Tension is very familiar and something which most people cope with day by day. People frequently feel tension in sites that concern them, like acquiring a divorce, concern about losing their work, or worry over a kinsfolk being sick or undergoing a surgery. Worry and stress go well together. Day-after-day, people generally experience some sort of tension, which has both over emotional and forceful effects, producing either an affirmative or an antagonistic reaction. Although there's no...

1. There are no potentially dangerous, long term physical effects of stress, such as acne, high blood pressure, or cardiac disease.

The correct answer to this question is false. Emotional afflictions are not the only problem that come with high stress, as it can also result in heart problems, insomnia, hives, headaches, breathing problems, and even diarrhea. Alarmingly, it can also directly affect your immune system - and as the tension becomes more constant, it can...

Deadlines to meet, appointments to keep, relationship problems, financial worries, the list of stress factors goes on and on. We live in a world of stress and are constantly bombarded with stimulus that creates tension in our bodies and minds.

Most people are aware of their stress, but many don't know how to release it in a healthy way. Very few people have the luxury of taking a long, unplanned vacation and going to a mountaintop to meditate until their stress goes away....

Stress has been widely reported in the news as a health epidemic for more than twenty five years now and the situation continues to worsen as more and more workers report they are increasingly suffering stress at work. Indeed work is now the main environment for the development of stress among adult Americans. But levels of stress have also risen for children and teenagers in recent years and many people now link this to a loss of religious and family values, a lack of social support...

Having a tough time lately?

Are you feeling extremely challenged? It seems, for many of us (me included), to be a time of great consistent challenges (with a few rewards in between).

I know at times it is hard to remember, but CHALLENGES ARE A GOOD THING!

Our greatest challenges are also our greatest opportunities. It is those challenges that are most personally trying that later become our greatest strengths. Just as authors write the books they...

Some of the words being used a lot these days in the news are: recession, market crash, bail out, possible depression, etc. I understand many people are affected by this "financial crises" that is being promoted at almost celebratory levels; but there is a simple question that many people do not to ask themselves when feeling the stress of a disappearing income stream. You guessed it. "Do I have enough for now?"

This question's importance is major as it...

Take a Quiz and Find out What Kind You Are

The truth is, your pleasing behaviors are affecting your self-esteem and self-confidence.The truth is this: nothing and no one can give you self-esteem and acceptance-only yourself. Real self-confidence and self-esteem always comes from within. It's a gift you give yourself.

Answering the following questions may give in insights into your behaviors. Answer with the first thing that jumps into your mind. If you change it you are...

Here are a few tips to help you cultivate an attitude that will take your life up instead of down:

1. Let go of responsibility for issues that are outside of your control.

What is the only thing you can readily control in this world? The only thing you can control is you and you alone! You can't control the weather, careless drivers, unruly kids, an indifferent spouse, your parents, or anything else aside from your own defined beliefs, thoughts, attitudes, and...

Aromatherapy is a form of therapy that uses essential plant oils and other complimentary natural ingredients for the purpose of physical as well as psychological wellness. Essential oils refer to the essence of plants or its purest extract.

Aroma from plants like Jasmine, lime, ylang-ylang and chamomile has soothing effects when inhaled into the lungs. Physically, when an aroma is inhaled, naturally occurring chemicals in the fragrance brings on an immediate therapeutic...

Most of us have experienced stress at least one time in our lives, and for those of us that have experienced we know that it is nothing to joke about. Stress can cause problems such as sleep disorders, eating problems, headaches, even really serious things like heart problems. The problem with stress is that it's almost impossible to not involve yourself with it because stress is everywhere. Many every day scenarios can cause people great stress levels such as money problems, work, and...