1. Stress Management for
Wellness
Dr. Daniel Crosby
www.doctordanielcrosby.com
daniel@doctordanielcrosby.com

2. Discovering Stress
First coined by Hans
Selye-endocrinologist
in the 1930’s
“Discovered” while
injecting mice
Process was the
problem
Met with intense
skepticism

3. Stress vs. Burnout
Stress
Specific response by
the body to a stimulus,
such as fear or pain,
that disturbs or
interferes with the
normal physiological
equilibrium of an
organism.
Stress is fundamentally
about being out of
balance.
Burnout
Exhaustion of physical
or emotional strength
usually as a result of
prolonged stress or
frustration.
Burnout is
fundamentally about a
perpetually high stress
level that leads to a
loss of functioning.

4. Anatomy of Burnout
Alarm Resistance Exhaustion

5. Stress: Good or
Bad?

6. Eustress
Positive form of stress or
stress that increases
performance.

7. Distress
The more commonly
discussed form of stress that
causes suffering and/or
decreases performance.

8. Stress and Performance

9. Barry Bonds
Hit 10x fewer homeruns
in the days leading up to
breaking the previous
record of 755.

10. First transition to Gagan

11. Stress and Health
What percentage of visits to a general practitioner
are caused or exacerbated by stress?

12. Stress and Health
Causes us to store visceral fat
Shown to stunt children’s growth
Increases risk of CV disease
Intensifies symptoms of diseases with
autoimmune components (e.g., arthritis)
Root cause of much anxiety and depression
Implicated in hypertension, ED, infertility, colds,
and insomnia

13. What have you seen?
Stress-related depression is the number one cause of
missed work
10% of GNP or 1.47 trillion dollars
Stress robs us of creativity by crowding our minds
with unnecessary worries
Lose IQ and EQ points – make dumb decisions in
interpersonally uncomfortable ways
When we need it most we have it least!
1,470,000,000,000
Reasons to Fight Stress

14. Tips for Balance and
Wellness
Choose your response
– Viktor Frankl
Control – order life and
discern what can be
controlled
Social support – want it
least when it is most
needed

15. Balance and Wellness
Physical activity – releases stress-battling
endorphins
Recognized Body/Mind Connection
Behaviors – “I smile therefore…”
Nutrition – avoid “comfort foods”, drugs, and
alchohol

16. Turn time back to Gagan