Life for almost everyone is a series of stressful events, hopefully interspersed with periods of abatement and recovery.

However, many people are operating their day to day lives under a continuous current of tension that seems to never leave them.

Cumulative stress can stem from conditions such as relationship issues, financial woes or job related problems. This can be compounded by self-image and self-worth issues.

Whether your stress is chronic or acute, the good news is that there are proven healthy ways to cope with the symptoms.

Also, in the case of chronic stress, methods exist to help in reducing the body’s stress reactions to events and circumstances. Continue reading →

A very complaint by most people is having too many things to do but with too little time to do them in. Most of us wish, at one time or another, that there were more than our allotted 24 hours in each day.

Not having enough time to do the things you want, time for your family, or what your boss wants you to do, is one of the most common contributing factors to persistent or chronic stress.

Many people also spend the little free time they do have fretting over the things still left undone, thereby missing out on pleasurable relaxation and further keeping themselves in a chronically stressed state.

If you feel like you are constantly running in a hamster wheel, a great first step to master is effective time management. Continue reading →