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Coping with stress – tension reduction techniques and building mental resilience

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Training process

Training needs analysis

If you have specific requirements regarding the training programme, we will carry out a training needs analysis for you. This will guide us on which aspects of the programme should receive greater emphasis, so that the training programme meets your specific needs.

What will you gain?

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Spotting stress triggers - You will learn to notice situations, thoughts and habits that raise your tension earlier, so you can interrupt stress before it escalates and starts affecting your decisions and relationships.

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Tension relief techniques - You will gain practical methods for lowering tension during and after work, helping you return to balance faster, avoid prolonged overload and handle everyday pressure more effectively.

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Better response control - You will practice methods that help you pause impulsive stress reactions, respond more calmly in difficult situations and maintain stronger control over your behavior under pressure.

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Building mental resilience - You will learn how to strengthen your mental resilience step by step, so you can recover faster after demanding events and avoid losing energy to long-lasting psychological strain.

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Faster return to balance - You will develop your own set of short recovery actions that help you lower tension in difficult moments, regain focus and keep performing effectively even when pressure is high.

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Personal anti-stress plan - You will organize the ways you currently cope with stress and turn them into a practical action plan that supports you in demanding situations at work and in your personal life.

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Greater pressure resilience - You will understand how to stay effective under time pressure, expectations and change, making it easier to remain calm, think clearly and act with stability in demanding situations.

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Fewer overload signals - You will learn to notice early signs of mental overload and respond sooner, before tension leads to lower energy, poorer communication, irritability or reduced day-to-day effectiveness.

Training programme

1. Introduction to the issue of stress

  • what stress is and what functions it performs,
  • motivating stress versus overwhelming stress,
  • the impact of stress on the body and work effectiveness,
  • the most common sources of occupational and private stress,
  • individual reactions to stressful situations.

2. Mechanisms of stress formation

  • biological mechanisms of the stress response,
  • the „fight or flight” response,
  • the influence of thoughts and interpretation of the situation on the level of tension,
  • the role of emotions in maintaining stress,
  • the vicious circle of stress and overload.

3. Recognizing symptoms of stress

  • physical symptoms,
  • emotional symptoms,
  • cognitive symptoms and concentration problems,
  • warning signs of fatigue,
  • recognizing one's own stress reactions.

4. Diagnosis of one's own stressors

  • identification of situations causing tension,
  • analysis of daily sources of stress,
  • the impact of the work environment on the level of stress,
  • stress resulting from interpersonal relationships,
  • creating a map of personal stressors.

5. Tension reduction techniques

  • breathing and relaxation techniques,
  • exercises reducing muscle tension,
  • short regeneration techniques possible to use at work,
  • ways to quickly calm the body,
  • elements of mindfulness and attentiveness.

6. Managing emotions in difficult situations

  • recognizing emotions and their impact on behavior,
  • coping with frustration and tension,
  • control of impulses and emotional reactions,
  • techniques for calming emotions,
  • building a greater sense of influence.

7. Working with thoughts and beliefs

  • automatic stressful thoughts,
  • the impact of interpreting a situation on the level of tension,
  • changing perspective and way of thinking,
  • separating facts from judgments,
  • developing a constructive approach to difficulties.

8. Work organization and overload management

  • task prioritization,
  • planning work and rest,
  • coping with time pressure,
  • limiting multitasking,
  • ways of minimizing distractions.

9. Communication in stressful situations

  • assertive expression of needs and opinions,
  • setting boundaries,
  • responding to difficult messages and conflicts,
  • communication under pressure,
  • remaining calm in professional conversations.

10. Building mental resilience

  • what mental resilience is,
  • habits supporting mental well-being,
  • the importance of recovery and rest,
  • prevention of professional burnout,
  • strengthening psychological flexibility.

11. Work-life balance

  • the importance of work-life balance,
  • setting boundaries between work and rest,
  • recovery after an intensive period of work,
  • healthy habits supporting stress reduction,
  • digital hygiene and limiting information overload.

12. Individual stress coping plan

  • identifying one's own risk areas,
  • selection of effective tension reduction techniques,
  • building a personal recovery plan,
  • actions supporting mental resilience,
  • reinforcing new habits and techniques for working with stress.

What are the prerequisites for participating in the training?

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Readiness for self-reflection - You should be willing to look at your stress reactions, name your emotions and examine everyday situations so you can benefit fully from the exercises during the training.

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Basic life or work experience - You should have your own experience of pressure, tension or difficult situations at work or in daily life, so the techniques discussed can be applied to real challenges.

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Openness to practice - You should be ready to take part in simple exercises, discuss examples and test new ways of responding, because practical work is an important part of this training.

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Basic communication skills - You should be able to clearly describe your difficulties, needs and observations so you can take an active part in workshop tasks and draw useful conclusions from them.