Be generous
Many people feel stressed because they are channelled into a particular way of thinking. They are stuck in a routine at home or at work, and life is different shades of grey instead of new colours....
View ArticleShare your problems
No one is an island – we all need friends. We need them as temporary refuges from problems in other relationships. We discuss solutions and other ideas with them to get feedback on how realistic they...
View ArticleAnswer back
The main requirement in my job is the ability to listen. After that comes the ability to talk. These sound simple, but to do both well can be very difficult. We have all experienced the frustration of...
View ArticleStress and your sex life
For some people, stress is so much part of life that they may not even recognise the strain they’re living under. But stress is insidious. It has a way of coming out where you’re least expecting it....
View Article5 reasons you need to start fantasizing
1. Fantasizing is better than valium Fantasizing about yourself sharing a night of passion with your favourite celebrity may not be the most orthodox way of treating stress. But, says Craig Mardus, an...
View ArticleThe seven habits of highly stressed people and highly stressed relationships...
Not knowing your limits People under stress often find it difficult to differentiate between their ‘zone of influence’ and their ‘zone of concern’. In a car, for example, our ‘zone of influence’ is our...
View ArticleDon’t assume you are the cause of other people’s bad temper
Recently, I was driving along a quiet country lane on a fine day, and was in a good mood. An old friend drove past me at some speed. I just had time to acknowledge him before he was out of sight, but...
View ArticleMore Facebook friends means more stress: study
Fear of offending one group of people or another can cause anxiety – especially if parents or employers are added to the mix, warns a report by the University of Edinburgh Business School. The more...
View ArticleLoneliness triggers stress response; hits brain like cocaine
One legacy of our hunter-gatherer past is that humans are social animals who rely on the support of fellow humans to survive – and have an overwhelming need to belong to a group. One result, according...
View Article9 ways to cope with wedding stress
Financial worry A recent poll of 2,000 people who had got married in the last five years found that two-thirds said that planning a wedding completely took over their lives. The wedding industry is...
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