The Stress Bucket Everyone experiences stress throughout their lives. Some stress can help us focus and drive us to achieve, whilst too much can cause us to feel overwhelmed. If prolonged, stress can also lead to physical or mental health issues. What is the Stress Bucket? The Stress Bucket is a useful tool to help us understand and manage stress (Brabban & Turkington, 2002).
The stress bucket represents your capacity to handle stress, pressure, and challenges in your life. Above the bucket are rain clouds (stressors) — the aspects that are causing you stress and gradually filling up your bucket. Everyone’s stress bucket and rain clouds are different.
Use this file to create a drawing of your own stress bucket.
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