Stress Management Articles & News
The Message Bill Heard
Voice: Bill! Bill: I thought I heard a voice. Voice: Bill! This is a Message from Heaven. Bill: I don't believe this. Is Heaven on speaking terms with the world? Voice: Not often. Bill: Why me? Silence Bill: Speak, Lord. I listen. Voice: We created all things in the universe – the vast reaches of galaxies and the magnificent life on earth. Among all life forms, We endowed man with a superior intelligence, to recognize events ...
Stress Management: 12 Stress Busters for Speedy Stress Reduction
Are You Too Stressed? Is your stomach all tied up in knots? Do you have trouble concentrating or remembering things? Do you have trouble falling asleep, or do you sleep too much? You can handle a certain amount of stress, but when you get overloaded with stress, it lowers your ability to function. That is when you need stress relief – and you need it fast. These 12 stress busters will show you how you can reduce stress, and some of them work in an instant. Stress ...
Hypnosis CDs Relief from Stress
The number one most popular issue that users of a self hypnosis cd or clients of a hypnotherapist seek help with is stress. Even if their presenting issue appears different, such as a phobia or lack of confidence, somewhere in the mix will be a stress issue. So helping anyone to reduce their stress can be a great and effective way of reducing the symptoms and often the cause of any issue.
Alleviate Stress Without Pills!
We all have it; we live with it daily: stress. As America's #1 health problem, surveys, reports and studies have been done concerning this epidemic. Meditation, massages and reading are some of the many ways for you to alleviate stress levels. Doctors hand out pills; insurance rates go up; you pay to learn meditation, to talk to a therapist or for a massage therapist to give you a massage. Day after day, week after week . . . this is a never-ending cycle. The fact is you need to, and ...
Talk Yourself Out of Stress
Seventy-five percent of all our problems – both emotional and physical problems – come from the same source. If you could identify that source, would you want to eliminate it?
Taming September: Avoiding Fall Frenzy
When September rolls around, does it generally hit you like a ton of bricks? Do you feel as if that invisible being in charge of your life has suddenly ratcheted up the speed on your treadmill? WAY up?
Hari's Stress Inventory
Conceptualizing stress: Stress often has a negative connotation. Failure, illnesses, distress are often marked as stress. Stress can also be a result of factors like job promotion, transfers, first love and the like.
Keeping You Stress Free!
We function at our best when we are free from stress, relaxed, confident and focused. Feeling the adrenalin flow and achieving a deadline by the skin of our teeth may be exhilarating in the short term but as a way of life can be detrimental to both health and happiness. Stress has a habit of creeping up on us very slowly. At first it may just show itself in low-level irritation and then possibly some sleepless nights and eventually a feeling of being out of control, time off work and, if ...
Journal Your Stress Away
Writing down our thoughts and feelings, as in keeping a journal or diary, is a proven method to relieve stress and improve well being. The expression achieved through writing in a journal on a regular basis, or during times of high stress, helps to clarify and focus what we are actually feeling and experiencing. Putting down on paper what we are frustrated about, worried and concerned with, helps us to begin to understand in a clearer, more concise manner, what we are going through. That ...
Reduce Stress and Enjoy More Sleep
If you suffer from insomnia of any kind, the chances are you don't need to be told that there's a significant connection between sleep problems like insomnia and stress. In fact, as cases of insomnia and related sleep problems increase, more and more people find themselves caught between the pressures and responsibilities of daily life and their desire for a good night's sleep. The good news is that insomnia and stress don't have to go hand in hand. There are a ...
Stress Management
Have you ever said the words, "This job/my life is so stressful!" Or something else along those lines?
Ease Your Stress … Change Your Life!
Feeling stressed? Who isn't!! In today's society, feeling "stressed out," overwhelmed and exhausted is the norm. However, moderate day-to-day stress takes its toll on our minds and bodies. Our constant doing, over-working, running errands, rushing here and there, and care-taking can lead to anxiety, depression, sleep disorders/insomnia, high blood pressure and diabetes.
The Three R's of Handling Your Emotions
My son was watching a Richard Scarry video this morning as I was doing my usual rushing around, getting ready to leave the house. He's watched it countless times, but I've never managed to sit through the entire thing. This morning one song caught my attention, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands", which I sang many many times as a child in Sunday School, and always followed with "If you're happy and you know it, then your life will surely show it ..." In the ...
Ten Tips to Ward Off Stress at the Office
CHICAGO - According to a recent article in the September 27 issue of Newsweek magazine, 60–90 percent of all doctor visits are for stress-related illnesses. Stress affects us all and it is especially rampant at the office, where it is not only costly to employees but also to the companies they work for in terms of absenteeism and poor performance. Under stress, you cannot perform at your optimum level.
Quick Steps On Handling Stress
Looking for some quick stress relief? Edward W. Smith, motivational speaker, author and TV show host, who specializes in quick tips on how to move your life ahead even faster, offers the following advice. It is helpful to understand that significant stress reduction can occur in minutes, you do not even have to leave the place where the stress is occuring. First, as soon as you feel stresses coming just say "Stop" to yourself. Saying "Stop" will actually help reduce the ...
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
"Slow down, you move too fast, you've got to make the [moment] last!" Do you ever hear that nagging voice that says, "Stop!" "Slowdown!" "Meditate" "Breathe" "Enjoy your kids while they're still young"? What is the wisdom here for you in that nagging voice? We tend to ignore this wisdom and forge ahead. We have places to go, committees to run, projects to do - we don't have time to slow down! Expense ~ But, at what expense? What is the cost TO YOU if ...
Empowerment for Highly Sensitive People: Part 1
Are you a person who has a keen imagination, a deep inner life, and vivid colorful dreams? Do you need time alone on a regular basis? Do people who know you say you are “too sensitive”?
Why Bother Sleeping?
Do we really need to sleep so much? Wouldn’t life be better if we just drank more caffeine and kept going? Well, when you’re standing at the coffee stand and trying to decide between one more latte and going to sleep…consider the facts:
Seven Steps to Reducing Stress and Reclaiming Your Life at Work
According to the StressPulse survey by ComPsych Corporation completed at the end of 2003 and is still valid today:
Pet Therapy
Woof, Woof, Meow, Meow: Take one of these and call me in the morning. It never fails. A wagging tail causes an almost knee-jerk response. Whose face isn’t softened by the sight of an overjoyed ball of fur? It’s no coincidence that our feline and canine friends are displayed on the covers of so many greeting cards today. Pet therapy may not be a phrase you hear from your doctor when discussing medical treatment plans, but maybe it should be. While underestimated by the ...
Sometimes C.O.P.I.N.G Is All We Can Do
We strive for excellence in our lives, going at full throttle, but sometimes we are faced with a situation where all we do is "hurry up and wait".
Mental and Physical Stress
All people experience stress and anxiety in one form or another. Sometimes it can be helpful but if allowed to become chronic, it produces a physically debilitating, unhealthy and destructive mind-set that actually increases stress levels and lowers immune system efficiency.
Stress Tips
26 ways to minimize and manage the unhealthy effects of stress, anxiety and burnout. No doubt about it - we live in an increasingly competitive and stressful world. In many subtle and not so subtle ways it affects us all and it's not unusual for people to lace their conversation with phrases like 'Stressed out', 'Anxiety syndrome', 'Panic attack', 'Burned out', and more. That's today's reality. The question is, how do we go about ...
Take a Mini Vacation
You know that feeling after a completely satisfying day -- you’re lying down to bed, feeling exhausted yet happy? I’m just guessing here, but has it been a while? Maybe when you were last on vacation. Would you like to take a mini-vacation, right now?
A Map for Less Stress
What does living with less stress mean? Living with less stress means different things for different people. For you, it may mean being proactive about your health and preventing the drastic consequences of stress. It may mean coming back from “burn-out” and learning new habits. It may mean taking a time out of a busy workday to enjoy, have fun and remember what inspires you. It’s different for each of us. But one thing is similar. You can get sidetracked. You can lose your ...
Human Conditiong, Stress Management and Music
The predominant role human conditioning plays in a stressful environment. Perspective, reaction and remedy. How music can help.
Is Stress a Serious Problem in Your Life?
Conquer Stress and Anxiety Naturally With This Safe and Effective Method
Rhodiola Rosea is the latest natural remedy to join the arsenal of natural anxiety and stress reducers.
Common SENSS Stress Control
Statistics show that all of us experience stress at one point in time or another. It is no longer a question of whether or not we are stressed, but rather how much stress we can tolerate. A consistently high level can lead to many physical ailments such as gastro-intestinal problems, sleep disorders, headaches, heart attacks, flu, frequent colds, cancer, skin problems, depression, and chronic pain. For example, it does not mean that every single incidence of heart attack is caused by stress, ...
Anger Management Practice: The Gift of Forgiveness
This anger management Practice draws on the dual wisdom of Aikido and scientific research. "The gift of forgiveness" will help you explore how to change long term anger into a wider range of life affirming emotions. It is a simple yet profound Practice following the Seishindo principles of Absorption, Utilization, and Balance.