Archive for February, 2010
Overcome the Fear of Driving – Mindfulness to Help You Control Your Driving Phobia
February 13th, 2010Fear of driving can be a serious problem and if you suffer from this condition, then you know how hard it is to just get in your car and drive away. It can be tough to plan to go anywhere that requires you to drive for a long time because you know your anxiety will [...]
Managing Your Stress at Work
February 13th, 2010It is a generally true formula that the more you work, the more stress you’ll have. Ironically, the stress caused by work can have unfortunate effects on your efficiency and productivity, which leads to – you guessed it – more stress about work. To avoid compromising your professional life, it’s necessary to learn how to [...]
The Basics For Managing Stress
February 13th, 2010When you start working on managing your stress, be prepared that you might have to try several (or many) techniques before finding the ones that work best for you. Everyone copes with stress differently, so there’s no guarantee that what works for your friend will work for you. Try different combinations, and remember – the [...]
Busy Professionals Have No Time For Stress!
February 13th, 2010If you’re one of the many who jokingly call themselves a "workaholic," it’s even more important that you incorporate stress management techniques into your life. Without learning to manage your stress, you won’t be able to keep up the demands of a busy – albeit rewarding – career. If this is your first time trying [...]
Let a Hot Bath Soak Away Your Cares
February 13th, 2010My daughter recently discovered the amazing relaxing properties of a hot bath. I had no idea how much stress a nine year old endures in a day, but now almost daily she asks to take a hot bath because it’s so relaxing. Read more
Exercise and the Spirit
February 13th, 2010Exercise and conditioning have a profound effect on the mind and spirit as well as on the body. Modern life puts all of us under a tremendous amount of stress. This engages our "fight or flee" emergency nervous system and floods our bodies with adrenaline but gives us no outlet for all that pent-up energy. [...]
How to Stay Together Happy With Every Passing Year
February 12th, 2010After surviving a very difficult period of my life with PTSD Depression and some other mental health troubles i am lucky enough to still be happily married to my beautiful best friend who is my wife. We have had some tough times and some really stressful times but through it all we have made a [...]
How to Use Art As a New Form of Anger Therapy
February 12th, 2010We are all familiar with anger. This very normal and basic emotion is possessed by not only humans but almost all living organisms in the planet. As rational creatures though, it is only in humans that we are able to see irrationality in times of emotional stress or depression when it comes to the expression [...]
How to Identify Symptoms of Stress in Men
February 12th, 2010Whether young or old, married or single, men experience stress. They can experience stress coming from issues about family, spouse, work, studies, colleagues, and others. Read more
What Are the Top Symptoms of Stress in Women?
February 12th, 2010Women experience stress. The common causes of stress in women can be any of the following: difficulty at work, job change, relationship problems, loneliness, lack of support, deadlines, financial problems, death of a loved one, divorce, health problems, physical abuse, and mental abuse. Even the daily task of balancing work and taking care of her [...]
