Determine which life events have occurred in your life over the past two years and add up your total stress score then follow the directions below. Events Scale of Impact: Death of a spouse 100 Divorce 73 Marital separation 65 Jail term 63 Death of close family member 63 Personal injury or illness 53 Marriage [...]

We live in a culture where stress dominates many of our lives. It is easy to become overwhelmed with our many responsibilities. Few of us know how to deal with these stresses in a healthy way and we continue to push ourselves and those around us. Calmness and peace are available to us as we [...]

Leonard Buhler, who has 30 years of experience in the business world, teaches stress management seminars and shares a few valuable tips with us.

Stress is part of life. Caregiving, work and family demands, illness and financial pressures all can cause stress. So can special occasions like birthdays and holidays with their many demands and expectations. If you don’t control stress it can lead to health problems. Stress can disrupt not only your concentration but also your sleeping and [...]

Stress can be an overwhelmingly powerful emotion. Ask anyone who’s ever experienced an anxiety attack while standing in line at the grocery store and they can quickly attest to the powerful punch that stress packs.  Long-term neglect of a stressful lifestyle can contribute to premature aging and medical conditions, including hypertension, and digestive disorders. According [...]

Have you ever experienced that ‘vibrating’ feeling while stuck in traffic? Or, perhaps panic at work when your boss asks you to do ‘one more thing’ or moves up the deadline on a complicated project? Perhaps you’ve experienced anxiety when your children or spouse seem to be making unending demands on your time and energy? [...]

Stress is our reaction to any stimulus (physical, mental, or emotional — internal or external), that tends to upset us. When the reactions are inappropriate, they can lead to health problems. The diseases most often connected to a stressful environment are heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer. Additionally, doctors are seeing increasing incidents of [...]

The economy is down; is your stress level up?

Recently a friend gave me a book about stress management.  After going through the book, I found something really fascinating that I would like to share with you.  The author mentioned the drawbacks of accumulated stress.   Some of the things we experience don’t appear to cause us any noticeable stress right away.  Over time however, [...]

What do you do with a boss who must feel he is in complete control 100 percent of the time? Our work place is SO stressful, people are quitting, and I am concerned about my fellow workers increase in smoking, drinking and taking Prozac and Xanax. The board of directors are aware there is a [...]