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To manage your stress, you must first learn to recognize when you are under stress. Every one reacts to stress differently; find out how you respond to stressful situations.
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Knowing the causes of your stress will help you find ways to manage it.Things that cause stress (stressors) can be everyday events, major life changes, or a combination of things. They can be either happy or sad events. Knowing your stressors will help you find ways to manage your stress.
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For some people, frightening memories of a terrible event can resurface months or even years after the ordeal. In reliving the event, people become fearful and unable to cope with daily life.
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This questionnaire can help you find out how likely you are to have depression.
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As a working parent, do you need some relief from the stress of managing a career and a family?
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Most people going through major life transitions can expect to feel varying levels of anxiety, stress, confusion and possibly self-doubt.
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Thinking positive is a choice. It's a decision to appreciate the roses in your life, while letting go of the thorns.
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Anxiety is familiar to everyone due to the many stresses and complexities of modern life.
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Every morning take five minutes to apply attention, intention and wholeheartedness to a helpful activity.
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During stressful times, your body produces various chemicals, including cortisol, an immune-suppressing hormone. The more cortisol produced, the weaker your immune cells become and the more susceptible you are to illness.
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A positive attitude, faith, and good relationships with others can make you healthier.
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Learning how to express anger assertively and constructively can improve your personal interaction and your health.
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That hobby you've been toying with could be your prescription for a healthier, more satisfying life.
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Although there are several ways to manage runaway stress, very few are as enjoyable and effective as a regular exercise routine.
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Insomnia, trouble falling asleep or trouble sleeping, is a growing problem in the United States.
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You can't stop the aging clock, but research shows you can at least slow it down.
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Worrying makes a person feel wound up, on edge and filled with self-doubt.It's normal to worry about things in life, but some people secretly believe that worrying is an effective way to problem-solve. What's effective, though? Worrying makes a person feel wound up, on edge and filled with self-doubt.
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Many people believe stress is all in the mind. But dealing with stressful situations can have physiological consequences.
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Meditation allows you to become more awake and more deliberate about your actions. It teaches you how to respond rather than react to situations in your life.
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Regardless of which type you choose, yoga is an excellent way to stretch and strengthen your body, focus your mind and relax your spirit.
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Yoga is one of the few stress-relief tools that has a positive effect on all the body systems involved.
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Older adults are learning tai chi to improve their balance and reduce their risk of falling. Tai chi offers an aerobic benefit, too.
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Massage therapy can be used to increase blood flow, relax muscles, relieve stress and revitalize the body.
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When you react to a stressful situation, stress hormones are released into your bloodstream and your heart rate and blood pressure increase.
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To keep stress at a minimum and reduce its effects on your life, you need to find and practice healthy ways to manage it.
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Here are suggestions on how to better deal with the stress in your life.We live in tense and stressful times.
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