Jobs and CareersAre You Stressed? How Do You Know and What Can You Do About It?
By Erica Goodstone, Ph.D.
What is stress?
The human body doesn't differentiate been small and large stresses. Your body also doesn't know the difference between stress from positive life events, eustress, or stress from unwanted or negative life events, distress. To the body, stress is stress. However,our body does require a certain amount of stress to function properly.
We are always headed toward a state of equilibrium, balance and homeostasis. But we require continuous stimulation of all of our senses for healthy functioning.Infants and young children brought up in orphanages who receive very little stimulation become mentally retarded. If the lack of stimulation is severe enough they actually become depressed, despondent and die. Elderly people also wither away and die from lack of stress and stimulation.
Lack of stress leads to lethargy, boredom, lowered immune response and even death.However, excess and non-ceasing stress can also play havoc with our health and well-being. Our body, just like all forms of nature, requires periods of stress and growth and expansion as well as times of rest, breaking down, elimination and relaxation. When we are in a state of constant stress, an alarm state that doesn't quite end, our adrenal system becomes exhausted and our disease fighting immune system works less efficiently.
How do you know when you are stressed?
Your body functions by responding and adjusting to all sorts of stressors. You can be so physically stressed so often that you don't even realize it. The effects of stress upon your entire life can take many different forms depending upon your unique personality type and your current life circumstances.
Signs and symptoms of stress might include tense and painful muscles and joints, erratic moods, irritability, lack of patience, inability to sleep, worrisome thoughts repeating in your brain, anger, depression, anxiety, cloudy thinking, insecurity, self-doubt or the need to make demands and control others.
What are some healthy ways you can choose to respond to stress?
1. Pay attention to your thoughts and emotions.
2. Observe your physical sensations in the moment.
3. Learn ways to stop whatever you are doing and relax, even briefly.
4. Stop taking everything so personally.
5. Be in the present moment, not focused on the past or future.
6. Think optimistic, uplifting, and positive thoughts.
7. Imagine the way you want to feel right now.
8. Keep focusing on what you want, not what you don't want.
9. Remember to take slow, easy, full and rhythmic breaths.
10. Take five minute breaks to de-stress.
11. Talk about what is in your mind without letting feelings get bottled up.
12. Spend time away from whatever or whoever is causing you stress.
13. Find leisurely activities that take your mind away from what bothers you.
14. Write your thoughts and feelings in a journal.
If all else fails, take a few moments to be grateful for what you do have instead of worrying and being upset about what you don't have. Gratitude is the most powerful aphrodisiac, stress reliever and purveyor of happiness than any other trait, belief or material possession.
What are you grateful for today, right here, right now, in this very moment?
Dr. Erica Goodstone has helped thousands of men, women, couples, and groups to develop greater awareness of the issues in their relationships and their lives, to overcome and alleviate stressors and discords, and revitalize their relationships and their own mind-body-spirit connection. Dr. Goodstone is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage Therapist and Board Certified Sex Therapist. Former professor of health and physical education for over two decades, Dr. Goodstone taught courses in health education and alternative approaches, stress management, yoga (including relaxation, breathing, meditation, guided imagery, chanting, hatha yoga postures, and yogic nutrition), as well as many different physical activity and dance courses. In addition, she has trained in various body therapy methods and somatic body psychotherapy (combining talk with touch). Her main methods are The Rubenfeld Synergy Method, Polarity Therapy, and Somatoemotional Release. Take Dr. Goodstone's Create Healing and Love Now personal assessment and get your free report that can get you started at: http://budurl.com/Createloveheal or visit her website at http://www.DrEricaWellness.com
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Do You Shorten Your Life by Creating Stress?
By Serena Reep, Ph.D.
Studies have shown time and again how stress has decreased our quality of life and increased our chances of disease and ill-health, yet few of us actually make conscious effort to avoid stress. We live in such stressful times that we seem to have become accustomed to it. In fact we don't seem to think it is a normal day without experiencing our daily dose of stress. As if we don't get enough unavoidable stress form the outside, we manufacture some stress on our own just to feel like it is a "normal day".
This morning when I was driving to work I noticed a truck ahead of me that was going slower than the speed limit allowed. So I gave my signal and went into the left lane to pass the truck. Within seconds another car, which was also in the right lane but quite a distance away from me, came barreling down with flashing headlights and honking horn for me to quickly exit the passing lane. I calmly made my pass and moved right back into the right lane in front of the slower moving truck and allowed the impatient car behind me to pass through.
Well, the impatient car abruptly pulled in front of me causing me and the truck behind me to brake so abruptly that we almost hit each other. It was fortunate that I was able to swerve into the emergency lane and create some room to stop. We narrowly missed from being involved in a three-vehicle accident.
Do you know why the impatient car quickly move right in front of me and almost caused an accident? His exit was only a few feet away and he did not want to miss his exit.
I am sure you have seen this story repeat itself a million times on the highways. There was absolutely no reason for the car behind me to make a pass when his exit was so close. If he stayed in the right lane, in a matter of seconds he would have come to the exit without any safety concerns for himself or others on the road. He was too frustrated that he could not go at the speed he wanted, even if he was only a few yards from his destination exit ramp. This is not quite a case of road rage but certainly a case of road aggravation. This stress was totally unnecessary and easily avoidable.
Next time you experience some level of stress, examine if that was caused by unavoidable circumstances or something you could have done to reduce or prevent it. We hear it said many times: "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it is ALL small stuff anyway". We nod in agreement but don't really practice it. When it is some one else's life we can clearly see it as "small stuff", but when it comes to our life, the same incident is not so small.
To the driver mentioned above, saving a few seconds was far more important than his life or the life of other motorists. I am sure he did not consciously think of his speed as jeopardizing lives - his or others. He was only thinking of reaching his destination and the aggravation of slow-moving traffic standing in his way.
A lot of stress is avoidable stress. We need to be aware that the consequences of stress are far more negative than the immediate benefits of what we stress about.
For example, a wife stresses over her husband using too much dish washing liquid when he does the dishes. Instead, if she is thankful that he volunteered to do the dishes, she is less stressed. She is in a better position to appreciate him and he will in turn be more willing to do other chores. Their marriage will be better for it too. The few pennies saved by being economical with the dish washing liquid does not compare to the incredible damage that increased levels of cortisol do to her health. And, there is no way you can put a value on a happy marriage and a husband who is more willing to do chores around the house.
A father stresses that the teenage son does not mow the lawn in the straight lines he has shown him. But if he can just pause a minute before yelling at his son for not paying attention and not doing the job "the right way", a lot of shouting matches can be forestalled and a better father-son-relationship can be developed. In addition, the lawn-mowing will get done, without the father having to do it himself. And, the stress will be eliminated, not just reduced. What a win-win formula!
But here is the problem. We don't always think of ALL the consequences of our actions. We just look at it from our immediate perspective and move forward. Had we analyzed it from a broader perspective, we might have not taken that step or acted in that fashion. So, stop before you do some thing or say some thing. Look at it from several angles and see if there is a better way or a more stress-free way of doing things or looking at the challenges we face. A great deal of what we confront every day as frustrations to stress about, are a creation of our imagination and not in the best interest of our health or building productive, happy lives. Your health depends on your choices.
Want to know more about how to be more proactive and productive in your relationships and communicate better with others? Want to be understood and appreciated? Subscribe to the free newsletter from Dr. Serena Reep at http://www.communication-and-relationship-problems-solved.com
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Positive Thinking For Stress Release
By Steve A Johnson
Stress is factor in every person's life. Stress from family matters, financial problems, work related, stress caused by illness and pain, sexual dysfunction, and environmental stress are the most common forms of stress that affect people. Finding ways to reduce stress can better your health in many ways. Different things work for different people but there are a few things that every person can do to relieve stress and better their life.
Positive thinking helps greatly with stress management and can improve your health. Pessimism is very common and many have a hard time over coming it. You can overcome negative talk by recognizing it and practicing some techniques that overcome it. By learning to put positive thinking into action it will not only relieve stress but it will help you live a happier life as well.
Some of the benefits from positive thinking are decreased stress levels, boost your immune system, sense of well being, reduced risk of heart disease, easier breathing if you have emphysema, and improved coping abilities.
Self talk is the endless stream of thoughts that run through your head every day. These thoughts in your head can either be negative or positive and some of it comes from logic or reason and others from lack of information that is misconceptions. If most of the thoughts that run through your head are negative your outlook on life is mostly pessimistic. If they are positive thoughts then your outlook is mostly optimistic.
Some ways to know if you are a pessimistic person is to write down your thoughts through out the day. Then look back on them. Do they sound gloomy and dreadful? Most people magnify negative aspects of situations and filter out the good things. Or when something bad happens a person automatically blames themselves and thinks that its their fault. Automatically anticipating the worst is very common as well.
Instead of giving into these kinds of talk set aside misconceptions or irrational thinking and challenge them with rational positive thoughts. The process is simple but it takes time and lots of practice. Don't forget you are trying to create a new habit while get rid of an old one.
Randomly threw out the day stop and evaluate what you are thinking about, if you find they at negative find a way to put a positive spin on them. Start by telling your self you're not going to say anything to your self that you wouldn't say to anyone else.
Some examples are "it's too complicated" instead tell yourself "I will tackle it in a different way". "There's not enough time" instead tell yourself "lets re-evaluate some priorities" or "it's too big of a change" instead try "let's take a chance". Very simple things like this can make all the difference on stress and your life.
Practicing positive self talk will improve your outlook nut don't expect to change overnight. Over time you will automatically contain less self criticism and have more self acceptance. It will also make you less critical of the world around you. When you are thinking in a positive way you make yourself able to handle everyday stress in a conductive way.
Another thing you can try for relief from stress is a product from Alternative Health Supplements. Stress Release from Bell is a formula that gives back the nutrients that the body needs when it is stressed out and it helps to calm the nervous system. It also works on the production of hydroxyl that commands the central nervous system and encourages the production of serotonin in the brain. This product will also help the adrenal glands when the body and brain are under attack from stress. Combining this product with the use of positive thinking will be a sure fire way to put a stop to overloading stress in your life.
Steven Johnson is committed to helping people maintain healthy and effective lifestyles. For more information on any other health supplements please visit his website Alternative Health Supplements at http://www.alternative-health-supplements.com/bell-stress-release.htm
By Erica Goodstone, Ph.D.
What is stress?
The human body doesn't differentiate been small and large stresses. Your body also doesn't know the difference between stress from positive life events, eustress, or stress from unwanted or negative life events, distress. To the body, stress is stress. However,our body does require a certain amount of stress to function properly.
We are always headed toward a state of equilibrium, balance and homeostasis. But we require continuous stimulation of all of our senses for healthy functioning.Infants and young children brought up in orphanages who receive very little stimulation become mentally retarded. If the lack of stimulation is severe enough they actually become depressed, despondent and die. Elderly people also wither away and die from lack of stress and stimulation.
Lack of stress leads to lethargy, boredom, lowered immune response and even death.However, excess and non-ceasing stress can also play havoc with our health and well-being. Our body, just like all forms of nature, requires periods of stress and growth and expansion as well as times of rest, breaking down, elimination and relaxation. When we are in a state of constant stress, an alarm state that doesn't quite end, our adrenal system becomes exhausted and our disease fighting immune system works less efficiently.
How do you know when you are stressed?
Your body functions by responding and adjusting to all sorts of stressors. You can be so physically stressed so often that you don't even realize it. The effects of stress upon your entire life can take many different forms depending upon your unique personality type and your current life circumstances.
Signs and symptoms of stress might include tense and painful muscles and joints, erratic moods, irritability, lack of patience, inability to sleep, worrisome thoughts repeating in your brain, anger, depression, anxiety, cloudy thinking, insecurity, self-doubt or the need to make demands and control others.
What are some healthy ways you can choose to respond to stress?
1. Pay attention to your thoughts and emotions.
2. Observe your physical sensations in the moment.
3. Learn ways to stop whatever you are doing and relax, even briefly.
4. Stop taking everything so personally.
5. Be in the present moment, not focused on the past or future.
6. Think optimistic, uplifting, and positive thoughts.
7. Imagine the way you want to feel right now.
8. Keep focusing on what you want, not what you don't want.
9. Remember to take slow, easy, full and rhythmic breaths.
10. Take five minute breaks to de-stress.
11. Talk about what is in your mind without letting feelings get bottled up.
12. Spend time away from whatever or whoever is causing you stress.
13. Find leisurely activities that take your mind away from what bothers you.
14. Write your thoughts and feelings in a journal.
If all else fails, take a few moments to be grateful for what you do have instead of worrying and being upset about what you don't have. Gratitude is the most powerful aphrodisiac, stress reliever and purveyor of happiness than any other trait, belief or material possession.
What are you grateful for today, right here, right now, in this very moment?
Dr. Erica Goodstone has helped thousands of men, women, couples, and groups to develop greater awareness of the issues in their relationships and their lives, to overcome and alleviate stressors and discords, and revitalize their relationships and their own mind-body-spirit connection. Dr. Goodstone is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage Therapist and Board Certified Sex Therapist. Former professor of health and physical education for over two decades, Dr. Goodstone taught courses in health education and alternative approaches, stress management, yoga (including relaxation, breathing, meditation, guided imagery, chanting, hatha yoga postures, and yogic nutrition), as well as many different physical activity and dance courses. In addition, she has trained in various body therapy methods and somatic body psychotherapy (combining talk with touch). Her main methods are The Rubenfeld Synergy Method, Polarity Therapy, and Somatoemotional Release. Take Dr. Goodstone's Create Healing and Love Now personal assessment and get your free report that can get you started at: http://budurl.com/Createloveheal or visit her website at http://www.DrEricaWellness.com
=====================================
Do You Shorten Your Life by Creating Stress?
By Serena Reep, Ph.D.
Studies have shown time and again how stress has decreased our quality of life and increased our chances of disease and ill-health, yet few of us actually make conscious effort to avoid stress. We live in such stressful times that we seem to have become accustomed to it. In fact we don't seem to think it is a normal day without experiencing our daily dose of stress. As if we don't get enough unavoidable stress form the outside, we manufacture some stress on our own just to feel like it is a "normal day".
This morning when I was driving to work I noticed a truck ahead of me that was going slower than the speed limit allowed. So I gave my signal and went into the left lane to pass the truck. Within seconds another car, which was also in the right lane but quite a distance away from me, came barreling down with flashing headlights and honking horn for me to quickly exit the passing lane. I calmly made my pass and moved right back into the right lane in front of the slower moving truck and allowed the impatient car behind me to pass through.
Well, the impatient car abruptly pulled in front of me causing me and the truck behind me to brake so abruptly that we almost hit each other. It was fortunate that I was able to swerve into the emergency lane and create some room to stop. We narrowly missed from being involved in a three-vehicle accident.
Do you know why the impatient car quickly move right in front of me and almost caused an accident? His exit was only a few feet away and he did not want to miss his exit.
I am sure you have seen this story repeat itself a million times on the highways. There was absolutely no reason for the car behind me to make a pass when his exit was so close. If he stayed in the right lane, in a matter of seconds he would have come to the exit without any safety concerns for himself or others on the road. He was too frustrated that he could not go at the speed he wanted, even if he was only a few yards from his destination exit ramp. This is not quite a case of road rage but certainly a case of road aggravation. This stress was totally unnecessary and easily avoidable.
Next time you experience some level of stress, examine if that was caused by unavoidable circumstances or something you could have done to reduce or prevent it. We hear it said many times: "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it is ALL small stuff anyway". We nod in agreement but don't really practice it. When it is some one else's life we can clearly see it as "small stuff", but when it comes to our life, the same incident is not so small.
To the driver mentioned above, saving a few seconds was far more important than his life or the life of other motorists. I am sure he did not consciously think of his speed as jeopardizing lives - his or others. He was only thinking of reaching his destination and the aggravation of slow-moving traffic standing in his way.
A lot of stress is avoidable stress. We need to be aware that the consequences of stress are far more negative than the immediate benefits of what we stress about.
For example, a wife stresses over her husband using too much dish washing liquid when he does the dishes. Instead, if she is thankful that he volunteered to do the dishes, she is less stressed. She is in a better position to appreciate him and he will in turn be more willing to do other chores. Their marriage will be better for it too. The few pennies saved by being economical with the dish washing liquid does not compare to the incredible damage that increased levels of cortisol do to her health. And, there is no way you can put a value on a happy marriage and a husband who is more willing to do chores around the house.
A father stresses that the teenage son does not mow the lawn in the straight lines he has shown him. But if he can just pause a minute before yelling at his son for not paying attention and not doing the job "the right way", a lot of shouting matches can be forestalled and a better father-son-relationship can be developed. In addition, the lawn-mowing will get done, without the father having to do it himself. And, the stress will be eliminated, not just reduced. What a win-win formula!
But here is the problem. We don't always think of ALL the consequences of our actions. We just look at it from our immediate perspective and move forward. Had we analyzed it from a broader perspective, we might have not taken that step or acted in that fashion. So, stop before you do some thing or say some thing. Look at it from several angles and see if there is a better way or a more stress-free way of doing things or looking at the challenges we face. A great deal of what we confront every day as frustrations to stress about, are a creation of our imagination and not in the best interest of our health or building productive, happy lives. Your health depends on your choices.
Want to know more about how to be more proactive and productive in your relationships and communicate better with others? Want to be understood and appreciated? Subscribe to the free newsletter from Dr. Serena Reep at http://www.communication-and-relationship-problems-solved.com
=======================================
Positive Thinking For Stress Release
By Steve A Johnson
Stress is factor in every person's life. Stress from family matters, financial problems, work related, stress caused by illness and pain, sexual dysfunction, and environmental stress are the most common forms of stress that affect people. Finding ways to reduce stress can better your health in many ways. Different things work for different people but there are a few things that every person can do to relieve stress and better their life.
Positive thinking helps greatly with stress management and can improve your health. Pessimism is very common and many have a hard time over coming it. You can overcome negative talk by recognizing it and practicing some techniques that overcome it. By learning to put positive thinking into action it will not only relieve stress but it will help you live a happier life as well.
Some of the benefits from positive thinking are decreased stress levels, boost your immune system, sense of well being, reduced risk of heart disease, easier breathing if you have emphysema, and improved coping abilities.
Self talk is the endless stream of thoughts that run through your head every day. These thoughts in your head can either be negative or positive and some of it comes from logic or reason and others from lack of information that is misconceptions. If most of the thoughts that run through your head are negative your outlook on life is mostly pessimistic. If they are positive thoughts then your outlook is mostly optimistic.
Some ways to know if you are a pessimistic person is to write down your thoughts through out the day. Then look back on them. Do they sound gloomy and dreadful? Most people magnify negative aspects of situations and filter out the good things. Or when something bad happens a person automatically blames themselves and thinks that its their fault. Automatically anticipating the worst is very common as well.
Instead of giving into these kinds of talk set aside misconceptions or irrational thinking and challenge them with rational positive thoughts. The process is simple but it takes time and lots of practice. Don't forget you are trying to create a new habit while get rid of an old one.
Randomly threw out the day stop and evaluate what you are thinking about, if you find they at negative find a way to put a positive spin on them. Start by telling your self you're not going to say anything to your self that you wouldn't say to anyone else.
Some examples are "it's too complicated" instead tell yourself "I will tackle it in a different way". "There's not enough time" instead tell yourself "lets re-evaluate some priorities" or "it's too big of a change" instead try "let's take a chance". Very simple things like this can make all the difference on stress and your life.
Practicing positive self talk will improve your outlook nut don't expect to change overnight. Over time you will automatically contain less self criticism and have more self acceptance. It will also make you less critical of the world around you. When you are thinking in a positive way you make yourself able to handle everyday stress in a conductive way.
Another thing you can try for relief from stress is a product from Alternative Health Supplements. Stress Release from Bell is a formula that gives back the nutrients that the body needs when it is stressed out and it helps to calm the nervous system. It also works on the production of hydroxyl that commands the central nervous system and encourages the production of serotonin in the brain. This product will also help the adrenal glands when the body and brain are under attack from stress. Combining this product with the use of positive thinking will be a sure fire way to put a stop to overloading stress in your life.
Steven Johnson is committed to helping people maintain healthy and effective lifestyles. For more information on any other health supplements please visit his website Alternative Health Supplements at http://www.alternative-health-supplements.com/bell-stress-release.htm
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