Stress affects the whole person – body, mind, feelings, and behavior, and just as symptoms can take many forms, so there are many simple actions that you can take to relieve these symptoms. Take Action on Stress. Ask yourself “Am I stressed, or am I in denial?” Simply making a conscious decision to act upon your situation will bring to…
Category: Stress Management
Stress
Defined simply, stress is the body’s reaction to a threat or challenge resulting from a situation (called a stressor) that can be either positive or negative. The body does not differentiate between psychological and physiological stress. Physical Symptoms: Physical changes when under stress may include tense muscles, pounding heart rate, cold or clammy hands, headache, sweating, and a feeling of…
How Middle Managers Create Stress
In essence, the reason that they create stress for others is that they do not manage well. For all those working in the operational, functional areas of the organisation, most of the workplace stress is created by the team leaders, supervisors, and middle managers. The ways in which managers create this stress are endless, but here are some of the…
Aromatherapy Massage Soothes And Banishes Stress
One pleasant way to deal with daily stress and fatigue is to massage it away. For thousands of years, holistic therapies such as aromatherapy massage have been used as a way to refresh and recharge the senses. A daily massage with scented oil can help dissolve accumulated stress and toxins. The benefits to be expected from this calming daily ritual…
Keeping A Safe Distance From Management Stress
You finally got your well-deserved promotion. After working years and years on proving your worth, having been recognized for your efforts and getting that sizeable increase is making all the hard work well worth it. But then again you didn’t count on all the pressure the new job comes with. You suddenly notice that you’re always tired, irritable and hardly…
Tips For People Who Stress About Money
Money or the lack of it, can cause many people a great deal of stress. People often play mind games with themselves by worrying about certain situations. How will I be able to pay if my car breaks down? How will I cope if I lose my job? In this article, I give money management advice to help people to…
A Change Is As Good As A Rest
How many times do you hear yourself say “I need a vacation!”? Your life is busy with routines – work, school, laundry, bringing the kids to all of their activities, so it’s no wonder that you feel hassled, stressed or on a running wheel that you can’t seem to get off of. Maybe your job seems boring, or your daily…
Three Simple Ways To Dissolve Stress Using Only Paper And A Pen
Twenty-first century life can be defined using one word – stressful! The noise, the deadlines, money, expectations, and time restraints. Sleep deprivation and food cravings, where does it all end? As busy as we are, taking care of all the things that pass our way, the truth is that we create an enormous amount of stress for ourselves. Our minds…
Turn Holiday Hassles Into Holiday Happiness
All too often we look forward to the Holidays only to become overwhelmed, stressed out and ultimately lose our joy. Here are a few things you can do to stay in the spirit of the season and enjoy it to its fullest. First, ask yourself and your immediate family, how would you most enjoy celebrating the holidays? This question will…
Stress Management In The Workplace
As a Health & Safety officer for a large company in the IT sector, we have had to tackle the issue of Stress Management at work and i wanted to share what should be done to reduce stress related illness at work with everyone. The HSE (Health & Safety Executive)recently launched a new campaign based at employers to manage stress…