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Keep an Eye on Your Stress Balloons






               Good times help                        Green stress                      Blue stress can be           Toxic stress can make us pop
                build our brain                      helps us to fly                     tough for a while





























               HAPPY CALM                             POSITIVE                           TOLERABLE                                TOXIC

       ▪ Positive times connected with     ▪ Temporary and mild increase in     ▪ Serious temporary stress           ▪ Stress response system
         friends and family.                  stress hormone levels & brief        response – stress hormones          activated for too long
       ▪ Engaged in tasks that one            increase in heart rate;.             raised significantly;             ▪ Not enough protection from
         enjoys and in which one feels     ▪ E.g. an interview, OFSTED visit,   ▪ E.g. death of a loved one,           connections to act as buffers.
         capable.                             working with a challenging staff     divorce, managing COVID19.        ▪ E.g. seeing ongoing violence,
       ▪ Lots of love & positive feedback     member, a serious incident in     ▪ Tolerable if buffered by             ongoing poverty-related stress.
                                              school.                              supportive, caring colleagues,
       ▪ Leads to repair to the body                                               friends and family.               ▪ Leads to long term mental &
         and better skills at              ▪ Leads to resilience,                                                      physical health issues &
         regulating feelings in times         confidence & good coping          ▪ Leads to adaptation &                Executive Function Skill
         of stress.                           skills.                               recovery.                          difficulties.
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