VALUEABLE TIPS TO MANAGE STRESS

Stress Management in Army

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1. Unit Level

(A) Strictly follow unit routine.
(b) Compulsory physical training and games.
(c) Sunday must be left free.
(d) Barakhanas with minimum working, maximum pleasure.
(e) Motivational lectures.
(f) Involvement of officers in all the routine activities.
(g) Celebration of battle honour days.
(h) Recreational activity like tambola, movies, picnics on sundays/holidays.
(j) Healthy competitions.
(k) Immediate response to individuals’ personal problems.
(l) Follow a liberal leave policy to prevent mental stress.
(m) Advance planning of each individual. It is said that 40% of the stress can be reduced if a person is told well in advance.
(n) Improve quality of life in accomodation, health & hygiene.
(o) Ensure food and clothing as authorised.

2. Higher Headquarter

(a) Minimum events; let unit follow policy given by the higher Headquarter.
(b) Give more leeway to units.
(c) Assist units to achieve goals rather than demand excellence alone.
(d) Address problems pertaining to food, clothing and accomodation.
(e) Create harmony rather than competitiveness.
(f) Provide facilities to ensure job satisfaction at lowest level.

Causes of Non Combat Stress in Army

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1. General reasons Causing Stress in Army

(A) Individual Aspects.
(B) Increased Combat Involvement.
(C) Lack Of Accomodation.
(D) Lack Of Education Facilities.
(E) Lack Of Motivation.
(G) Frequent Postings.
(H) Lack Of Resources.
(J) Training Never Carried As Planned.
(K) Image Of Armed Forces.
(L) Uncertainity Of Second Career.

2. General reasons Causing Stress in Officers

(A) Shortage.
(B) Too Many Demands.
(C) Acr.
(D) Promotion Boards.
(E) Promotion Exams/Courses.
(F) Increased Paper Wk/Docu.
(G) Impromptu Addl Wk/ Responsibilities.
(H) High Expectations.

3. General reasons Causing Stress in Soldiers
(A) Less Time.
(B) Degrading Emp.
(C) Lack Of Recreational Outlets.
(D) Demand Of Modernisation.
(E) Posting To Counter Insurgency operations areas.

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Managing Combat Stress in Soldiers

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1. Improved training.

2. Sharing of tasks.

3. Physical fitness.

4. Adventure training.

5. Simulator training.

6. Leadership styles.

7. Recognising stress.

8. Basic characteristics of recruits.pbor.

10. Medical setup.

11. Yoga.

Causes of Combat Stress in Soldiers

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1. Battlefield conditions.
2. Sleep deprivation.
3. Environmental factors.
4. Cumulative effect of stressors.

Non Combat Stress for Soldiers

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Home sickness, lack of physical comfort, change in dietery habits, excessive physical demands, lack of sexual outlets, extreme climates, lack of comn between seniors and subordinates leads to restlessness,lack of motivation, tremulousness and even panic attacks.

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1. Undertaking Yoga enables one to be relieved of stress to a great extent; however it is advised that one must undertake the same under the supervision of an expert.

2. I have found the Yoga by Guru ramdev to be of a great use which comes live on a number of channels and to name a few these channels are AAstha and a few NEWS channels.

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1. Live Life King Size dictum becomes true if one is able to assess all the facilities which till now was the domain of rich people only.

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Break free from Stress

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1. One can break free from stress by having a 'Bindaas' attitude. One should not keep on groping in dark about the future.

2. Let the things take its own course and leave some of the things to the almighty to let the things happen in their own style.

Stress: Creator of a Number of Diseases

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1. Stress can cause a number of diseases. I met one of my senior who has suffered diabetes due to the stress caused due to financial problem.

2. Thus it dispels the notion that diabetes can occur only in case one of the family members have the disease as stress has added new dimension to it in causing this problem.

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1. A number of ladies gets stressed up seeing the stretch marks as it scars their body but stretch mark cream usage enables one to regain the lost glory.

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Support Group

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1. In case one is feeling stressed there is no harm in undertaking recourse through a support group.

2. Do not have infallible and perfectionist standards for yourself.

3. Do not take recourse to drinking or drugs due to stress and instead speak to somebody and support group is the best via media.

4. Remember that misery doesn't just like company as it likes miserable company.

5. Through a support group one can see a problem from a different perspective.

6. Avail facility of online support groups.

7. Use crisis hot line if you find it difficult to open up in a face to face meeting.

8. If everything fails than speak to a psychiatrist.

Turn to Homor

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1. Develop the ability to laugh at yourself. Laugh at your own mistakes.

2. Learn to exaggerate your flaws and make them look silly.

3. Have a noise making toy with you which can make a noise to show your disagreement by squeezing it.

3. Write your most embarrassing moments.

4. Make it a habit to reframe reality to suit your needs.

5. Read novels and fictions which uplift your spirits.

Managing Boss

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1. Wonderful tips from the web which enables an individual to manage irritating boss in a manner which is of use for the individual to rise ahead in life.

2. Do take time to read the same and implement if feasible.

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1. My cousin went to US for a holiday and got hooked to online casino as it is generally addictive in nature.

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Can Stress Be Good?

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1. It must be an amazing question that is the stress good for an individual and at times the answer to said question is yes due to following reasons as listed below:

2. It helps to produce the best in an individual.

3. It makes an individual understand his responsibilities.

4. It leads to enhanced productivity.

5. It leads to less marital discord on lighter side as a person will be busy with his job and thus lesser reasons to fight with the better half.

Travelling with a Pet

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1. Travelling with a dog can lead to a lot of mental stress during any journey. A few interesting tips for travelling with the pets can help one to combat the jouyrney related stress.

2. Do have a look at the article from the web.

How to Avoid Holiday Stress?

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1. Stress is such a evil that it is caused even by those occasions which is supposed to des tress an individual.

2. An interesting article from the web makes an interesting reading and do take time off to have a quality holiday time.

Beat Stress With Online Backgammon

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1. Stress is showing its effects on human life and people are not finding time to themselves to undertake their personal development and one of the aspects of the personal development is risk taking ability which was earlier developed by virtue of outdoor exercises. However due to shortage of time the same can be developed by virtue of playing backgammon online as it serves dual purpose of giving excitement coupled with enabling an individual to undertake risk taking ability.

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Healthy Life Style reduces Stress

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1. One can reduce the stress considerably if one is living a healthy life style. One is able to become mentally resilient and thus one can cope cope stress effectively.

2. One can develop support networks to relieve stress.

3. Moreover one can have a quality pastime to manage stress.

4. Become more focused and energetic in life and thus one will be able to manage stress in a better maNNER.

5. ALWAYS REMEMBER GOOD TIMES WHEN EVER FEELING OVER STRETCHED.

Techniques for Relaxation

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1. Stress leads to a number of the body reactions like burning sensation in stomach or feeling like vommitting.

2. These unpleasant stresses produce feeling of sickness before an important performance and thus an individual is not able to produce the best

3. Take deep breathing before an important assignment or drink a glass of water to feel relaxed and do remember God.

Be Rational While dealing With Stress

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1. It has been seen that the situation do not demand tremendous stress but it is the internal anxiety which contributes to stress in a marked manner.

2. it is actually our reaction to the situation which cause stress to the body.

3. Try to be friends with your colleagues and workers and make them feel important so that they can be supportive in your times of crisis.

4. Avoid negative feeling as it unnecessarily increases stress.

Burnout Can Be Disastrous

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1. The ultimate culminnation of stress is the burnout which should be avoided at all stages. it is one of the real threat to people in challenging and stressful jobs.

2. Burnout syndrome is associated with feelings of intense tiredness and disillusionment.

3. Burnout brings the feeling of unhappiness

4. One should avoid being burnt out and must take a break else it may lead to an end to a rewarding career.

Become a Professional Online Backgammon Player

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1. Have one ever wondered that how these professionals are able to beat the opponents in online backgammon tournament to walk away with huge payouts.

2. In case one intends to play backgammon and wants to win a tournament than it requires mental tenacity, strict disciplinarian approach and ability to take accurate decisions in a short time frame. One should not get bogged down with the requirement of these qualities as one can develop these abilities by virtue of playing backgammon online free of cost for fun and improving the skills further by reading the free tips available on the site.

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1. I have seen people praying while playing online poker whereas one just requires a
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Learn to say 'No'

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1. One must learn to say no as always appeasing people may not be healthy for an individual. DO not keep it to your heart that you have to become God by accepting all the wrongs to avoid getting sacrificed at the altar of glory.

2. Its good to be helpful but to a limit which should not affect your lifestyle and family mattrers. People generally forget the good things done by you for them and needs to be reminded time and again.

Can Anger Be Healthy?

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1. One need not be always reasonable and should express his/her anger even at the cost of annoying the other individual as it enables one to get rid of the unwanted stress.

2. Use these statements to express your anger in a positive manner like "I don't like", "I just feel what's happening isn't right or useful," , "I don't like you" (at this moment; as opposed to "You idiot" or "You always screw up") or "I'm angry right now" works quite well.

Charity Through Boat Donation

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1. I once touched a plant which caused rashes on my hand and also caused the stings. When I showed the same to my mother she said life is also like this plant which stings all those who are afraid of it but hugs those who hold it daringly and fearlessly and asked me to go and hold the same plant tightly and let her know the result.

2. Fearfully I treaded to same plant and remembered my mother words and held the same plant tightly and to my amazement found that nothing happened to my hand this time and same is also relevant for fighting against the evils of the world against whom organization promoting Charity Boat Donations has raised the drive and has also produced an amazing documentary against the drug use with star cast as wide as skateboard legends Jay Adams from Dogtown's Z Boys, Christian Hosoi, Dennis Martinez (world champion), Bruce Logan (world skateboarding champion). These stars have been inspirational icons for the youth as they lead people with them through their rise followed by fall due to drugs and later on their rise again by virtue of their fight back. Do remember to get their Free DVDs for the social cause and spread the word by arranging for screening of the groups.

3. I am glad that despite number of pitfalls the organization is promoting work for humanity through Boat Donations and is even arranging to pick up the same from an individual's location. Moreover individual undertaking the donation gets the tax break as a bonus.

Undertaking Hobby can Be a Great Destresser

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1. One can have a hobby which can be either active or reflective or a combination of both like gardening.

2. Generally hobbies is pursued in isolation but it can be even undertaken in a group like horse riding in a group or hiking in forests and mountains etc.

3. Research is able to predict that writing our problems and expressing our emotions is stress relieving.

4. A warning signal is visible if one is not able to get a hobby which provides him/her with satisfaction.

Reduce Stress by Exercising

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1. One can reduce the stress by exercising regularly and one must undertake the regular physical exercise 3-5 times a week for 35 mins and it may range from jogging, walking, swimming, biking, dancing, aerobics, etc.

2. it is no doubt a known fact that the exercise releases certain chemicals which enhances moods like like endorphins, the mind-body's natural painkiller and mood calmer.

3. Even brisk walking for 2-3 Kilometers enables one to experience a tangible sense of
accomplishment and control.

Medical Assistant Schools

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1. It is an individual's desire to attain the financial freedom but the same is only feasible if one is in an industry which is a sun rising industry and thus the youth needs to be guided for the same and to me health care sector appears to be the most promising one as one can undertake the education from the best medical assistant schools and thus the best jobs are available for them as x-ray technician, ultrasound technician, dental assistant and these jobs are high paying jobs as it requires one to handle sophisticated equipment.

2. Thus if one is on the threshold of undertaking the professional course than one must consider undertaking medical assistant training programs and the schools selected through the online portal guarantees the quality of education provided by the school.

3. It is no doubt that these medical assistant programs requires a dedicated effort on the part of an individual as it can make a difference between life and death but it is a small price to pay as one is serving the mankind and is also able to feel the pulse of the most uprising sector and thus can cash on the available opportunities to progress in life.

Disclaimer Stress related Tips

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1. It is a Known fact that stress can cause innumerous health problems and, in extreme cases, may even cause death.

2. While these stress management techniques given on the blog have a positive effect on reducing stress but these are given purely for guidance only.

3. The readers should take the advice of suitably qualified health professionals and doctors to get their concerns for stress-related illnesses or if stress is causing significant or persistent unhappiness.

4. It is advised to seek professional help before making any major change in diet or levels of exercise. This site is no substitute for a visit to a doctor.

Aim of Blog

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1. This weblog enables one to deal with job-related stress and all other type of stresses ranging from marital stress to finance related stress.

2. On the blog one will be able to get self-help and support to overcome stress in a range of situations which varies from individuals seeking solutions; or a professional caring for clients suffering from stress; Or in HR or Personnel and dealing with workplace pressures.

3. All the help available is completely free.

Managing Stress

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1. I found an interesting application on the web where one can resolve stress with his Boss by making him a punching bag and one can keep on hitting on the boss till it bleeds profusely.

2. Definitely this application helped me to get rid of my frustration against my boss asit helped me to relieve my tension as I could at least theoretically my boss and take out my grudges against my boss.

Online Backgammon available in Six Languages

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1. I always wished if I could get an updated information for backgammon tournaments so that I do not have to scout the internet looking for information.

2. My introduction to Mistergammon was incidental but since the times my association with them I have not regretted playing backgammon online as they are able to deliver the best.

3. Download the online backgammon software to play and check out the site is available in six languages.

How to Manage Boss

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1. Boss is the biggest stress producer in any organisation as a boss is generally over demanding and at times may see employees with jaundiced eye.

2. If you are a professional, than one can write a demi official letter to the boss and can apprise him about the problems which are tormenting you as an individual.

3. I can assure you that by doing this act you have passed your stress to your boss as he can be sued in case he undertakes any dire consequence against you as the matter has been reported in black and white and do make sure that you get the same recorded in your letter receipt register as a record.

Play Online Backgammon Games

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1. Stress is taking its toll on the human due to lack of activities which provides pleasure to an individual as these activities are timed and a person due to his/her tight schedule is not able to cope with the time factor.

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Manage Finances Properly to avoid Stress

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1. One must make sure that he spends with in his limitations to avoid running for money at the last moment.

2. It is over expenditure at the spur of movement which causes a great deal of stress and it is an unwanted stress.

3. Thus it becomes all the more important to stay with in the means else an individual gets into wrong means to cover up the deficit.

Best Car at Affordable Prices

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1. Which is the best available car in the service and the instant answer which comes to the mind of a layman is that it is Honda Cars as it has the best available features.

2. However new car purchasers need not get despaired seeing the actual wholesale price of the car as now one can get at least two free Honda Car Quotes by filling an online form.

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Remove Stress With Honesty

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1. In our lives most of the time stress is caused because of our dishonest actions like stealing a rubber or a pencil from office stationary.

2. Corruption is also a big source as undertaking bribe for an ethical work also causes stress because of the fear of being caught.

3. So why undertake actions which cause unwanted stress. Keep your desires under control and live a happy and comfortable life.

Do You Want to Save Money For a new Vehicle Purchase?

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1. It is amazing that internet has helped an average individual to save money in every field including purchase of new vehicles.

2. If an individual wants to purchase a new car than by virtue of online portals which negotiate business with these manufacturers are able to get steep discount by virtue of the potential volumes of sales being on their side and are thus able to negotiate a deal which can be called as a steal price. A number of models of cars quotes ranging from Honda Car Quotes can be assessed by just filling a small online data and one is able to get at least two free quotes for his dream car and it is fast and easy.

3. All those with a technical bent of mind can learn a lot about the functioning of cars ranging from Toyota with Model: FJ Cruiser to Honda Cars; and thus can keep the vehicle in its fittest shape through their tips for maintenance.

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Say No To Drugs

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1. In case one is stressed than a number of options exists to get de stressed and should avoid taking the route of being addicted with heroine based drugs.

2. Easiest option to get de stressed is to be in the company of one's family and should avoid symptoms and circumstances which lead to the creation of the stress.

3. Taking recourse to the drugs is the easiest means but its very difficult to get out of its mesh>

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1. I have seen the embarrassment being caused to those individuals who undertake hospitalization to get rid of opiate based addiction. The trauma and being branded as an addict continues through the life time and a person is not able to live with head held high despite having been cured of the addiction.

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Stress is Self Created

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1. I am of the firm conclusion that 90% of the time the stress is self created as generally it is the apprehensions with in our body which makes us believe wrong things and it creates stress in our body.

2. I give a personal example when I was on leave and my boss called me to meet at 9 PM at his residence and I got this message around 1 Pm and I was in stress during the whole day thinking that he wants to cancel my leave whereas the agenda of that meeting was not even remotely associated with my leave.

3. So above was the perfect example of a self created stress.

Streamline the Business with Internet Marketing News

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1. Stress is caused due to a number of reasons and prime reason is due to Poor financial performance as business or the job is not able to create the requisite sales leading to required funds for running a house hold. However this internet marketing news blog allows readers to know the larger game plans of the businesses in a plain and lucid language and also provides an insight for internet marketing to enable a user to generate the requisite sales.

2. Even it provides guidance for starting an online shopping mall for a website by virtue of its post "Ten Tips to Keep Shopping Carts Shopping Not Dropping" and also guides one to take one's website to achieve high search engine ranking by virtue of its SEO Optimization Tips which will definitely keep a reader captivated.

Tips for Healthier Work Place

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1. Stress is all around us but the most stress is in form of stress at work related environment.

2. One can use the tips given below in the article from the web and can make his working environment all the more conducive to enable a person to give his best to the organisation.

3. Do have a look at the article as each advice is worth million dollars.

Tips to release Stress

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1. I keep on finding good tips from the web which help one relieve the stress and here I found this interesting article from the web which is full of the tips for relieving an individual from stress.

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Bad Credit Offers: A Boon comes true to Reduce Stress

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1. If I am a banker or a venture capitalist I will definitely not like to lend to an individual who has a bad credit history. However I came to know of the secret of America being a progressive society as I found this site which is helping individuals in getting competent rate loans despite their bad credit history.

2. Even a layman with a bad credit history can get the credit as it just involves three steps i.e. browse, compare and apply online to get the requisite credit. It even provides free online debt assessment to enable an individual to repair his less than perfect credit history.

12 Steps to Ageing Younger

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1. I also found this interesting article from the web which provides tips for Ageing younger.

2. Hope you enjoy the tips and reduce your stress and do remember to let the article wait from the web.

Tips To Combat Financial Holiday Stress

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1. I do like holidays but I shudder at the thought of the financial expenditure which accompanies it and it invariably over shoots an individuals budget.

2. I found an interesting article on the web for combating Financial Holiday Stress which will help you also. Do give the article some time to load from the web.

GET TRAINED TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL DATE

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1. I always felt inferior in my life because I was not having any girl friend. This inferiority complex was also being reflected in my work as my Boss always demeaned in front of my subordinates due to lack of quality work.

2. I tried to diagnose this inferiority complex and consulted a psychologist who advised me to try a course from a dating web site for improving my success rate with the woman folk. My psychologist complimented me that I knew the reason which was causing inferiority complex in me. As per his suggestion I immediately jumped to grab the opportunity. I was surprised that even training existed in order to get woman folk attracted to an individual.

3. Non having a girl friend was causing me a lot of mental trauma and thus I searched on the net for the sites propagating tips for dating and found this wonderful dating site and immediately applied for its 2 day training programme.

4. I read the tips on the site diligently to make the woman folk to get attracted to an individual. Now I was armed with theoretical information and off I went to attend their 2 night on job training of getting the live tips to approach and get a female attracted to me. Their instructors were expert with even cross cultural experience as these tips are valid through out globe. However a few tips needs to be modified for countries like India and Japan where kissing on first date may not be appropriate.

5. I was take to a number of bars and social hot spots and was shown the way to approach a girl and how to behave with them so that my success rate increases with women. I was surprised when I applied their tips physically and found that women were craving to be my dance partner and of course be my date. This success increased my self confidence and now I am able to perform my work with head held high as I have also achieved success with women.

6. I am really thankful to themodernman site for enabling me to gain my self confidence and now I am beaming with confidence even at work place. I look forward to each day so that I can have a fresh date every day and of course dream to open a training academy for individuals like me who are suffering silently.

CAN DATING HELP DESTRESS

2007-10-03T15:01:00.000+05:30

1. I am of the firm opinion that dating enables a person to bear a confident look and also enables him to deal with opposite sex in a dignified manner. men dating regularly stop viewing woman as a sex symbol.

2. So, go all out and have a quality date as it will help you to rejuvenate and ofcourse this proposition does not mean infidelity if an individual is married. Their exists a thin line which need not be crossed to ensure a harmonious family relations and avoid stress.

CASH AT SHORT NOTICE WITHOUT CREDIT CHECK

2007-10-03T14:57:00.000+05:30

1. I have been posted to a new location and found that the cash supply and demand was mismatching. Every day truck owner was standing on my head and asking me for the exorbitant amount to let his truck start loading and move to my new location with packed goods.

2. Since I had been posted to a remote location the number of truck service providers ready to transport my house hold goods was limited and were demanding exorbitant prices. The cash advance received as per kilometer rate was insufficient to bridge the gap between the asked rate and amount available with me.

3. However I had to move and thus luggage was to be sent and than I decided to get cash advance from a leading service provider who grant payday loans to meet cash emergencies. One must understand that pay day loans means that these are granted for a period ranging from 04-30 days and a fees is charged for the same. One can even roll on this loan to subsequent month pay day but fees charged are further high.

4. Thus with cashadvance1500, I was able to salvage my credit worthiness as I was granted loan without any credit check and amount was deposited in my checking account. My truck was dispatched timely by virtue of this cash received at short notice.

STRESS IS SELF CREATED

2007-10-03T14:44:00.000+05:30

1. I am a firm believer that an individual is responsible for the stressful situations as he does not learn to say "NO" to the friends who keep on enjoying at the expense of this man who tries to appease them thinking that they will be ever grateful to him.

2. As a net result he/she gets overburdened and stress increases. So learn to say NO for all those frills which you were undertaking just to show your helpful nature.

QUALITY DATING CAN HELP DE STRESS

2007-10-01T23:01:00.000+05:30

1. As has been mentioned in previous post to confide to friends to de stress and now the million dollar question arises where to get the quality friends and dates to whom an individual can confide with confidence. Well nothing to worry as this site enablesamerican singles to meet and develop healthy relationships.

2. In this computerized world this site is performing a yeoman service by enabling like minded personals to meet and help them liven up as due to hectic pace of life getting real friends has become an arduous task.

3. The home page of the site is impressive and individuals are listed with their photographs and thus desirous individuals can have a view of their prospective date. I found JustayHi as a best online dating site as it enables meeting of free personals to get the best in life free of cost.

4. So, all those who have not got any real date so far than a quality dating site exists in form of this site which is enabling every day developing of new relationships without asking for any fees.

5. A healthy friendship enables removing stress for an individual, so what are you waiting for, search online on JustSayHi and get your desired date and take the relationship to a euphoric height and do inform others also of this quality and free online dating site.

FRIENDSHIP ENABLES REMOVAL OF STRESS

2007-10-01T22:56:00.000+05:30

1. An individual must have a friend circle so that he can destress himself by letting himself free from all the inhibitions.

2. Interacting with friends enable an individual to lighten up his mind and worries.However, a word of caution that choose friend whom you can trust and than only open up with them regarding your stressful situations.

3. Non reliable friends can be another source of stress, thus before destressing do consider whether the person to whom you are confiding is worth the confidence or not to get th best from friendship.

HOW TO MANAGE STRESS WITH MUSIC

2007-09-27T14:07:00.001+05:30

1. I came across music CD's which have been designed to rejuvenate as per the sun sign of an individual. I purchased the music CD for Virgo as its my sun sign and definitely I found the music was pretty soothing.

2. I have installed the music in my hard disk of my laptop and am playing it regularly through out the day. The music has also been liked by the individuals who have different sun sign.

3. I felt that I was calmer and was creating lesser stress for my employees.So, music do have a power to relieve stress and help management of stress in a productive manner.

HAIRS SPEAK TO WORLD ON AN INDIVIDUALS BEHALF

2007-09-27T13:43:00.000+05:30

1. My daughter is ashamed of mine coming to her school owing to mine growing bald and was perturbed because of her terse remarks that I give a too old guy impression and thus I am a butt of ridicule for her.

2. I decided to redeem my lost glory with hair loss products as I wanted to be a role model for my children.

3. However, I have suffered this baldness working overnight for my children. However, nothing withstanding I made up my mind to check the hair loss products on the internet and found that the search engines were recommending procerin and provillus and ultimate thing about these products were that these products were reviewed by the users.

4. I visited the site and found that beside these two products another two more hair loss products have been listed which have been reviewed by the users. I decided to meet personally a user who had used these products and managed to meet a man whose family was using procerin and provillus and informed me that the product was helping his family immensely.

5. So, I have started using the product and am feeling the difference in my daughter attitude as other day she requested me to come for her Parent teacher meet and when I reached her school she introduced me to her friends with her head held high.

BREAK FREE BY PROCEEDING FOR A HOLIDAY

2007-07-30T07:56:00.000+05:30

1.Its a matter of time that thumb of a human will be largest organ of the body courtesy computer revolution and rising ambition.

2.I do not want this situation to occur with me and thus I regularly take breaks and if required I proceed on weekends with my family without laptop,moobile to have undisturbed vacation.

3.Let ambition not override you as when children will grow,you will regret that you did not spend quality time with you and what better it can be to spend time with your family as once children will grow they will also have no time for you.

4.Enjoy your vacation and do let us know your experience to enable us all to benefit.

NUMEROUS WAYS TO RELIEVE STRESS

2007-06-24T22:28:00.001+05:30

1.Here I have my dad who after whole days work comes home and let every bit of his heart to my mother and thus feels destressed.

2.However I do not tell any thing to any body including my wife.If any thing is tormenting me I write it on a piece of paper and keep it inside my shoe and wear that stress inducing factor next morning only.

3.So its up to you that how you want to handle the stress and get yourself detoxified of this stress.Find the way which helps to relieve stress from you and undertake action on it positively.

STRESS STATISTICS

2007-05-21T20:37:00.000+05:30

1.The American Institute of Stress estimates that 75 percent to 90 percent of all visits to the doctor are for stress-related problems.

2.Eighty percent of the time, neck and shoulder pain are caused by postural issues, estimates Deanna Hall, a physical therapist.

SAY NO TO STRESS

2007-05-21T20:32:00.000+05:30

There are plenty of reasons to take time out from stress. Too much of it can make your blood pressure skyrocket and over time lead to heart disease, depression and other ills.

If you're spending a chunk of your day waiting and waiting and waiting in the car-pool line or for softball practice to end (or even if you're stuck at a desk at the office), there are some simple steps you can take to prevent stress from literally going to your head, neck and other body parts.

One simple step: Change positions every 20 to 30 minutes to help relieve tension, says Deanna Hall, a physical therapist at Arlington (Texas) Memorial Hospital.

Taking long, deep, relaxing breaths can also help, says Ann McIntyre, a physical therapist at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital.

What's stopping you? Put your car in park, turn on some quiet music and start with these simple exercises:

1. Stretch your arms forward, pointing your elbows straight ahead. Put your hands on the opposite shoulder as if you're giving yourself a big hug. Practice this exercise for three to five seconds to help stretch the upper back.

2. Slow your breathing by inhaling and exhaling to the count of three.

3. Bend your head to the right shoulder and hold it for a few seconds before gently moving it to the left shoulder. Remember to breathe slowly and aim for five to 10 head rolls.

4. Roll your shoulders, forward and back. Alternate from one shoulder to the next or try any combination that you find relaxing. Squeeze shoulder blades together.
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STRESS GURUMANTRA:MANAGEMENT-STRESS-TIPS.BLOGSPOT.COM

2007-05-21T20:08:00.000+05:30

Follow the following Gurumantra learnt by me during my life to manage stress:

"Stress lene ka nahin balke stress dene ka"(donot take stress and give the stress to others).

BEST STRESS BUSTER:ANALYSIS BY MANAGEMENT-STRESS-TIPS.BLOGSPOT.COM

2007-05-21T19:54:00.000+05:30

1.During my complete life the best stress buster is the time when you come home from office and children welcome you with open hands.

2.So get married and have wonderful kids who will relieve you of all tension by their single beautiful smile.

MEDITATION-PRONOUNCING WORD "OM"

2007-04-24T22:32:00.000+05:30

1.After you come back home tired,sit down for 5 minutes in a relaxed position with your legs crossed which in Hindi language is called as "chaukri".

2.Now inhale deep breath and pronounce word "OM".This pronounciation of one "OM" should be elongated for 15 seconds and in 5 minutes you would have had pronounced it 20 times.

3.In normal time of 1 minute one inhale/exhale 12-15 times i.e in 5 mins one would have had inhaled/exhaled for atleast minimum 60 times;whereas post pronunciation of word "OM" for 5 mins you would have had pronounced it 20 times i.e you save on 40 breaths and thus elongating your life span.

4.By longer breaths of 15 secs your lungs are getting full air leading to its full expansion and retraction.

RAND Study Finds Divorce Among USA Soldiers Has Not Spiked Higher Despite Stress Created by Battlefield Deployments

2007-04-14T01:50:00.000+05:30

1.Despite greatly increased stress on the U.S. armed forces since the start of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, divorce rates among military families have increased only gradually, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

2.After several years of decline, marital dissolutions among military members began increasing in 2001, according to a study by the nonprofit research organization that analyzed records from about 6 million men and women who served in the United States military during the past 10 years.

3.The steady increase in divorce, separations and annulments increased the rate of military breakups to about 3 percent annually in 2005 -- the same level observed in 1996, when soldiers did not routinely face the battlefield deployments that are common today.

4.Researchers examined overall trends in the breakup of military marriages and the specific effects of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. Contrary to expectations, married service members who had been deployed were generally less likely to end their marriages than those who had not been deployed, and longer deployments were associated with greater reductions in risk.

5. Lead researcher Benjamin Karney and RAND colleague John Crown analyzed Pentagon personnel records on all people who belonged to the U.S. military from 1996 through 2005 -- five years before and five years after the start of recent military operations. The analysis included members of the active military, reserves and the National Guard.

6. To control for the length of time that couples were married prior to being deployed, the RAND researchers also conducted separate analyses on couples married after 2002 -- the newly married who would normally be at highest risk for divorce.

7."We found no spike in marital breakups among members of the military, including those who have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan," said Karney, a RAND behavioral scientist. "Military families certainly face high levels of stress, but thus far it has not resulted in similarly high rates of divorce."

8.The researchers noted that although deployments are undeniably stressful for couples, deployments may also benefit families in some ways, such as providing higher earnings from combat pay and the potential for career advancement. The military also provides other forms of support to military families -- such as health care, child care, and housing subsidies -- that may offer some protection from the negative effects of stress.

9.The researchers also noted that personnel records only provide information on service members while they remain in the military. "Negative consequences for military couples may emerge later, or families may be experiencing problems that have not been measured," Karney said. "The full impact of these conflicts on military families may not be known for years." The RAND study was requested by Pentagon officials in response to reports that the stress caused by deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan were leading to a surge in divorce among members of the military.

10. Other findings of the study include: In every service of the military, female service members are more than twice as likely to end their marriages as their male peers. The marriages of female service members also benefit significantly less from being deployed. Enlisted service members are more likely to end their marriages than officers. This is mostly likely due to the fact that officers tend to be older, and older couples are generally less likely to end their marriages.

11.Marriage rates and divorce rates in the military have followed a similar pattern over the last decade, with more service members getting married in recent years.

12.The analyses revealed similar trends in marriage and divorce across the services, and within the active and reserve components.

13. "The lack of major differences across the services suggests that decisions to start and end marriages may be influenced by policies that affect the entire military," Karney said. "Overall, the story is one of resilience," Karney said. "Although military families have been under greater stress than in prior decades, so far they have not been breaking up at measurably higher rates."

14.Researchers suggest that Pentagon officials conduct additional studies of military marriages to better understand how battlefield deployments impact relationships and families over the long term. "There is a limit to what service records can tell us," Karney said.

15. In addition, the study says officials should further examine why women suffer from marital breakups at significantly higher rates than men. It may be that existing programs provide too little support for the families of married women, according to researchers.

16.Pentagon officials also should examine how service members make the decision to get married, the study says. Restricting certain benefits to married couples, such as the ability to live off base, may encourage young couples to marry who otherwise might postpone marriage or not marry at all.

17.The RAND findings are similar to those from previous research that has examined earlier conflicts. Studies of married service members who served in Vietnam found no link between deployment and divorce. A study of the 1991 Persian Gulf War found that women who served were significantly more likely to divorce, but found no such trend among men.

18. The report was produced by the RAND National Defense Research Institute, which conducts research and analysis for sponsors including the Office of the Secretary of Defense, defense agencies and the U.S. intelligence community. The report, "Families Under Stress: An Assessment of Data, Theory, and Research on Marriage and Divorce in the Military," is available at www.rand.org.

19.The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. To sign up for RAND e-mail alerts: http://www.rand.org/publications/email.html CONTACTS: RAND Office of Media Relations, 703-413-1100 x5117 and 310-451-6913, media@rand.org ON THE WEB: http://www.rand.org

RELIEVE STRESS BY YOGA

2007-04-11T22:25:00.000+05:30

1.The easiest way to refresh oneself from daily stress is to lie on a ground sheet on ground with legs in folded condition from knees.

2.Now inhale and exale from your nose and think of all good things in life.

3.The action undertaken for 5 minutes will relieve you from all stress.

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY-THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAK

2007-03-28T23:26:00.000+05:30

EFFECTS OF STRESS ON BODY AND MIND

2007-03-28T23:21:00.000+05:30

1. Psychophysiological Reactions. Stress stimuli secrete catecholamines through herve channel. Catecholamine has various effect on different organs :-

(a) Heart.

(i) Increase heart & pulse rate.

(ii) Reduce pumping efficiency of heart.

(b) Lungs. Fast and shallow breathing.

(c) Stomach and Intestine.

(i) Increase blood circulation.

(ii) Alteration in Motility.

(d) Nervous System.

(i) Excitement.

(ii) Stupor.

(iii) Vomiting.

(iv) Restlessness.

(v) Panic Attack.

(vi) Dryness of Mouth.

(vii) Sweating.

(viii) Tensing of Muscles.

(e) Metabolism.

(i) High oxygen consumption.

(ii) High Blood Sugar.

2. Reduced Physical and Mental Efficiency. Excess stress reduces mental and physical efficiency due to neuroral exhaustion. A person under stress develops loss of interest in his work, feels fatigued, has impaired decision making and difficulty in concentration.

3. Drug Addiction. People under stress for temporary relaxation turn to smoking, alcohol and other drugs. Drugs provide temporary relief from stress. Addiction represents a form of psychological dependence and indicate that the person has been unable to attain adequate satisfaction or self esteem in his or her personal life. The addiction to drugs and to alcohol are associated with a high risk of suicide. The underlying lack of self confidence is often so deep seated that prolonged treatment and rehabilitation is required. Drug users also rapidly develop tolerance to the psychoactive effect and various adverse health consequences.

PROMOTIONAL AGONIES CAUSING UNWANTED STRESS

2007-03-28T23:09:00.000+05:30

STRESS MANAGEMENT AT HOME

2007-03-28T23:05:00.000+05:30

1. Measure Your Stress. To lighten your load, first find out where you're carrying it - in piled-up bills, career worries, sleep difficulties, weight problems. Graph your stress peaks and valleys, and draw up an action plan to change what's working against you.

2. Consolidate Your Errands. Bundle the chores you find irritating, time-chomping downers; errands, bill paying, laundry, shopping. Do them all at once, instead of in lurches that produce stabs of stress. There's a real rush of satisfaction when you whack `em all off your list in one simple crack. Plus, it leaves more time for unwinding on the other days.

3. Pet a Pet. Having a dog or cat to care for and cuddle is a proven stress releaser. According to one study, after a heart attack(the ultimate stress wakeup call), pet owners had only 20 per cent of the recurrence rate of than without pets.

4. Designate a `No Stress' Zone. Pick a place to be your sanctuary from stress. No problems are thrashed out here. No bills are paid here. No newspapers are read here. No hassles, no worries. It could be a whole room or just a comfortable chair in a quiet corner.

5. Tune Out Irritants. Whose phone(fax, beeper, TV, radio) is it anyway? Just because you have a houseful of communication gadgets doesn't mean you have to be at their mercy. If noises and interruptions plague you all day at the office, shut them off at home, at least for an hour or so.

6. Put a Lid on Your Worries. Make an old shoe box your `worry box'. If you wake up during the night with distressing thoughts, or you can't even get to sleep, write what's bothering you on a slip of paper, put it in the box, close it, and tell yourself that now is your time for rest and you'll open the box in the morning when you can deal with the contents.

7. What has been discussed above is managing your stress in generic terms. For each personality different responses are required to control stress and this must be realised by oneself. So identification of real cause is the crux of the problem and solution will automatically come to you.

STRESS MANAGEMENT IN YOUR SOCIAL LIFE

2007-03-28T22:53:00.000+05:30

1. Seek Supportive Family and Friends. A study published in the Journal of Personality and Society Psychology suggests that a strong social network can buffer the detrimental effects of stress. For five weeks before taking medical school entrance exams, 56 students kept track of their social contacts; they also rated their anxiety levels. The study revealed that social contacts decreased tension, but obligatory social contacts did nothing to reduce stress.

2. Learn to Detach. While men and women both feel stress when bad things happen to family members, women are far more likely to be affected when stressful events occur in the lives of friends, coworkers, even acquaintances. Women get involved in other people's problems while men are able to stay detached. So what can women do? Take up a hobby or a sport, suggest psychologists. The mental health effects are clear. As long as you're busy perfecting your serve in tennis you won't be worrying about other people's problems.

3. Make Time for Your Friends. Especially when a relationship is under stress, carve out time to get together and protect that time from all your other deadlines and responsibilities.

4. Maintain Balance in Your Relationship. Even when all is well, it's important to talk about balance in friendship. Is the relationship reciprocal? Are both people's needs being met? By bringing this up when everything is fine, you let your friend know the subject is discussable. Then in times of stress, the foundation is there for honest communication.

5. Don't Argue on an Empty Stomach. A surprising number of nasty arguments are actually blood-sugar battles. If you know you get cranky when your stomach's empty, stop for a snack before you launch that serious discussion. A piece of fruit could make the difference between a rational conversation and a blowout.

6. Help Somebody. Studies show that altruism reduces stress, boosts your immune response, improves your cardiovascular health and may even increase your longevity. Focusing on other people's troubles puts your's in perspective. Volunteering to help one person, face to face, on a regular basis produces the most healthful effects, research suggests. But random acts of kindness count, too.

7. Be Compassionate. Don't neglect personal relationships at the expense of your work. A study conducted on 1,000 men and women shows that when people begin treating themselves and others with compassion and forgiveness, their risk of having a heart attack drops 40 per cent.

STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR YOUR INNER SELF

2007-03-28T22:23:00.000+05:30

1. Awareness of Stress. Try to get clear in your mind what stresses you the most. What are your particular stressors? Be on the lookout for your stress signals so that you know as soon as you need to take action.

2. Cultivate a Sense of Control. Stress is different things to different people. Discovering another person's long-distance calls on your phone bill may be your last straw, while that same snafu might challenge some one else to get to the bottom of the mystery-and feel great for the effort. It's not the event, but your perception of it that makes for stress. Stressed-out people feel that life is spinning out of control and that they're powerless, while stress-resistant personalities feel a distinct sense of control. The challenge; Do something about what's bugging you if that's possible or forget about it if it's not. The trick is being able to distinguish which is which.

3. Look Inward. One of the best ways to find your focus is by meditating. Take 20 minutes to concentrate on a line from a poem, a pleasing image or even your breathing. Studies generally show that meditation reduces heart rate, blood pressure and feelings of anxiety.

4. Breathe Deeply, Smoothly and Slowly. The most basic stress-busting relaxation technique - deep breathing- is as easy to do on a jammed highway as in the supermarket checkout line. Breathing through your nose, exhaling twice as long as you inhale and not pausing between the in and the out breaths. In one large controlled study of heart patients it was revealed that those who practiced deep, diaphragmatic breathing were 50 per cent less likely to have another heart attack.

5. Begin with Prayer, End with a Walk. Start your day with a 10 minutes spirituality check-in, and end it up with a brisk walk or run. Exercise is nature's best tranquilizer.

6. Do Something With Your Hands Other Than Wringing. Make paper planes, a birdhouse, a needlepoint pillow, a cheesecake from scratch. A soothing manual task distracts the mind from worries and sometimes frees it to come up with a sudden, inspired solution to a problem.

7. Take a Mind Flight. For just a minute or two, close your eyes and imagine being on a quiet beach. Imagine the texture of he san, the warmth of the sun, lapping waves, the scent of flowers. Or picture yourself riding on the back of a huge graceful bird in flight. Mental imaging has been proven to have a powerful effect on blood pressure and heart rate.

8. Suck on Sour Balls. Research at MIT on the role of diet in stress has shown that both simple and complex carbohydrates may have a eating them; primal, rhythmic sucking or sipping may do even more. A hard boiled sweet, eaten slowly, may just do the trick.

9. Smile. When your life gets frantic, a smile will work wonders. Research conducted at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research links smiling to changes in brain chemistry that reduce feelings of tension. Smiling allows you to breathe through your nose, which cools your brain and, in turn, cuts down on the release of grief-inducting neuro transmitters.

10. Laugh. When an earing slides down the drain or your bread ignites in the toaster, chuckles and chortles can take the sting out of stress. Laughter can improve respiration and circulation and can suppress damaging stress-related hormones. A 35 yrs long study of 268 Harvard University graduates found that those who had a good sense of humour coped with stress better and lived longer.

11. Analysis and Treatment of Actual Stressor. There are basically four alternative strategies for managing your stresses:-

(a) Take Action.

(b) Withdraw.

(c) Do Nothing.

(d) Adjust Your Attitude.

(i) Put the stressor in correct perspective.

(ii) Avoid negative thoughts and fantasies.

11. Put in Perspective. Stress gets us up and out of bed in the morning, spurs us to be productive and proves we're alive. So it isn't all bad news. Stress is simply the body's response to any demand to adapt.

MANAGING STRESS IN ONE'S WORK LIFE AND ROUTINE

2007-03-28T21:13:00.000+05:30

1. Tend to Your Goals. Set clear goals to help prioritize your daily tasks and manage time at the office. Goals keep you from doing extraneous things and help you manage stress. Write down your long and short-term goals whether it's improving communications with colleagues, drafting crisper memos or landing a promotion - as well as a realistic deadline for achieving them.

2. Work Smarter, Not Harder. Instead of reacting to job stress by simply working longer and harder, work more efficiently; have a group meeting rather than a series of individual ones, schedule difficult tasks during your best hours, get bothersome chores like paperwork out of the way all at once.

3. Be Ergonomically Correct. The proper equipment will reduce your physical stress-neck, back and shoulder strain as well as debilitating tendon and nerve damage in wrists and arms. Here's what you need; an adjustable chair with lower-back support, proper light, appropriate table and a keyboard positioned so your wrists stay straight and your upper arms remain at your sides.

4. Team Up. Working alone can be a huge contributor to stress. A pivotal study of the effect of isolation on life expectancy showed that loners were up to three times more likely to die early than socializers. Try collaborating with your colleagues on projects, or going to lunch together. Ride to and from work in pairs. Colleagues can give you new insights, feedback and emotional support.

5. Speak Your Mind. Many people, especially women, feel stressed out at work because they fall into a passive or nurturing role. Be assertive at meetings, speak up and present ideas. Don't silently accept too much work. And ask for feedback when you need it.

6. Make Your Breaks Count. When you take a break from work it should be an act of pleasure, a true diversion. Dive into an Agatha Christie mystery, crank up Asha Bhosle on your headphones. Don't just catch up on paperwork. Get your mind on other things. In the long run, it makes you more effective.

7. Watch those Double Lattes. You don't have to give up that wonderful early morning java jolt, but beware of those afternoon coffee urges when you're tense. Coffeine acts like stress on your body, stimulating the release of adrenalin and increasing heartbeat, blood pressure and shallow breathing.

8. Eliminate Distractions. Curtail the needless interruptions that bombard you all day; Hang a `quiet time' sign on your door. Put up a divider in your cubicle. Hold your calls. Move noisy machines away from your desk.

9. Diversify Your Life. Workaholics who depend too much on their job for self esteem feel a lot more stress than those with rich social lives. Try rekindling and old friendship. Become a volunteer for a worthy cause. How about a dance, music or art class? People with a balanced life are better able to withstand job pressures because they get goodies outside of work.

10. Prepare and Organize Your Work. One of the big things you can do to avoid stress is to prepare yourself thoroughly, in your work and in your private life. Coping with the unexpected is much harder than managing the expected :-

(a) Take a look at the systems and equipment that you use.

(b) Try to write things down.

(c) Only work on one thing at a time.

(d) Keep an eye on the next thing to do.

(e) Keep your work place tidy.

(f) Be able to lay your hands at once on everything you need.

(g) Store everything you use often within easy reach.

11. Prepare Plan B. If fears of unknown/sudden changes and demands are adding to your anxiety, start making plans for every contingency. Update your resume, set up informational interviews, sharpen your skills with a discussion.Research also shows that people who have at least some control over a stressful situation handle it much better.

STRESS MANAGEMENT

2007-03-19T18:44:00.000+05:30

1. Stress Management implies the considered conditioning of an individual's environment and responses to those influences, which disturb natural equilibrium of the human being and there by limit the negative effects of the same. Western contemporary management thought looks for externally oriented approaches to management of stress. These approaches include restructuring the external environment, changing the person's level of mental, physical and social skill by supporting him in the use of these skills, or by altering his perceptual and cognitive processes and also through what is called social engineering. To amplify the idea, social engineering may make simple but extreme forms such as spouse or resigning a difficult job. In this approach, it is not uncommon to find that in many cases new problems get created as old ones get solved. The management of stress through a human value approach on the contrary is an inward looking process which focuses on the individual's value based strengths to combat the fallout of stressful management through problem prevention rather than through problem solving.

2. Stress management encompasses various areas of interaction on a personal level as well as on a social level. Ways of managing stress in these areas are different for every individual however there are stress management techniques or solutions in general for every sphere of activity listed below. The more general methods and those which have been researched and found acceptance are being covered under the following heads :-

(a) Work Life.

(b) Inner Self.

(c) Social Life.

(d) At Home.

STRESS AND PERSONALITY

2007-03-19T18:25:00.000+05:30

1. Every person has a distinct personality of his own. This is acquired over a period of time during initial stages of life and depends upon the education, environment, family background and experiences. We often describe people as ambitious, pessimist, optimist, sadist, happy-go-lucky, serious, jovial etc. All these are based on the responses of the individual to certain given situations. Analysis and Effects of Stress on Various Personalities

2. You analyse yourself as a personality yourself and have yourself slotted.

3. Ambitious Types. The ambitious types are particularly liable to get the physical diseases of stress, i.e. Peptic Ulcer, Coronary heart disease, migraine and high blood pressure. The ambitious persons are generally in control of their emotions and mental stress is not very common. Feelings of anger, irritability, nervousness and depression are sometimes noticed in these people, but they quickly suppress the same. The stress thus has its main impact on the body.

4. The Worrying Types. The worrying types are more likely to have mental stress. The reactions of the nervous system which we all feel occasionally, happens very frequently with them. These people are less likely to develop the physical diseases of stress, although they do more often than the placid types.

5. Placid Types. Placid types show the least harmful stress. This is predictable, because they are seekers of stability, not of change, and happiest when few demands are made on them. They experience less stress in all its forms, both healthy and harmful, than the other types and so suffer much less from its ill effect.

6. Conscientious Types. The conscientious types who like to have their entire life organized in advance, suffer stress if they are repeatedly made to undergo changes which are beyond their control. They generally show both the mental and physical stress, but generally tend towards the latter. Their high principles and strong sense of duty often lead to greater stress than in other types of personalities.

7. Carefree Types. The carefree types are the closest to the placid types and have a much lower predisposition to harmful stress. But their desire for variety and excitement may lead them into potentially harmful situations. They are more likely to have accidents because they take risks in all spheres of life. They generally lack foresight and do things which fulfill their need for excitement because of the risks involved.

8. The Dependable Types. The dependable types are more likely to have mental consequences of harmful stress. They do not like being alone and any prolonged isolation is unpleasant for them. They express their feelings readily, which may at times sound exaggerated. They are likely to respond to the ups and downs of life with appropriate displays of emotions.

9. The Suspicious Types. The suspicious types, like the dependable types, are more likely to have the mental consequences of harmful stress, but under different circumstances. They prefer being alone and are most distressed when forced to rub shoulders with many people, particularly when there is no opportunity to avoid them.

10. The stress which is actively desired by the dependable types is harmful to the suspicious types because it reinforces their worries and suspicions and shows in both the mental and physical spheres. Such people prefer a few people around them whom they can trust absolutely; the rest of humanity is their potential enemy.

11. Each one of us has an ideal level of stress which satisfies us. Below this level we get bored and above it we feel under strain. Different personalities have different levels of stress. The ambitious ones have the highest level and the placid types the lowest. The worrying and the suspicious types have moderately low levels. The dependable and the conscientious types have moderately high ones. It is thus impossible for all personality types to be satisfied under same situations.

CLASSIFICATION OF STRESS

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1.Depending upon the type of reaction on the body and its effects stress can be classified as healthy or harmful stress, with corresponding positive and negative effects.

(a) Healthy Stress. Stress is valuable under certain circumstances, e.g. sports, making speeches and taking exams. The stress response puts people on their mettle, increases alertness, improves sight, strengthens muscles and reduces reaction time. The stress response increases our ability to stand and fight or turn and flee; and to moblise all our resources to achieve whatever we decide to do.

(b) Harmful Stress. More often that not, stress is always harmful. It includes distress and strain and has no advantages what so ever. It is this kind of stress which would be discussed in today’s lecture. Harmful stress leads to certain negative effects. The negative effects show particularly when a person allows harmful stress to remain in the body, usually when there is no chance to take necessary steps to release a stress response that is too strong or lasts too long. The negative effects of stress show up in three ways in particular :-

(i) Unsuitable Behaviour.

(ii) Lower Energy and Performance Levels.

(iii) Poor Health.

2. The key difference between healthy and harmful stress is that in healthy stress there is rapid adjustment to change while in harmful stress, there is little or no adjustment. A person is surrounded by changes, but has no trouble in adjusting to most of them. It is only those changes for which he has no answer that leads a person to harmful stress. This is the stress which people complain about and is the cause of physical and mental sufferings.

STRESS RESPONSE:EFFECTS OF STRESS

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1.The stress response can be described as a chain reaction of changes within the body. These are also called as symptoms, some of which are :-

(a) Shallower, Quicker Breathing.

(b) Greater Production of Adrenalin.

(c) Faster Heartbeat.

(d) Rise in Blood Pressure.

(e) Reduction in Blood Supply to Hands and Feet.

(f) Increase in Body's Metabolism.

(g) Faster clotting of blood.

(h) Reduction of blood supply to the stomach and abdomen.

(j) Increased blood flow to the muscles.

(k) Tensing of Muscles.

(l) Sharpening of all Senses.

(m) Reduction of Tension in Bowel and Stomach Functions

(n) Reduction in the Efficiency of the Immune System.

STRESS SIGNALS

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1. The causes of stress lead to stress in an individual, which he shows in the form of certain signals. These signals or indicators may be physical, mental, emotional or behavioural.

2.Physical.

(a) Change in Breathing Rhythm.

(b) Tense and Aching Muscles.

(c) Headaches.

(d) Sweating.

(e) Cold Hands and Feet.

(f) Changes in Appetite.

(g) Stomach Problems, Heartburn.

3.Mental.

(a) Lack of Concentration.

(b) More Frequent Mistakes.

(c) Forgetfulness/Absent Mindedness.

(d) Tendency to Over-react.

(e) Poorer Judgment.

4.Emotional.

(a) Irritation/Short Temper.

(b) Nervousness.

(c) Depression/Silence.

(d) Emotional Outbursts/Crying.

4.Behavioural.

(a) Insomnia.

(b) Increased Drinking/Smoking/Eating.

(c) Absenteeism.

(d) Clumsiness.

SOCIAL STRESSORS:INTER PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL

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(1) Different Values.

(2) Obligations.

(3) Waiting Time.

(4) Poor Service.

(5) Smokers/Non-Smokers.

(6) Driving Habits.

(7) Social Expectations.

SOCIAL STRESSORS:JOB AND CAREER

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To elucidate the stresses at work in job and career is as listed below:

(1) Deadline.

(2) Muddled Communications.

(3) Travelling Time.

(4) Interruptions.

(5) Competition.

(6) Power Struggles.

(7) Education.

(8) Training.

SOCIAL STRESSORS:FAMILY

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Numerous stressors are at work in the family front and the worst stress is the separation of husband and wife and the stress is the highest for the newly wed couples on their initial separation due to job profile.

Other stressors to include are as listed below:

(1) Sharing of Workload.

(2) Jealousy.

(3) Sex Roles.

(4) Different Values.

(5) Death or Illness in the family.

(6) Different Lifestyle.

(7) Money Problems.

SOCIAL STRESSORS:SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL.

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(1) Unemployment.

(2) Inflation.

(3) Cost of Housing.

(4) Taxes.

(5) Crime.

(6) Pollution.

(7) Technological Changes.

PHYSICAL STRESSORS

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Physical stressors are as listed below:

(1) Heat.

(2) Cold.

(3) Noise.

(4) Poor Working Conditions and Equipment.

(5) Fire.

(6) Traffic.

(7) Violence.

(8) Own Illness.

CAUSES OF STRESS

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The first step in learning to control your stress, is to find out what your stressors are i.e. what stresses a person most. Stressors can be divided into physical and social groupings. The social stressors lead to emotional stress and can be further sub-grouped. The physical & social groupings are discussed in subsequent posts.

TYPES OF STRESS

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1.Stress is essentially of two types -physical and mental. Mental stress can also be at times termed as psychological or emotional stress. Physical and emotional stresses are essentially the same as far as the effects on the body are concerned. The only difference being that the emotional stress seldom reaches the same intensity in its demands on the body as the physical stress. The body does not take any notice of the kind of emotion being shown. It makes no difference whether a person is red in the face from anger or heat or bothered with embarrassment. The body reacts in the same way.

DEFINITION OF STRESS

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1.Physical science defines stress as a constraining or impelling force exerted on a body. Medical sciences have defined stress as any influence, which disturbs the natural equilibrium of the body and includes within its reference physical injury, exposure, deprivation, all kinds of diseases and emotional disturbances.

2. Stress may also be defined as under: -
(a) A stimulus (a negative force) impinging upon an individual either from outside or from within himself.

(b) A response, emotional or physiological, of the individual, to external or internal events.

(c) An interaction between the individual and his surrounding.

3.As is the case with every material, whether it be gold, steel or clay, human beings also can tolerate certain levels of stress. Damage, whether psychological or physical occurs when they are continually exposed to low or high levels of stress. However, unlike physical matter, human beings have the unique ability to condition their responses to the stress and thus alter the effects caused.

STRESS-PRESSURES,TENSIONS AND STRAINS MANAGEMENT

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1.What is stress? Before we actually get down to analyze stress academically, let me tell you a story. Story of how stress came into human lives. It was in 1905 that an ambitious, young endocrinologist named Hans Selve had a bad habit of dropping lab rabbits, chasing them around the room and catching them under the sink. When they developed ulcers and sheverlen immune tissues, Selve carried out tests and realized what was happening. His clumsiness was making them sick. Searching for a word to describe this response to life under tension, he borrowed a term from engineering and "Stress" was born.

2.Today, we're working longer hours than our parents ever did, the equivalent of an extra month per year. We are cramming too much stuff into our dwindling leisure hours; our weekends disappear as we run errands, do the laundry, cook dinner, and pay the bills. And then we feel guilty when we can't find time to stay in close touch with family, nurture friendships keep up with our reading, throw dinner parties etc.

3.Stress connotes various types of pressures, tensions and strains, which an individual is subjected to in his or her work environment. Depending on the type of work, it can take the form of physical, emotional or psychological stress, or even a combination of these. The more intelligent honest and industrious an individual, the more is his work output likely to be and the more vulnerable will he be to stress. However, with experience, discipline and an organized mode of functioning the individual can become more conditioned and resilient.

STRESS-CAN WE ESCAPE IT?

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1. Stress is unavoidable. Always has been. Always will be. We are all struggling to keep our feet amid all the pushing and shoving; we are looking to do jobs well, raise our kids right, to romance our spouses. We want time for friends, our family, ourselves. We want to play sports and enjoy hobbies. We want to care for our homes, our cars, our bodies. We want all this and on top of it all, we want more money, more power, more respect, more recognition, more promotions, more, more and more. Well, we cannot have it all. There is a very specific pt where we reach overload, where the demands on us exceed our limits. We gradually lose our ability to cope with the demands facing us. We get `stressed' out.

2. Stress affects people from all walks of life in varied forms. Paparazzi stalking Late Diana resulting in her death, Ronaldo experiencing Fits before the big match, drop in performance of Sachin Tendulkar on assuming captaincy of Indian cricket team are all related to stress in one way or the other.

3. When you say `I feel stressed', you probably mean you are feeling tired, irritated, overworked, exhausted, depressed, tense, disappointed etc. In fact, there is something definitely wrong with your life. What do you do?