Stress Test/ Health Domains

Today in class we took a stress test that reflected on our different domains of health. I thought the test was very useful because it made me aware of areas in my life that I thought were stress free, that are not. For the most part, my health domains were stronger than the class average. My physical, spiritual and social domains seem to be my strongest areas. However, my numbers for emotional and mental are higher than the class, making them areas I should really concentrate on improving on. Reflecting on my results, I think that for the most part, this test must have been pretty accurate. Before the test, I would have said that all these domains in my life are stress free for the most part, and I have nothing to work on. However, some of the questions that this test asked, really made me think that I could work on a lot of things when it came to dealing with my mental state and emotional health when dealing with stressful siutations. The way I usually react to stress is by pretending it doesn't bother me and brushing it off. This test made me realize that I problaby don't brush it off, more or less I bottle it up. This is unhealthy because it eventually causes me to act irrationally. However, now that I know what my "problem areas" are, I can use some of the techniques we've learned in class to target those health domains. For instance, if I'm feeling upset about something that happened in school that day, I could go home and write in a journal as a way of getting it off my chest instead of bottling it up. Other things that I might do would be exercise, meditate, or listen to some of my favorite music.