Stress

Determination: How to Set Goals and Go After Them
Fight Your Fear and Win
by Don Greene, Ph.D.
Determination is drive. It's the mind-set that impels you to make things happen. It's the strength, the power, of your intent. And it's the mental foundation on which the other six skills are built.

A 9-1-1 for 9/11
Raising Stable Kids in an Unstable World: A Physician's Guide to Dealing With Childhood Stress
by David Ryan Marks, M.D.
Knowing what to do or say to your children after a traumatic event is not always easy. Let's face it, this territory is new for most of us. Terrorism, threats and safety concerns used to be something that happened to them in some faraway country.

From Whence We Came
The Ancestral Mind: Reclaim the Power
by Gregg Jacobs, Ph.D.
If you look at all the things money can buy today, there's no question that we're better off than any generation in history. In the industrialized world, we're blessed with an abundance of choice in every aspect of life.

Job Conditions That May Lead to Stress
by US Department of Veterans Affairs
The Design of Tasks. Heavy workload, infrequent rest breaks, long work hours and shiftwork; hectic and routine tasks that have little inherent meaning, do not utilize workers' skills, and provide little sense of control.

My Story
Time Off for Good Behavior: How Hardworking Women Can Take a Break and Change Their Lives
by Mary Lou Quinlan
Sister, Sister, call on me! I can still hear my high-pitched first grade voice, shouting those first Type A good girl words to Sister Thomas Anice. It was the fall of 1959 in St. Helena's School in Philadelphia and I was already in a hurry to succeed.

I Think, Therefore I Fear
When Panic Attacks
by David D. Burns, M.D.
Practically everybody knows what it's like to feel anxious, worried, nervous, afraid, uptight, or panicky. Often anxiety is just a nuisance, but sometimes it can cripple you and prevent you from doing what you really want with your life.

Uncontrollable Trauma, PTSD and Alcohol Addiction
by National Institute of Health
After a traumatic event, people often report using alcohol to relieve their symptoms of anxiety, irritability, and depression. Alcohol may relieve these symptoms because drinking compensates for deficiencies in endorphin activity following a traumatic

Glimpses of Wholeness, Delusions of Separateness
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
Have you ever looked at a dog and really seen it in its total dogness? A dog is quite miraculous when you really see it. What is it? Where did it come from? Where is it going? What is it doing here? Why is it shaped the way it is?

Alcohol, Aging and Stress
by National Institute of Health
The body responds to stress through a hormone system called the hypothalamic-pituitaryadrenal (HPA) axis. Stimulation of this system results in the secretion of stress hormones (glucocorticoids).

People Who Hit Bottom When They Reach the Top
Reclaiming the Fire: How Successful People Overcome Burnout
by Steven Berglas, Ph.D.
Few highly successful people contact a mental health professional unless they experience a crisis. Actually, most successful professionals, even in the throes of a crisis, are loath to admit to needing a 'shrink.'

Cancer : Stress, Pain, Self-Esteem, Sadness and Depression
by National Cancer Institute
If you are concerned about stress, talk to your doctor or nurse. He or she may be able to help you by referring you to a counselor or support group. You may also join a class that teaches people ways of dealing with stress.

Preventing Job Stress
by US Department of Veterans Affairs
No standardized approaches or simple how to manuals exist for developing a stress prevention program. Program design and appropriate solutions will be influenced by several factors-the size and complexity of the organization, available resources

What My Dog Taught Me About Shedding Pounds and Licking Stress
The Dog Diet
by Patti Lawson
I got up and weighed myself in the middle of the night more times than I care to remember. I kept meticulous records of my meals and intake of calories, fat, protein, fiber and carbohydrates - except for the things I ate standing up, in the car or very

Stress at Work
by US Department of Veterans Affairs
The nature of work is changing at whirlwind speed. Perhaps now more than ever before, job stress poses a threat to the health of workers and, in turn, to the health organizations.

Determining your core values
Leave the Office Earlier: The Productivity Pro Shows You How to Do More in Less Time...and Feel Great About It
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP
Holding that visualization in your mind, read through the following list of values below. They may be important to you; they may not be. Circle any of the values you'd cross the bridge for. Add any others important to you but not listed at the bottom.

Work Stress and Alcohol Use
by National Institute of Health
Employees who drink heavily or who abuse or are dependent on alcohol can undermine a workforce's overall health and productivity. To better understand the reasons behind employee abusive drinking and to develop more effective ways of preventing problem

The Agony of a Rotary Phone
CrazyBusy
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
If you're busy doing what matters to you, then being busy is bliss. You've found a rhythm for your life that works for you. This world is bursting with possibilities; its energy can be contagious.

Does Drinking Reduce Stress?
by National Institute of Health
For centuries, people have used alcohol to relieve stress - that is, the interpretation of an event as signaling harm, loss, or threat. The organism usually responds to stress with a variety of behavioral, biological, and cognitive changes.

Mastering the 'P' in Productive
Leave the Office Earlier: The Productivity Pro Shows You How to Do More in Less Time...and Feel Great About It
by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP
Preparation relates to how well you've planned and laid the foundation for your daily activities. Most people don't have well-articulated goals. Perhaps you don't know how to set them.

On Individuality and Our Culture of Self-Improvement
Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal
by Loretta Laroche
I took a trip recently to Los Angeles to give a corporate presentation, and the company I was speaking to put me up in one of the hip, trendy hotels in town. It's one of those places that is so hot, there's not even a sign outside to identify it.