Music is a known stress reliever, but not all has the same effect.  I love music, I grew up with it all my life, but like most people certain types of music just don’t do it for me.  For an example classical music, for some people this is very relaxing, but for me it makes my blood pressure go sky high, same for Opera.  As a kid my parents listened to Country and the golden oldies, so that is the type of music I grew up with.  Country, you have to watch out for...

We all experience it at one time or another; this trespasser called stress. It is perhaps the number one cause of most health problems today. Whether the stress be a result of work, school, family problems or other issues, it is very important to learn how to effectively manage your stress levels. Let's explore ways managing stress in your life can be accomplished in a healthy and appropriate manner.

Managing stress can be dealt with in many ways. Talking about the problems...

Pennsylvania:A parent body slammed a high school referee after he ordered the man's wife out of the gym for allegedly yelling obscenities during a basketball game.

The referee was treated at a hospital for a concussion and released after the attack. Charged with simple assault, assault on a sports official, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct was a 47 year old father.

Kentucky: A father of a T-ball player was briefly jailed after an outburst against an umpire during...

Provo Canyon School has one of the finest Recreational Therapy (R.T.) programs for an adolescent residential treatment center in the United States of America. Fully licensed, trained, and skilled recreation therapists work directly with teams of youth and direct-care staff to provide powerful experiential treatment. Recreation therapists do work with individuals, with groups of teams, and with families when they visit Provo Canyon School. Recreation therapy includes a vast array of...

The physical effects of stress are very real. As you know, stress is something that can truly affect your life. The first thing that stress does is make your life hectic. You are likely to find yourself worrying about deadlines and feeling as if you can not make ends meet. But, if the truth be known, stress will do much more than just have you in trouble with the boss. The fact is that stress can effect your physical condition and your overall well being. Therefore, notice the physical...

The economic resurgence of all the countries is rising day by day just like the meters of a taxi. The only difference is that the later makes people frown at the taxi driver, while the former brings smiles to our faces.

John, a well established software engineer in the IT sector; after working with IT giants there is no dearth of fame, prosperity and economy in his life. But the factor which is affecting him the most is, after a day of hectic work he hardly gets the time and...

Too much of stress is bad for our health. And I believe the stress is not coming from the work or environment. It is coming from our thinking. I mean, it is generated by our own mind.

Many people think that stress is coming from the work( or your boss ), environment or certain situition. It is not. When we are facing something, our mind is generating the stress. It is also saying that, we have the choice not to generate the stress, if we can adjust our mind.

We...

We can easily identify our bigger stress issues — work, buying a house, and divorce, for example — as the main causes of our stress. In reality, the most harmful stress may come from the smallest of our daily frustrations. Where you live, how you eat, and what you see and hear every day of your life affects your level of stress. Your senses can have control over how positive your attitude is in your life.

During commutes where you spend time stuck in traffic,...

Anger

The average person experiences 15 anger situations per day. You can choose to nurture the anger and make yourself sick or you can choose to fix what you can and accept what you cannot change.

Anger reveals information about people's values and personal constructs of importance. What makes you angry? Is it reasonable and/or productive to get all upset over these things?

Expression of anger for men and women is often dictated/indicated by their...

Making decisions is never easy, especially when it comes to making those big decisions that can potentially change ones life. A bad decision can cause alot of stress while good decisions can help you manage your stress.

This is why before making a decision, a person must put a lot of thought into it. This means carefully examining and assessing the situation, as well as contemplating the pros & cons, and possible consequences of the decisions about to be made.

Here are...