The word is such a fast paced world that is constantly evolving and changing. With change we feel a loss of control over our lives and we start to see situations presenting themselves throughout the day that become stressful. Stress is a characteristic of many peoples daily lives, whether it be stress brought on through work, through commuting to work or from your interactions throughout the day with other people. You can never predict when your bout of stress is going to hit you, what...

Whether you lose your job, or a relationship breaks up or someone close falls ill, major crises are a fact of life.  They happen to all of us.  Learning to cope and move on entails the period of time for expansion and self-expression as well as the period of time to do critical analysis and self-correction  Many people try to avoid the latter phase.  They feel that it is  too depressing.  But they pay the consequences.  Other people are good at facing...

You hear of water bringing life, and of sunlight giving energy. As artists, these are our greatest challenge. We try to capture the life of water and the energy of the sun. But, art turns it around. It captures us. It imparts to us a life and an energy that is unique.

Strolling through the halls of most hospitals, you’ll find artwork adorning the walls. It’s a basic premise that artwork lightens our moods and brings us a sense of peace even though we are in a...

Stress comes from only 2 sources. Either believing that you are not capable of performing as required, or being uncomfortable in your present surroundings.

I know there are many who will disagree with me, but the bottom line is that any other explanation on the cause of stress will boil down to one of these two reasons.

Knowing this gives us several options in resolving our need to eliminate stress from our lives. I'm sure you've heard that not all stress is bad, or that we...

It is perfectly natural to be nervous during an examination but you may need to overcome exam stress if your stressed state interferes with your ability to perform well. Overcoming this anxiety can make taking a test for certification or academic testing easier than you ever imagined.

Objectivity Examination

The first step is to take an objective look at your situation in order to determine the source of your anxiety. This can be time-consuming but it can provide some exam...

Santa Rosa, CA: Researchers have published findings indicating that PTSD may be successfully treated in veterans in just six therapy sessions, without drugs, opening the possibility of help for the estimated 300,000 troops returning from Iraq or Afghanistan with traumatic stress disorders.

According to a pilot study published in the latest issue of the peer-reviewedInternational Journal of Healing and Caring,veterans with high levels of PTSD saw their PTSD...

Finding ways to reduce stress is important as most of us lead busy lives that tend to get busier as we get older. If we're not careful this can lead to feeling overwhelmed and can cause physical and mental symptoms such as high blood pressure, nervousness, depression and so on.

Learning to deal with stress could save your life. Maybe some of these tips will help to lower the stress in your life.

1. Simplify Things
The best way to do something is usually the...

Creating a healthy balance between work and home is no simple task, especially in today's fast paced work environment. With the work life and home life out of balance, stress is running high in most families. If you spend more time at work, you lose out on your family and personal life. Alternately, if you spend more time facing the challenges of your personal life, such as coping with marital problems, or caring for your aging parents - on top of financial problems, you are unable to...

How music can help people to get rid of their stress?

Music can do wonder and alleviate bodily pains as well as mental stress. You can feel the comfort while listening to the beautiful and soothing music. Music has a great power to heal and the charm of music itself is so soothing that people who are stressed out can get rid of all their pains by listening to some light music. Even when you are tired, you can listen to some light music to get rid of your...

Do you have a short fuse? Does your anger affect your relationships at work? This article will give you some useful tips that will help you keep your emotions in check at work - they could end up saving your job. Specifics may vary from person to person; however, the following information includes helpful and important guidelines from which everyone can benefit.

Maybe you've witnessed it, or, perhaps you've even been involved in a scuffle at work. It might start as a few...