Stress Diary
Today is my first day using my "stress diary." It's an exercise in the workbook that Bob (my social worker) recommended for me. It looks very much like this:
Stress Awareness Diary
Date __________ Day of the Week ______________
Time Stressful event Symptom
____ ________________________________ ________________
And so on and so forth. There are about 21 lines that can be used for each field. Does that make sense? I get it, but I can see it.
Anyways, I've already filled up most of the "entry" for today. And I still have several hours left. I have about 20 minutes left at work, and then I have band practice. We haven't practiced in a while, so I'm a bit anxious to see how things go. Ahh, one more line to fill in my stress diary.
There are exercises that I'm supposed to do later on. I have to rate my overall stress level before the relaxation exercise and then again after the exercise. This should be interesting.
I'm supposed to keep the journal for at least 2 weeks, and see if there are any noticeable changes. Wish me luck!
Stress Awareness Diary
Date __________ Day of the Week ______________
Time Stressful event Symptom
____ ________________________________ ________________
And so on and so forth. There are about 21 lines that can be used for each field. Does that make sense? I get it, but I can see it.
Anyways, I've already filled up most of the "entry" for today. And I still have several hours left. I have about 20 minutes left at work, and then I have band practice. We haven't practiced in a while, so I'm a bit anxious to see how things go. Ahh, one more line to fill in my stress diary.
There are exercises that I'm supposed to do later on. I have to rate my overall stress level before the relaxation exercise and then again after the exercise. This should be interesting.
I'm supposed to keep the journal for at least 2 weeks, and see if there are any noticeable changes. Wish me luck!