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BE HEALTHY
Take care of your body by getting enough sleep, exercising, and eating properly. Feelings of stress can be caused or heightened by sleep deprivation or poor diet. Exercise (running, basketball, swimming, etc.) is an excellent way to burn off feelings of tension. We store stress in our bodies, so taking good care of them reduces stress.
Now, write down ways in which you communicate to others how important the things on the previous page are to you. You may find that you communicate it verbally, or you may communicate it with actions. For instance, you may make a point of telling people, "Don't call me between 6:30 and 7:30 because that's when my family eats dinner." When you've finished typing your list, continue to the next page.
How I Communicate What's Important to Me
SITUATION 3
You're with a friend at a store, and you notice that he slips some sunglasses into his backpack. He asks you to stand in front of him while he "loads up."
For the rest of the afternoon, you feel uncomfortable and worried about whether that was the right choice to make.
Not happy with the consequences? Think through the decision-making steps to figure out if you made the right decision.
- Situations: Why do you need to make a decision?
- Goals: What do you need to happen?
- Choices: What are your options or the alternatives?
- Consequences: What could happen?
- Decision: What will you do?
- Think About It: Did you make the right decision
Now, go back to the beginning of the "Choices and Consequences" exercise and try again. But remember, you can't always do that in real life!