“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” – Chinese Proverb Stress is a do it yourself process. In other words the stress you are experiencing is a result of what you are actually doing to yourself. The reason you experience stress is a combination of the demands you daily [...]
Stress can affect you in many ways. One way stress affected me in the past was my neck would get tight. This would often lead to the second way stress often affected me which was having a headache. These two responses to stress would then lead to other maladies like severe insomnia and grumpiness. Are [...]
The one constant in life is change. In fact, change is happening around us, in us, through us, and about us all the time. Some changes will be good, some bad, and some won’t make any difference at all. Some changes you like, some you hate, and others just don’t matter. Changes you like you’ll [...]
I don’t care what news channel you turn to it seems that they are all telling us how awful the economy is. Now the media is telling us we might have a “double dip” recession. It you listened to the people in the media you would think that the whole world is “going to hell [...]
Most people don’t like to move. In fact, if you’re like most people you probably think that moving and stress go hand in hand. Moving can be a big ordeal, but you can take steps to relieve your moving stress and anxiety and ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible. With some good planning [...]
In the past, stressful situations would make my palms sweaty, my heart race, my neck tight and my stomach hurt. When I first started getting these symptoms I could make them go away, but after a while I found myself less able to handle the stress, getting more aggravated and unable to sleep. Soon after [...]
For most people life can be irrational, unfair and fraught with unexpected pitfalls over which you have no control. As John Lennon once said, “Life is what happens as we are busy making plans.” I believe that’s a good philosophy, life will always add its two cents. The problem is that those cents keep mounting [...]
We experience stress every day in our lives. It doesn’t matter if you are at work or at home, with so many tasks to do and so many people to take care of, it can be easy to forget to slow down and take care of yourself. Deep breathing and meditation are extremely beneficial ways [...]
It seems like the whole world has been really stressful lately. Stressful news, stress events in the world, everything seems to moving faster and faster. Modern life is permeated with stress. Families are now typically spread out all over the country. Most require two incomes just to get by and day care for children has [...]
What’s the great thing about work? You get to work with people. What’s the bad thing about work? You get to work with people. Work can generate lots of stress. From tight deadlines to irksome co-workers stress in the workplace is everywhere. Now, a little stress is actually good. Stress can help you work harder [...]
