Not surprisingly, many people fear public speaking. For people who suffer panic and anxiety attacks, it can become a major source of distress. Public speaking doesn't necessarily mean standing on a podium and giving a speech. It can be as simple as sitting in a classroom and having a discussion with peers and feeling tight-chested, short of breath, and incapacitated by anxiety just because of having to speak in front of other people. This fear is centered on giving verbal feedback to...

Every year the card companies seem to create more holidays and the gift companies push every holiday season more and more.

It's not surprising that holidays are amongst the most stressful times of the year. There are demands from the family, friends and co-workers for your time, parties to attend, gifts to buy, children who want more than you can afford, parties to arrange, and so much more.

Christmas in particularly gets very stressful because of these very pressures and...

Stress - The Effects of Stress

Though some of the effects of stress are still hotly debated within the medical and psychological communities, there are some that are broadly agreed on. Rapid heartbeat, raised blood pressure, a rise in blood sugar level and a lower digestive rate are just a few of the physiological effects of stress.

The psychological effects, though sometimes more subtle, are important too. Increased stress, especially when it lasts over time, often...

With all the stress and uncertainty facing us in our everyday lives it is easy to understand why anxiety attacks are so common. The recent economic downturns worldwide have only contributed to the amount of anxiety and stress we all experience.

With the seemingly endless assaults on our mental health it has become increasingly more important to learn how to overcome anxiety and panic attacks. Fear of losing your home, your job, even your life savings has put everyone under a...

We live in a very stressful modern society and sometimes things get out of whack for people. It's easy to do. The balance in life is thrown off. And when balance it thrown off things like anxiety and depression creep in. Kind of like nature's way of telling us that something's wrong, that some problem needs to be addressed.

Unfortunately, in today's world the imbalances are greater the symptoms more wider spread than ever before.

What's to blame? Lots of things; an...

She could feel the anxiety rising in her body.

She could hear the negative chatter in her head repeating over and over in an obsessive way.  She had been ‘emotionally hijacked’ - entwined in a prickly vine of fear.

For some of us, an ‘emotional hijacking’ can happen every now and then. For others it is a constant companion, forever in the background, just waiting to jump in the forefront and take control.

To deal with an emotional...

There's really no doubt that we all at one time or another have faced stress. Stress comes in many types and can affect us in many ways especially in the fast pace environment that we live in today. I too work in a fast pace environment and understand the different types of stress that come my way. Different people handle stress differently in many ways. What may work for you may not work for another person and vice versa. The most important thing however to free ourselves from stress...

For a lot of people, summertime may mean sunny, comfortable days ideal for long walks, picnics, and beaches. However, for some people it may mean working outside on projects under the heat of the sun, with no proper cooling systems. Hot working conditions may pose particular hazards to health and safety that is why it is important to be guided of the various injuries and illnesses linked with heat stress, and the proper heat stress management.

There are four environmental...

Music has long been known to have an emotional effect on humans. Find out how the music you listen to might be affecting you and how you can use music to manage your stress.

There are so many kinds of music - country western, classical, eastern, rap, pop, hip hop, rock and roll, soul...what kind of music are you listening to, and how is it affecting your level of stress?

Music moves us - listening to a sad song can make us feel melancholy, soft jazz piano...

If you are experiencing stress over a sudden financial crisis, there's only one thing to do: Let it all go!

Here's the problem: when you feel stress then all you can attract is more to feel stressed about. The Universe responds to your vibration of "hand to mouth" and willingly supplies you with just enough income to continue living "hand to mouth", on the treadmill of "earn, spend what I earn, earn spend what I earn, earn… etc."

This...