Pressure management (stress management) for teachers - other strategies

Two strategies important in the management of pressure are pacing (monitoring and adjusting pressure levels) and taking breaks (something that many teachers - and schools - ignore).

Other strategies suggested by Dr Posen include

• decrease or discontinue caffeine
• take regular exercise
• learn relaxation techniques (see reviews of relaxation tapes)
• get enough sleep
• achieve an adequate work-leisure balance
• modify unrealistic expectations
• change the way you look at things by "reframing"
• changing unfounded opinions
• making use of humour

Details of all the above can be found in the article by Dr P B Posen, "Stress management for patient and physician" . The original article is published at www.mentalhealth.com.