“Hi, my name is Bob, and I am an alcoholic.” “Hi, my name is Jill, and I take ownership of my eating problem.” If those two sentences pretty much characterize the images that flash through your mind when you consider reaching out to a support group for whatever it is that is causing you stress [...]

Epictetus, the Greek Stoic philosopher, is reported to have said, “Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of those things.” We would do well to remember this piece of sage wisdom when confronting the seemingly stressful realities of everyday life. How often do your views distort your circumstances and [...]

There are few things in life that are almost guaranteed to relieve a person of stress immediately. If a list of such things were available, there would certainly be a spot reserved for one of the finer enjoyments of life: receiving a great massage. Stress and tension have a tendency to melt in the hands [...]

As an individual functioning in the world, you can have only three kinds of problems: problems with yourself, problems with your relation to objects, and problems with your relation to other people. Problems with yourself may loosely be described as problems with your health; problems with your relation to objects may loosely be described as [...]

When it comes to exams, are you in the habit of leaving everything until the final day for a last-minute dash through your textbooks? Do you cram your head with factoids, planning to walk into the examination room and perform a memory dump? The good news is that you are not a lost cause — [...]

It is often the case that you have to understand something before you can effectively deal with it. An understanding of the biological processes involved in stress will assist you in identifying what is happening to you at each moment as you enter a state of stress. This understanding may enable you to counteract the [...]

The first connection between natural remedies and mental health was established when it was discovered that niacin cured pellagra. Since then, deficiencies in vitamins and minerals have been linked to all kinds of mental problems, including both stress itself and the proclivity toward stress. Even happy people can become depressed as the result of a [...]

For many people, dealing with a stack of unread books, newspapers, magazines, journals, and correspondence is synonymous with dealing with stress. In this Information Age, it is no small wonder that those who make promises such as “Read 10,000 words per minute or more!” have a sizable market segment and will not suffer from a [...]

If your life is the perfect example of a Rube Goldberg machine, then maybe it is time for you to switch to the KISS principle of Keep It Simple, Stupid! After all, the simpler your life is, the fewer openings there are for the stress bugs to crawl through.

Miguel De Cervantes said that to be prepared is half the victory. No matter what the twists of fate may hurl in your direction, if you are prepared for the worst, you can take control of unforeseen circumstances before they send you into a tailspin. This article will offer ten ideas for ensuring that you [...]

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