Overcome Supermom Stress

April 20, 2009

As kids we have lived our fantasies of having the “best mom” or the “best dad”. While we grew out of it into reality, so will our kids. Its crazy to be standing at the other end, where as parents we now want to be the best of all. One can call it the “supermom syndrome” where one wants to be the do it all mom, who would have an answer to everything. There is no denying that we want what’s best for our kids, but in the process its very easy to get lost in the stresses you get exposed to. At some point, for your own good and for the benefit of your mental peace, its important to realize your limitations and know how good is good for you and your family. Continue Reading

10 ways to reduce commuting stress – Part 2

April 20, 2009

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5. Enjoy the ride

When on the road, everyone is in a hurry. Instead of vexing your way through over fellow riders or the long queue on traffic lights, use this time to relax and refresh yourself. Tune into your favorite morning show on FM or that album you grew old listening. The idea is to spend your time pampering your own self as this might also be your only time alone for some of you. Continue Reading

10 ways to reduce commuting stress

April 20, 2009

How often do we wish that our offices were at a stone’s throw? Often one has wondered what they could do with that extra time we spend commuting to our place of work, not just once but twice in a day. With our growing cities and shrinking distances, we are probably left with having to drive long distances to make it to our respective work place. As if the pressure of waking up every morning and running through all day to meet deadlines was not enough already. By the time one reaches his destination, one can notice signs of anxiety and the blood pressure rising way up. Though it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out the obvious changes and impact of commuting, but studies have shown that people commuting longer distances on a daily basis are much more likely to suffer multiple physiological and biochemical changes in the body, the impact of which could be as severe as a heart attack. It is not just the stress, but environmental air pollutants could also be an added factor. Continue Reading

Exercise as a Stress Relief tool

March 27, 2009

Stress is a common daily struggle for millions of people around the world. These stresses stem from many things, including work, finances, taking care of the house, worrying about friends and family and just trying to keep life together as we know it. Many people who suffer from stress strive to find relief, but fall short of trying everything possible.
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Stress Balls. how do they work?

December 17, 2008

There are many factors that can cause stress and stress is something that is inescapable from our lives. It exists regardless of what lifestyle we live or how old we are. If has many adverse effects and generally disrupts us from being just ‘normal’, relaxed and happy.
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Yoga and Meditation for Stress Management

December 10, 2008

People undergo stress in all phase of their lives and the truth is that stress is universal. Stress is principally the outcome of lack of dealing with problems peacefully. People experience stress because of various factors such as family, work, financial troubles, school, college, exams, relationships and what not? This affects not only your mental stability but your physical health as well.
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For Stress Relief, Music Is Great Prescription

December 8, 2008

You will not find one individual who does not like music. Music is an integral part of every culture. Right music has an effective sensation on our brains, calming us down and relaxing our bodies whereas certain kinds will just make us more agitated and stressful.
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Relax – It’s Only Natural Stress Relief

December 1, 2008

It should come as no surprise to anyone that it’s a stressful world out there. With family, career, bills and a hundred other daily worries, it’s only natural to get stressed. But stress is bad for your health, which can lead to more expenses and worries for you, in turn creating more stress. You can feel caught in a vicious cycle; but you don’t have to be. There are many things you can do to get lasting stress relief. So as not to stress you out even more than you already are, this article will concentrate on natural stress relief remedies rather than medications that may worry you.

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Breathing Exercises for Stress Relief

November 1, 2008

One of the most popular ways of reducing stress is through breathing exercises. These exercises are easy-to-do and very effective. They won’t take too much of your time either. Here is a look at a couple of good breathing exercises that you can try out for stress relief.

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Relationship Break up Stress

October 30, 2008

We all start dating and though we want love to stay in life forever, but it may not always come true. What when things go wrong-its time to move on. But this move on time or break-up as we call it is very stressful and sometimes life threatening too. It is because it results into a physical loss and means physical removal of someone special from your life. With separations, divorces or break ups you are abandoned purposefully. It is like you have been cast aside and rejected. Even though your loved one is alive somewhere but you know that that love was intentionally withdrawn from you and has opted to leave you.

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Holiday Stress

October 29, 2008

Since the good old days, we have been associating holidays to a fun filled time with our nearest and dearest.

For some it may be still the same, but for many, holidays don’t come as a stress buster. Instead they contribute towards their already stressful life. But why have the holidays lost the charm and refreshment? Why do we suddenly have to talk about holiday stress? Why do we suddenly want to run way from something that we want very badly-we crave to have a break from our mundane and monotonous routine but when get holidays we feel stressed. But its not an inborn defect that holidays have but the stress is a bi product of our attitude towards the situation we are in. Do we want to be and remain upset or get over it? We need to look and probe at all the possibilities and not the restrictions.

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Yoga and Exercises: Beat the heat of stress

October 26, 2008

The daily struggles along with stresses and strains, lead us all to this state of being in so called “stress”. Everything around, be it family and children, work or play, staying healthy or looking appealing, there are a million reasons to lead us to stress.

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Stress relief: Do pills work?

October 26, 2008

Stress and depression, have now seem to be fast becoming a cycle of complex behavior and emotions. How it exactly works, no one knows, but the fact still remains that different people follow variety of patterns and its presentation. For some it’s a matter of taking a vacation, while others find themselves knocking at the doors of popular shrinks. It is true that symptoms of clinical depression don’t go unnoticed, and if not dealt in a timely manner, can lead to grave consequences such as behavioral disorders, suicidal tendencies etc. The extent and trauma associated in some cases is sometimes much more than it appears on outside.
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Stress relief with medication

October 26, 2008

Stress pills

Continued from part 1

Prozac

This one is well known but how it actually works, it is rarely understood. It is a manufacture product of the famous biotech company Eli Lily and it corrects the chemical balance in the body as a result of stress/depression by increasing the brain’s own serotonin supply.
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Stress Medication

October 18, 2008

Stress Medication for effective stress relief

By medication, I don’t mean just plain analgesics and the like…even certain other methods which help reduce stress are dealt with. However, most of the initial causes of stress can be dealt with by just understanding the problem behind the situation. However, when stress takes over you in a big way, medicines are the only avenue left for exploration. There are various medicines available to treat various stress disorders. Which medicine is given to what kind of a patient depends purely on the condition of the patient. Let us look into the various popular genre of medication available for the same.

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Effective approaches to managing stress

October 16, 2008

Keeping in mind that stress can basically be seen as a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize, we can venture into various ways in which stress management can be made easy. The most common and most effective approaches to managing stress are illustrated further…

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Stress Relief Massages

October 12, 2008

Ever felt like you could need a Stress Relief massage? Well, long story really short. It works wonders.

If you are like me, you would have tried tons of methods to reduce stress. The effects of stress are most felt after a long day at work. And what better than a nice relaxing massage for stress relief. After a lot of experimentation, its been concluded by researchers that stress relief massages do negate the effects due to excess stress. Physical problems like blood pressure and cardiac problems can get reduced by reducing stress. Stress relief massage reduces tension in the body and helps one relax.

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Turning to hypnosis

October 9, 2008

Hypnotherapy for Stress Management
There is no denying to the fact that with the turn of the 21st century and the changing lifestyle, stress has become an avoidable part of our everyday lives. As the going gets tough, we resort to our own ways to deal with it (ignoring it is a common way too). Most of us try to engage ourselves in our favorite hobby, or be around our close ones. But when a few of us step up and try various ways of dealing with stress, then hypnosis is one which is very intriguing and yet successful. For those of us who don’t understand it to be anything more than losing control of your body or placing it in the hands of an unknown character/voice, it is important to get into the basics of this science. Yes I call it a “Science”.
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