Online: Let’s talk about stress

Identify stress in others and deal with it effectively

You suddenly notice that someone close to you is clearly suffering from stress overload. Months in advance, you predict the burnout of a family member, friend, or co-worker... yet you choose to do nothing about it. Or you want to, but don't know how.

This course offers effective methods to address the levels of stress of others and/or your own stress overload. Transparency is paramount. Telling someone what you see and how it affects you, starts a dialogue about stress. And you make sure the other person is aware of his or her stress level. Which flag should you raise? Green, orange, or red?

Theme: Team development & Leadership
Become aware of your signs of stress
Reading time: 2 hours, exclusive of practice and assignments
Study time: 12 hours (estimated)
Total duration: 2-6 weeks

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Imagine: you have suspicions that a friend, who you've been planning to go on a fun outing with, is overwhelmed by stress. The weekend trip could easily turn out to be a fiasco. How can you – subtly – find out if your suspicion of stress overload is true?

How do you respond to stressed-out people close to you? Often you don't dare say anything, because you're afraid this will put a burden on him or her. It's natural to avoid, or shy away from, the anger or stress of another person. But this won't make you feel any better. In fact, there's a big chance it'll cause you stress.

In this course, rather than shying away from it, you'll address the lvels of stress and talk about it. You'll learn not only how to provide comfort, but also how to help others identify their own levels of stress and anxiety symptoms. You can use the "raising flags" technique in conversations at work or at home with family, friends, and co-workers: wherever you are working or living with people. You assign someone a flag with a specific color. Transparency is vital to the success of this technique.

Everyone has experienced stress. Perhaps in your culture you're not used to openly talk about stress. You may feel uncomfortable or embarrassed, or embarrass others, when discussing work-related stress or burnout symptoms. Make sure to take pointers from this online course and see what fits your situation and your surroundings.

You're in charge, so you decide!

What will I learn?
In this online course, the process of assigning different colored flags will teach you how to recognize a beginning or advanced level of stress in another. You'll start the conversation about stress and share the need to discuss it. You'll also learn how to deal with others' reactions when you tell them that they seem stressed.

Observing yourself and others. Do you find this difficult? It can be very challenging to really take note of others, because we're so busy with our own lives. And we're inclined to think everyone else is doing just fine. When you really think about these stress signals and pay attention to the people around you, you'll be able to see the signs and respond to them. This process is what you'll learn to do in this course.

What will I do?
Raising a flag ensures you that the right kind of attention is focused on behavioral change in others. You'll explain the flags to people: green (okay), orange (be careful), or red (acute hazard). First and foremost, we'll determine what stress acutally is, before flags can be assigned. Once you've had some practice, you'll encounter various forms of productive or unproductive symptoms of stress. Irritability, complaining, and whining versus being alert and sharp, taking on challenges, and having a positive attitude.

After this learning journey, you'll know:

which signs are stress indicators
how to discuss stress openly
how someone else's stress affects you

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