Occupational Strategies

Occupational
I never had an actual job, but through my experince babysitting my niece, nephew, and my neighbors’ children, the risk I see and need to set a goal for is to stop developing stress. Taking care of many kids all at the same time by myself can sometimes get frustrating, especially when they don’t listen. It also gets more stressful whenever I would have other things to do, such as catch up on homework or studies during the weekend. Even when they are busy playing, I always have to keep my eyes on them. A strategy to address my risk of stress is to plan separate agendas and crafts early in the week before the weekend to gather equipments necessary, so that all the kids in different ages can participate. I would also check the weather
I don’t often express my emotions when they’re negative ones, to my support system, and that is something I need to change. I need to set a goal to decrease the stress I put on myself during these challenges. A strategy I can utilize is actually being more open little by little to my family. I can start with my mom who I feel I am the most comfortable with. A way to evaluate this strategy is by checking on my own thoughts inside and reminding myself to let my feelings and thoughts out and see the result of having the pressure and stress decrease. Another risk I can identify is that I tend to think about negative thoughts during problems, especially during family problems, and I don’t talk to my own family about it. According to the MayoClinic, “To monitor your stress, first identify your triggers. What makes you feel angry, tense, worried or irritable?” (MayoClinic, 2017). A strategy I can use is record and keep track of the negative thoughts in my head, find out the triggers, and avoid and stop thinking about them. Instead, I need to talk to my family when we have problems as my coping mechanism instead of thinking negative thoughts. I need to make this a habit and lifestyle and strengthen my communication with my family when problems
I realize that I rarely make time to exercise, especially ever since I had gotten to college. I do eat a variety of food, but I know that I will also need to exercise everyday for at least 30 minutes, especially since I know from my family genogram that high blood pressure runs in our family. A strategy I will need to utilize is to make time to exercise for at least 30 minutes each day. After a few weeks, I can evaluate if this strategy is effective by keeping track of my steps and buying a fitbit watch to monitor if I get out of breath quick after taking the stairs, which is how I usually feel now. Another strategy to assess this risk is to avoid eating fried foods and foods high in fat and sodium. To evaluate this strategy, I will need to carefully check the fat and sodium content in the food I intake, especially in the snacks I choose, and make better decisions. I would need to practice both of these strategies every day and make them lifestyle