We are currently looking for an Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to "Stress Management". If you have expertise in Stress Management and your own website and/or product for this topic, please review this form for complete details. The Official Guide Position is part of our Premium Placement Package
List making comes naturally to some people. I, for example, learned about lists as a child by writing out grocery lists for my mom. She would walk around the kitchen checking to see what we needed and call out things for me to write on the list. My job was to spell it out as I wrote it, or ... Views: 1166
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the world into a lockdown, threatening jobs, economies and more not to mention the very real threat to life the virus poses for many.
A lot of people - myself included - have found themselves virtual prisoners in their own homes as governments around the ... Views: 1166
If you find that you are crying easily, or yelling at people and “flying off the handle”, hiding from friends and other people, you are not crazy, you are not a bad person…You are suffering from stress! Stress has been defined as a response to events that causes physical and mental tension. How ... Views: 1164
Stress is the mother of all diseases because it badly damages the immune system of the body thus making it vulnerable to all kind of diseases, from headaches to heart attacks.
If you occasionally feel some stress, ignore it, because everyone feels some kind of stress daily which is quite ... Views: 1163
There is a success we can attain that goes far beyond simple material success. This deep of success is attained only through the giving up our attachment to being "right" about all the illusions we have surrounding what it means to be successful. In the online seminar I do with participants, we ... Views: 1161
Do You Have Whirlwind Tunnel Syndrome?
Here you are, your career is finally on track and going great! You feel like you are making the right choices and even enjoy working really hard, most of the time. You even make it to the gym a couple of times a week and remember to stay away from ... Views: 1161
When you reflect on your life these days, does it flow with ease, or do you feel like you're going against the current? When you're in the flow of life you're connected to your natural rhythm and you move at a pace that's just right for you. The timing of things works out perfectly and you ... Views: 1161
Modern life can be quite stressful and can often create a lot of anxiety, There is almost no way around it. Americans today are more stressed than they have ever been before and learning techniques to manage anxiety and reduce stress are keys to being able to live a relatively healthy ... Views: 1160
“Now that I am trying to change, I don’t like who I am.”
At some point, many of my clients say this or something similar. When they finally see a new way to be, but are not yet capable of acting that way, they begin to attack themselves.
judges gavel“I am a horrible person.”
“Being this ... Views: 1160
If you let worry decay your day---read on. I am an expert on worry. I come from a long line of professional worriers. My father was known as The Beacon of Doom. Worrying was his favorite retirement activity. He was so engrossed by all the fear inducing stories in the media, that he gave new ... Views: 1159
The hidden key to career success is how you react to workplace stress. Much more than your technical skills, your people skills, or even your suck-up-to-the-boss skills, it is how you manage and deflect stress that determines your success in the company. This is because the company can train ... Views: 1159
Do any of these sound like you:
Your organization has been downsized, "right-sized," capsized. Perhaps you’ve been merged, remerged, submerged. Every time you think you know the answers, they change the questions. Up is down and down is up.
Perhaps you have the opposite challenge: your ... Views: 1159
“A beginning is a time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct”
Frank Herbert, Dune
New on the job or working with a new hire? The greatest job strain at such a time comes from the occupational stress domain referred to as Role Ambiguity, or the ...“A ... Views: 1158
These are unprecedented times. With the breakdown of traditional financial institutions, the wildly fluctuating stock market and the 700 million dollar government bailout, Americans are confused about how to respond. Some are in denial, not prepared to grasp the problems and potential ... Views: 1156
Traffic jam? Stress. Family disagreements? Stress. New boss making waves? Stress, big time.
A decadent wedge of cheesecake and a little relaxation before the TV to put the mind at ease over it all...what? MORE stress?
Yes, indeed.
We're very aware that high-pressure, high-emotion ... Views: 1155
If you work in higher education, you are probably already a pretty successful person, and have some pretty good ideas about where you want to go in life. Teaching positions require graduate education, and many administrative posts also require at least a master's degree.
You're also ... Views: 1155
There is an epidemic in cities everywhere and the epidemic is stress. We see the signs/effects of stress everywhere. Communities, support systems, self-care, parenting, spirituality, and physical health are being negatively affected by our responses to being overwhelmed, stressed, and ... Views: 1154
Stress and peak performance just don't mix. While a little stress in the form of deadlines can help focus the mind nicely, at least for some people, ongoing excessive stress erodes performance. Read on to discover why and what you can do.
If you've ever been really stressed -- and especially ... Views: 1154
If you are like most people, you are feeling the effects of the economy. The fears of a failing economy, fallen house prices, banks going out of business, and high gas prices cannot be alleviated by an “economic rescue package.”
What most people are needing is instead, a “mental health ... Views: 1154
Stress is an undeniable part of our lives, so the more we understand what our individual stressors are, the more we can build a system to create control over them. At times, there will be stressors that we simply cannot control.
Therefore, we need to create systems such as fitness, meditation ... Views: 1152
Tips for Recognizing and Intervening Your Stress Life
The Best Investment of Your Time¡X
The most important thing you have is your health. When that goes life can be miserable. If you lose your health, your lose your time. Having your health is more than being free of illness, it is optimal ... Views: 1149
As I sip my morning coffee and view last night’s election results, I’m evaluating the power of the media once again; I’m contemplating if a small tweak here and there in the candidates’ media presence could have changed the outcome. I find myself reflecting to a conversation just a few days ago ... Views: 1148
When a major Los Angeles freeway was recently closed for an entire weekend the media labeled the event, “car-mageddon”. As in, the end of the world … for L.A. drivers. As usual, the end of the world, at least in L.A., as hyped by the media, did not occur.
What would media reporting be for ... Views: 1148
Meditation teacher Sylvia Boorstein in her book "It’s Easier than You Think” tells of the Eastern concept of "Mind Hindrances." These are five energies that are identified as blockages to the clear perception of life events. In Western culture we often speak of them as neediness, ... Views: 1148
I don’t believe in the germ theory. I believe in the conflict theory. If it were true that germs were the sole cause of illness, we would be sick all the time. There are millions of microorganisms and infectious diseases everywhere-where we live, work, play, shop, and eat.
Stress and conflict ... Views: 1148
Carrying around energy that is foreign and/or excessive is a common cause of imbalance in the Self. While there are methods to clear, center and calm yourself, grounding is the method for ridding yourself of this extraneous energy. There are various grounding techniques, but let’s start with ... Views: 1147
Children always seem to find a way to ‘push our buttons’ at times and really try our patience. It’s easy to feel irritated, sad, angry, annoyed, confused and hurt. It’s at these times when our parenting skills are really tested, and that it’s imperative we ... Views: 1147
We need to let go of our fears, for often the reason we are so stressed is because we fear a recurrence of our past. We fear what may be, and so our bodies are tense and ready for any outcome. We cannot relax into the moment if we fear our past coming back to us. Even if we seem at ease, are we ... Views: 1143
You’ve been putting in hours and resources into this project. The day finally comes when you are going to present it. And now it’s finally over.
What do you do after? Do you celebrate? Do you go take a bath? Do you meditate and thank your spiritual team for being there for you? Do you beat ... Views: 1143
Stress comes in countless forms, and for many, is a constant, nagging companion that weighs us down, blinding us to the brilliant beauty all around us, sapping our strength and energy, and leaving us feeling tired, frustrated, anxious and dull. Stress keeps us from fully enjoying the present, ... Views: 1142
Have you ever been so overwhelmed or stressed out that you thought you might have a complete meltdown on the spot?
When and if this is experienced it’s probably on one of those days that just seem like everything that could go wrong does go wrong or if something or someone has triggered an ... Views: 1142
Do you believe that you need to be hard on yourself in order to succeed? Do you think showing yourself compassion is a weakness and only a feel-good way to coddle yourself? Would you change your mind about this if you learned that self-compassion can increase your sense of well-being and ability ... Views: 1141
In this day and age, stress has become a part of our everyday life. While some amount of stress is good because it helps us stay focused, clear headed and alert, too much stress has a lot of negative impact on the well being of a person. It has an effect on the physical and psychological health ... Views: 1141
Stress awareness month always confused me. Aren’t we always hyperaware of how stressed we are? What we may not realize is how stress affects us.
The Price of Stress
When we are stressed our limbic brain takes over, shutting down all body systems which do not help us fight or flee danger. ... Views: 1140
The good news is that stress doesn’t have to knock you out. Research shows that some people manage to be resilient to stress; others exhibit what scientists call “hardiness.” an ability to resist the ill effects of stress......Hafen et al, Mind-Body Health, p. 49
The ... Views: 1140
Remember the time you decided to take a 15 minute coffee break from work and sat down reading a newspaper in the cafeteria? Later on you got up feeling very well informed about current affairs but realized an hour had passed and you had to rush back to your desk to complete the tasks on your ... Views: 1140
Allow me to detail this topic for you as this article is hopefully exactly what you have been looking for.
As we often wonder what different types of stress reducers are. If some one would ask, do you feel nervous all the time? Is decision-making difficult for you? Are there times when you ... Views: 1139
A few days ago I went into hospital and was told I have a tumour inside the ear. At this moment I don't know whether it is malignant or not. We will only find that out after I have had the surgery.
The surprising thing, for me, is I haven't worried about it at all. That's weird because, for ... Views: 1139
Depression and life experiences
Feeling depressed lately?
At any one time or other we all have had some feeling of depression.
This feeling that things are not going the way we want it to be and there is nothing we can do about it. We feel boxed in, as if there is no desire to do ... Views: 1138
Developing a friendship with a co-worker who has a work ethic you admire and someone who can "keep it zipped" is a must-have. No matter how great your significant other, friend, orneighbor is at solving problems or listening to your work concerns, they are not your best option.
Why? BECAUSE ... Views: 1138
“To know the true reality of yourself,
you must be aware not only of your conscious thoughts,
but also of your unconscious prejudices, bias and habits.”
It has been said, "To be objective, we must first admit we are subjective."
Breaking down this quote to understand it further, ... Views: 1138
Stress is that feeling of being unable to cope with situations that arise; of not having the correct information on how to deal with a problem. Being stressed means to be in a state of extreme physical or nervous strain. Extreme stress then turns into distress when your state of mind slips into ... Views: 1138
1. Take time for yourself on a regular basis. Perhaps you might take a long bath, read, have quiet time alone or whatever feels good for you. You will be feel good about yourself and more relaxed and energised to enjoy your life more fully.
2. Ask people to help you. Choose 3 things today that ... Views: 1138
In order to find peace, we do not need to escape the moment we are in. We may think that we must have things be a certain way in order to feel peaceful. We may believe peace can only be found during certain types of moments. This is not true. All moments can provide peace to us if we can be with ... Views: 1137
The baby cried half the night, you couldn’t soothe her, the two hours sleep you got left you cranky and out of sorts when you got up to go to work. Or perhaps it was that tooth that’s been bothering you that kept you tossing and turning, or your mate who snored incessantly, or the neighbors’ ... Views: 1137
A personal development plan is a very useful tool for getting a “handle” on your time management and relieving stress. While it is common to set goals and plans for a business, it is more important to set goals and plans for your life. Many times, however, a life plan such as this is ... Views: 1137
What are some of the symptoms of inner peace? How do you know that you really have inner peace and serenity?
In this time and age, we tend to get stressed over many things in life as we live in a fast paced world. Family, friends, job, health among other things are causing millions of people ... Views: 1137
Everyone tells you that you must have a clear vision of where you want to go and who you want to be. Not everyone tells you exactly how – and how not – to get to that vision.
For example, suppose you want a life in which you are well paid and appreciated for your work. You want warm ... Views: 1137
Self-pressure is my term for the mental expectations you have about yourself that differ from what you really need in this moment. It’s an instant stress-creator. Self-pressure can seem very subtle until you get used to noticing it. For example, I often decide I’m going to work out X number of ... Views: 1136
Those who spend more time with their works tend to suffer from stress more than the other. The mental and emotional burden that is often attributed to the demands of work can affect our productivity and efficiency with our task that would often lead us to troubles than not. This is one reason ... Views: 1136