise) and mental activities (like meditation).

6. Complete this personal coping strategy list:

When I feel stressed, I can...

• Take _____ deep breaths and count to _____

• Go to my favourite place: ________________________

• Listen to this type of music: ____________________

• Talk to: ______________________________________

• Do this physical activity: _______________________

• Use this creative outlet: ________________________

7. Create a "Calm Down" mantra or positive phrase you can repeat to yourself during stressful moments:

🎭 Part 3: Scenario Role-Play Planning

8. Scenario: Your friend Jamie is stressed about upcoming exams. They're not sleeping well, snapping at family members, and saying things like "I'm going to fail everything!" Plan how you would help Jamie using healthy stress management techniques.

What would you say to Jamie?

What two specific stress management activities would you suggest?

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

9. Reflection: Describe a time when you successfully managed stress using a healthy coping strategy. What worked and why?

10. Goal Setting: Choose one new stress management technique you'd like to try this week and explain when you'll use it: