Whether it was expected or sudden, the death of a loved one is never easy. The loss of someone close can create tremendous amounts of stress for those affected, causing feelings such as numbness, guilt and anger. But though it may be difficult to manage your feelings after tragedy, there are ways that you can cope. The following stress-relieving tips…
Category: Stress Management
Why Is Your Job Really Stressful
In my survey conducted few weeks back I realized a very crucial fact pertaining to professional career. A common question Is your job really stressful? was the theme of the survey. What was really uncommon was the result of the survey. I realized that a majority of the survey takers were happy with their job. Every morning was a new…
From Anger To Peace Of Mind
Anger is a serious problem for one in every five Americans. Road rage, workplace violence, domestic abuse and even addiction are just a few of its many expressions. The reason such a large umber of our nation’s citizens are on antidepressants, overweight, and involved in all kinds of difficult relationships can be directly traced to the effects of anger, particularly…
Practicing Staying Present To The Now
Transformational Counseling is about assisting others to transform their life. Transformational Counseling is a process of assisting others to learn how to let go of the past and live fully in the present. To live fully in the present is to become awaken to what is truly real and to our own natural power. Much of our life is spent…
Stress A Matter Of Judgment
Pressure is part and parcel of all work and helps to keep us motivated. But excessive pressure can lead to stress, which undermines performance, is costly to employers and can make people ill. Stress, a matter of judgment In becoming stressed, people must therefore make two main judgments: firstly they must feel threatened by the situation, and secondly they must…
Stress Management The New Health Trend
What is it about stress and stress management that everybody has their panties up in a bunch about now-a-days? I mean do we really think that our society today is more stressed out than back in the days when people were dying right and left, eaten by large animals, starving, being shot with arrows, etc.? I mean you’ve got to…
How To Reduce Your Stress Like The Pros Do
Stress is a huge problem especially for people in western societies. There are three types of stressors: – Physical – Psychological – Environmental or Social. The first group of stressors affect physically, for example : hunger ,hot and cold, illness, pain and injury, viruses, lack of sleep. The Psychological affects your mind. Examples are : loneliness, fear, death of a…
Stress Management 10 Practical Steps
The World Health Organization calls stress “the health epidemic of the 21st century.” Stress resulting in illness is the causative factor underlying more than 70% of all visits to the family doctor, medical doctors suggest. What is stress? We all talk about it but what does ‘stress’ mean and how does it affect our bodies? Dr. Hans Selye, who first…
Look To Mother Nature To Reduce Stress On The Job
Are inadequate communication with co-workers, lack of control and even too much work stirring up feelings that you just can’t take it anymore? If so, you may be experiencing work-related stress. According to the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, work-related stress is a physically and emotionally harmful response that occurs when the requirements of a job don’t…
Exercise And Stress
Exercise may not be the most exciting word in your vocabulary, but it sure has a lot of benefits. Participating in daily exercise not only makes us healthier in general, it can diminish the effects of stress on our bodies as well. How many times have you heard someone proclaim, “The doctor says it’s stress.” ? We occasionally laugh it…