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Posttraumatic stress disorder is a disorder that can occur from experiencing or witnessing tragic or life-threatening events.  Military combat, terrorist incidents, natural disasters, serious accidents, or personal assaults like rape can create stress that will not go away.  Most people will recover from such events after a little time.  Others will have stress reactions that […]

We have already discovered that stress can be physical or mental.  The most common form of stress is acute stress.  This is what people normally refer to when they talk about having stress.  Acute stress can cause gastrointestinal upsets, headaches, anxiety, and pressure.  This form of stress is treated easily and can sometimes be cleared […]

Posttraumatic stress syndrome affects many parts of the body and its mental health.  A medical doctor who isn’t aware the physical problems are caused by the syndrome may treat symptoms.  People suffering from posttraumatic syndrome are more likely to suffer from other mental health problems at the same time.  These include alcohol and drug abuse, […]

The best way of defining stress is anything that can be a physical danger, or something that is perceived to be a danger to our physical or emotional health.  If you are living, breathing, or working at this moment, you have stress.  It is something you cannot avoid.  Stress can be any demand that is […]

The three most important ingredients to managing stress is avoiding stimulants, eating a healthy diet, and learning techniques to deal with stress.  Too much stress over a prolonged period of time can cause serious problems.
There are vitamins that will help you deal with stress and tension in your life.  There are nine vitamins that help […]

Most of us need a regular job to pay our mortgage, car payments, and pay for general household expenses.  Unfortunately, jobs are major stressors in our life.  Studies have shown that our job is the number one cause of stress for 80% of Americans.
The numbers regarding job stress are staggering.  Over 40 percent of workers […]

Even before your disorder becomes uncontrollable, you have to seek help with a professional. By certain means, an anxiety therapist could help you in ways unimaginable. Not only will the therapist guide you through medication solutions but through natural ways to solve your problems as well.
More than anyone else, an anxiety therapist understands how […]

Never before has society put so much stress on the family structure.  The stress of taking care of a family, preparing and planning on meals, bathing, homework, and caring for children are taking a toll on today’s parents.  Add that to the emotional stress that is there between a parent and child, which is a […]

Fighting stress with a healthy life style may be what you need to keep you emotionally and physically healthy.  There are many ways of fighting stress.  You can eat healthy foods, stay away from sugars and saturated fats.  You can make time to exercise every day, even if it means marching in place during commercials […]

Everyone experiences times of stress.  It is normal and sometimes necessary to have stress.  What isn’t healthy is the way we respond to stress.  Stress management is learnable and you can remove a large part of your stress.  Think of stress in this way; pressure is the event or situation that is happening to you, […]