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Definition of stress: Stress is a person's physiological response to an outside stimulus that triggers the 'fight-or-flight' reaction. Recent research shows that stress is one of the major causes of all illnesses. Stress Relief News -- with tips, tricks and advices -- is meant to provide stress management information to effectively deal with stress. Stress management involves setting limits and saying 'No' to some demands that others make. Although several stress relief products exist, often simple natural stress relief techniques are enough to improve situation.
Worry less: Reduction of daily tasks can be a fine stress reliever: With our busy lifestyles, time management often helps to control stress. Setting priorities reduces enxiety, becoming more organised reduces clutter, 'to do' list of tasks gives a sense of control and accomplishment.
Positive stress: In its positive aspect, stress can help you focus, perform and reach peak efficiency. Many people do their best work when under pressure. When the challenge has been met, they take the time to relax and enjoy their achievements - this allows them to build up the physical and emotional reserves to meet the next challenge.
It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
- Hans Selye
Stress: we all have some stress in our lives, some of us have more, some of us have less stress. But if stress is allowed to overtake our lives then serious implications can result.
- Catherine Pulsifer
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Job stress saps sexual energy: No play in bedroom for overachievers
Due to my work, my sexual appetite is not what it once was. Anything to recommend? --- Put down the BlackBerry, stop taking your work home, shut off the cell phone. Too simple and trite? "Oh, I just can’t. My job depends on it!" Stop whining. Look at the woman you married and tell me what is more important. Where does this work-warrior culture come from, anyway? Do you think bragging over working 70 hours per week makes you a brave modern knight. Stress experts agree that a major cause of stress is the feeling that we do not have control. But that feeling often is an illusion: We do have control.
by msnbc ::: 2007-05-13
Changing to a Low-Fat Diet Can Induce Stress - study
Changing diet to lose weight is often difficult. There may be physical and psychological effects from a changed diet that reduce the chances for success. With nearly 65% of the population classified as overweight or obese and with calorically dense foods high in fat and carbohydrates readily available, investigating those factors that contribute to dieting failures is an important effort. Researchers found that mice withdrawn from high-fat or high-carbohydrates diets became anxious and showed changes in their brains indicating higher stress levels.
by innovations-report ::: 2007-04-23
Modern life causes major stress and sleepless nights
More than half of 1,001 people surveyed said worries about identity theft, terrorism and health risks kept them awake at night. People feel more worried about a range of issues than they did 5 years ago. Another survey found 3% of adults get the recommended amount of sleep, with stress cited as the main cause of a restless night. "...high levels of anxiety are prevalent in modern society. People feel themselves to be helpless. Societal anxieties have risen sharply in the last five years and the trend looks set to continue." When people felt under a lot of pressure it lead to sleepless nights, which in turn made them less able to cope with events the next day.
by bbc ::: 2007-04-12
Anxiety Disorders: worrying interferes ability to perform daily tasks
A certain amount of anxiety can be beneficial, if it motivates you to give your best possible effort. But when worry spins out of control to the point that it interferes with daily life, as it does for 15% of Americans who suffer from anxiety disorders, it can have health implications as well. How do you know if you've crossed the line from "normal" worry to an anxiety disorder? If worrying interferes with your ability to perform daily tasks, that's a red flag. But there are more subtle symptoms like fatigue, irritability, sleep disturbances, muscle tension, difficulty concentrating and restlessness.
by thirdage ::: 2007-02-02
Stressed -- The primary causes of work stress
In a recent poll, more than half of employees said they work under a great deal of stress; 77% reported feeling burnout sometimes. What was the primary cause of stress on the job: difficult coworkers (16%), unrealistic workload (14.6%), tight deadlines (10.6 %), last-minute projects (9.5%), overbearing or interfering boss (8.8%)
personal worries (7.4%), time management/procrastination (5.7%), asked to do things outside area of expertise (5.2%)...
by rd ::: 2007-01-21
Office politics the biggest cause of stress
Changes in the way that organisations are structured mean that office politics have grown to the single biggest cause of stress in the workplace. The decline in command and control-style leadership has meant that managers have had to become far more adept at influencing networks – playing politics - in order to get things done. The demise of the career ladder now means that the only way to get ahead is to spend far more time networking. Survey found that while in organisational politics was ranked bottom in a list of demotivators in 1998, today it has risen above the issues of increased workload and management style to be the highest causes of stress.
by management-issues ::: 2007-01-21
Stress hinders change - Trying to be more flexible can help
There are a number of factors that affect our ability to make lifestyle changes. Today's world is full of stress, it is almost expected. What may get lost in this chaotic lifestyle, is the openness to make changes to improve our health. It is easier to sit back and continue to do what we always have done. Try to reduce some of the stress and time pressures so that you can prioritize your health. When it comes to making changes, trying to be more flexible can help. For example, if you have planned to walk for 30 minutes and time constraints don't allow you to do it for the full time, walk for as long as you can.
by seacoastonline ::: 2006-10-18
How much of stress is self-inflicted --Managing life require a plan
There is no doubt: stress has become embedded in the fabric of daily existence. With faster everything where-ever you are, less time to do more in less time, less nutrition, stress has become multi-faceted. But while there are negative effects of stress, stress has positives too. Stress propels the body into motion and, when managed, can constitute a great source of impetus. Maybe the art of managing stress lies in adaptation and insight, not resistance. The question is: how does one learn to go with the flow?
by ioljobs ::: 2006-10-12