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Stress and Anxiety

1. Can you identify with Michael Douglas’s character in Falling Down ?2. How often do you feel stressed? In which situations?3. How can stress affect you physically and mentally? What can we do to feel

less stressed in a stressful situations?

4. Would you describe your job/studies as particularly stressful?5. Which are some of the most stressful jobs? What about the least stressful?6. How, when and where do you relax?7. Some people say that a certain amount of stress is a good thing. What do

they mean? Do you think this is true?8. Do you think that modern life is more or less stressful than the past? Why?9. Do you have a lot of free time or do you normally feel that you have too many

things to do? Is there anything you could do to have more free time?10. Do you ever have (or make) time to be on your own? Is this important?11. Would you regard yourself as stressed these days? Is there anything which is

particularly worrying you?12. Some people say that stress is due to lack of organisation. Do you regard

yourself as an organised person? How do you organise your life?13. Which is the most stressful time of year for you? Why is it so stressful?14. Is stress normally connected with lack of time? Do you have many deadlines

to meet? Can you remember the last one?15. Do you ever eat in a hurry or do you normally take your time?16. How often do you feel irritated with people? When does this happen?17. When you get angry with somebody, do you normally let your anger out or do

you bottle it up?

18. Which part of the day is the most stressful for you?19. Which causes people more stress: their working lives or their family lives?20. Are you the type of person who is energetic, competitive and who enjoys a

challenge or are you the type of person who is easy-going, relaxed and whoaccepts crises philosophically?

21. Do you ever have a siesta or nap? Does this help to feel more relaxed? 

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