Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and coping with depression, whether a victim of crime or suffering from a personal traumatic experience, many Australians are literary living on the edge. Depression generates stress, which ...read more
by Mark Sichel
There are two tools you can use RIGHT NOW to ease the symptoms of stress. There are, of course, many treatments to consider that may generate more permanent recovery from anxiety. Examples are cognitive or behavioral the...read more
As I write this I am sitting beside a dog with anxiety. The constant frenzied licking of his paws and the blanket beneath him drives my stress level upwards. I remember though that it does nothing to help him (or me) if I ...read more
What do you do to relax? For many of us there are just times where stress overcomes us and we are so busy it is hard to find the time. Our health, mind sets, and overall attitude can suffer. So it is incredibly importan...read more
by Judy Merrill
The mind is the greatest tool or instrument that we have; it is unfortunate that most of us are not aware of the great potential of our minds. We use what is termed our conscious mind in our day to day living to communicat...read more
by Peggy Nelson
1. Family Thank you, for bringing wisdoms light Through-out our shared life's ups and downs Walked darkness, you conveyed insight From rapes, shams, then surgical clowns Where would I be without loves rite Many time...read more
by Terri Burns
One Saturday morning while sitting on some bleachers, I caught myself staring into the blazing fire that had just been built. It seemed at that time that the deeper I concentrated on the flames, the closer I felt to the cr...read more
Let's face it, life in today's world is stressful. Lucky for you, meditation can help. I've independently studied several forms of meditation, self-hypnosis, and relaxation, and there is a very simple way to calm yours...read more
Relaxation is a learned art, but necessary for people with phobias and anxiety disorders to have as a part of their daily ritual. At first, it seems like a complicated intrusion, and a lot of people don't succeed because ...read more
Stress is a result of an overactive imagination most times. We beat ourselves up with the "what ifs." We can tend to look at our worst case scenarios and they become so real in our minds that we react as if they actually h...read more
Inner peace is the ultimate hope of anyone who struggles daily to relax from the sundry trials of mortality. The complexity of the mind-body duality constitutes a never-ending challenge for the person who is driven in lif...read more
by Daniel Walch
Releasing stress is vitally important to your health and well-being. Probably the most effective means of relaxation is either through sexual activity, massage or meditation. For the purposes of this discussion, we can foc...read more
by Gerald Vest
Relieving our stress with Meditation and developing an Open Mind helps us relax and enjoy our experience of living in the moment. This is a personal experience that I am sharing so that others may find meditation as an emp...read more
by Sarah Fulkes
Stress is a real killer. It saps pleasure from life, creates anxiety, and weakens our immune system. Each day, stress ages us, and creates havoc in our lives. After years of valuing workaholism, our society is finally ...read more
by Gina Lawton
Stress had become a part of American life. It's funny, because stress has even become a merit badge in some circles,and the relief of it trivialized and put into terms of humor. But stress is no laughing matter (even tho...read more
by D Inkstone
Meditation in the Midst of Crisis Meditation and stress relieving exercises are fantastic. But most stressful incidents in my life have not occurred when its convenient for me. I used to hunt for the perfect time ...read more
Relaxation: Releasing stress. In order to release stress you must be able to relax. Anxiety, anger, problems at work, the kids, the bills. It makes sense that it's difficult to unwind because subconsciously your mind is st...read more
Meditation does not work for everyone. Some of us don't have the time and/or patience to sit around in a quiet space and meditate. In most homes it is almost impossible to find a quiet time unless you want to cut into your...read more
by Cyrus Dehkan
Stress is the inherent cause of many health problems. It is implicated mainly with decreasing one's immunity. The following advice is designed to be implemented immediately in anyones lifestyle. The result should be a decr...read more
11/20/07 RELAXATION DOES NOT ALWAYS RELIEVE STRESS. "The definition of relaxation is "abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.; an activity or recreation that provides such rel...read more
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