While some stress is actually necessary for you to function at your best, too much takes a mental and physical toll. Learn to manage stress levels to prevent anxiety, depression and other conditions.
Due to the rigors of fast-paced life, many people suffer from stress. Unfortunately, they don't have an efficient outlet for that stress until they find free time. Internalizing stress can cause...
Caring for a loved one when they have a long-term illness or disability is extremely taxing. It is critical that the caregiver manage stress and take care of themselves. By dealing with stress in...
The perfectionist man could be the perfect man if only people were perfect. None of us are. Many in the medical community consider perfectionism a psychological affliction, since it negatively...
only if your stress is THAT high that you would take the space and risk for this.
If stress and worry and hurry have you feeling tired, depressed and sad, you're not alone. In these over-scheduled times, it sometimes seems that it would take a life-threatening event to get you...
If you are suffering from mental stress, you are not going to feel good about yourself and will not be able to have a healthy self-esteem. One way to have a healthy self-esteem is to find ways...
Living life with joy is the most important and challenging part of being alive as a humen being.
Confidence is not something you are born with. Self-confidence is gained through experiencing small successes in life. Even though feelings of failure or feeling overwhelmed can take a direct hit...
Directions are sometimes necessary to get to Cloud 9. "Head north" does not suffice. Feeling like you are on Cloud 9 is a matter of self discipline. You feel how you choose to feel. While it is...
Life can be overwhelming and tedious. With a job, children, mortgage and car payments, it can all seem endless and relentless. But instead of working yourself into a frenzy, it may be best to...
Fear of the dark, or nyctophobia, is a serious affliction that can lead to loss of sleep, heightened anxiety and even physical illness if it is not treated. Although most people associate fear of...
Music can enhance our lives and enrich us, and it provides a soundtrack to our work and play. Everyone has a favorite song and every once in awhile someone decides to play their favorite song over...
Some people exercise, knit or take up guitar lessons to relax. But another great way to melt away the stress and tension of a hard week is to let off steam with a good old fashioned fight. But it...
The term, "quarterlife crisis" was coined in 1997 by Abby Wilner. Similar to a mid-life crisis, the quarter life crisis afflicts twenty-somethings when they hit life after college and the real...
The quarterlife crisis can be trying period in a twenty-something's life. Transitioning from college to the working world can be rough. Here are a few short steps to help to identify and ease the...
In small doses, lying is a natural protective behavior. Everyone lies at some point in their lives, and often these lies serve good purposes. Sometimes, though, the lies get out of hand and begin...
Let's face it. Most of us live in go-go-go environment where there is always something to do and never enough hours in the day. Busy lifestyles can lead to unhealthy amounts of stress and anxiety,...
People are convinced they need to relax and ignore the little things in life that cause annoyance. No one questions whether relaxation might just be a way of putting the American people to sleep...
Victims are plentiful in society. And where there are victims, there are bullies. Despite zero tolerance programs, bullying still continues at schools, in the home and in the workplace. Victims...