Stress journal

A stress journal is something that you can keep track of how you cope with stress and how you react when being in a stressful situation. You pick a week or longer to keep track of and you record your time, stressful even, reaction, and coping method. I learned that when I’m in a stressful situation I either deal with it head on, walk away for a few hours, get worried, go out, or sleep. I think I deal with stress in a healthy way. I don’t let myself get over stressed when there is no need to. What ever happens, happens I guess. The most stress that I get is when I’m at school or have school work to do. Like when I had the flue during the week of classes. I had to miss a day of classes because it was so bad. I got lucky one day because the one class I had that day got canceled. But I still had to miss the next day, which I had 3 classes. I had to make up all my notes and get prepared for tests and papers. I also get less stressed when I get all that I need done that day, done. Stress journal 

Time	Stressful event	Reaction (symptoms, thoughts, behaviors)	Coping response
Feb 18	grocery shopping	I didn't know why walmart only has 3 cashiers open when its busy. sweating, not in a good mood	Went out to eat after putting stuff away and went home to sleep
Feb 19	Around family that I don't like	Just wanted to leave, Kept to myself	relaxed when I went home
Feb 20	Flue	Slept all day. Worried about how I'd feel the next day for classes.	Vent out my feelings to my boyfriend
Feb 21	Missing classes due to the flue	Slept all day, Wondering how I am going to make up anything, Felt sick to my stomach from stress of sickness and classes.	Asked classmates what I missed and took notes from online.
Feb 22	Today was good	none	none