No stress

Short-term stress, generated for example by the obligation to meet a deadline, is not a problem in itself; in fact, it can stimulate everyone to give of their best. Stress becomes a health and safety risk when it is proven over time.

Stress is experienced when an imbalance is perceived between what is demanded of the individual and the resources available to meet these demands. Although stress is perceived psychologically, it can also affect physical health.

Maybe you've experienced:

• physical symptoms: colic, headaches, muscle, joint or other pain, sleep, appetite and digestion problems, feelings of breathlessness or tightness, unusual sweating...
• emotional symptoms: heightened sensitivity and nervousness, crying spells, anxiety, excitement, sadness, feeling unwell

To prevent stress, here are various tools, workshops and activities that the University has made available for you:

• individual support
• yoga
• tai chi quan
• chiharmony
• qi Gong
• méditation
• Réussite workshops
• seated massages
• stress management tutorial