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Tis the Season for Debt Management, Reports Counselling Directory

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:50:55 +0000

Tis the Season for Debt Management, Reports Counselling Directory

Counselling Directory

Camberley, Surrey (PRWEB) December 23, 2011

Unfortunately for many, Christmas does not turn out to be the picture postcard image they had envisaged, with a staggering number of people getting so carried away with splashing out on festivities and gifts that they find themselves dramatically ‘in the red’.

According to survey results from Counselling Directory, 52% of respondents admitted to spending beyond their means at Christmas and almost half of respondents (46%) said they used their credit card to buy gifts.

Whilst Christmas Day may only come once a year, many individuals face lasting after effects as they are left to pay off their Christmas debt well into the New Year.

According to BBC News, Christmas 2011 will push a third of the UK into debt, a worryingly large proportion of the population considering the current fragile economic climate [1].

When it comes to debt there is more than just the practical issue of repayments to consider, with escalating financial woes often leading to depression, anxiety, shame, and in many cases the breakdown of both personal and professional relationships.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people who set themselves a Christmas budget give into the pressures of overspending and run up huge amounts of debt. With 56% of individuals admitting to feeling pressured into buying presents and 58% feeling stressed and worried as a result of the amount they spend during the yuletide season, what can be done to avoid getting into debt over Christmas?

The most prevalent advice from debt management experts is to plan ahead, prepare and budget – here are a few tips to help you to do so in what can be one of the most costly times of the year:

1. If you already have an outstanding balance on your credit card or are in the process of paying off a personal loan or overdraft, think carefully before spending anymore.

2. If you plan on borrowing money then ensure you have considered how and when you will repay it, and if possible budget for the repayments in advance.

3. Be realistic about your budget. Work out the amount you can afford to spend on each person and stick to it.

4. If you can afford to pay for gifts outright with your own money then no matter how good the deal, don’t be persuaded to take out credit agreements.

5. Read the small print – always scour the small print for any hidden extras in any credit agreement before you sign on the dotted line. Interest free credit may initially seem appealing but if you don’t pay on time you may be penalised and concealed extra costs may leave you worse off.

The most important advice of all is not to feel daunted by the idea of sticking to a budget, and not to fall into the trap of overspending. A moment of gratification watching a loved one opening a lavish gift is not worth the months of unhappiness experienced from being unable to pay the bills.

Evidence and research from the Royal College of Psychiatrists suggests that one in four people with a mental health problem is in debt and one in two people in debt have a mental health problem [2].

This strong evidence linking debt with mental health makes it ever the more important to ensure financial woes are avoided at all costs and are addressed immediately if they do begin to spiral out of control.

There are numerous organisations that provide debt advice and act on the behalf of individuals in negotiations with creditors. Many associations are not for profit and offer their services free of charge with the primary aim of finding the best solution for each individual’s personal situation.

Though practical advice on consolidating and overcoming debt is an essential factor – repaying the money owed is not the only issue to consider when it comes to debt. The underlying emotional factors such as stress and worry can also become overwhelming and it is important that they too are addressed.

Debt management counselling and psychotherapy helps to address the psychological factors and can help individuals to develop ways in which they can move forward on both a practical and emotional level.

Counselling Directory could prove to be a valuable tool for anyone looking for debt management help during this Christmas and New Year period. With a country-wide database of qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, visiting Counselling Directory could play an important role in helping individuals to face up to and resolve their debt problems as soon as possible.

About Counselling Directory

Counselling Directory recognised the need for a service that collated all of the information needed to help those in distress. Having access to the right information and finding the right counsellor is a really important step, and though other directories may supply contact details, Counselling Directory goes that extra mile and provides clarification of the support each counsellor offers.

Counselling Directory lists full profiles, detailing the areas of counselling each counsellor offers, the fees they charge and background information as to the kind of person they are, as well as providing a wealth of information about counselling and psychotherapy on the website so visitors can find all the information they need before choosing a counsellor.

References

[1] BBC News (2011) Christmas will push third of the UK into debt, says YouGov. Available: [2 The Royal College of Psychiatrists (n.d.) Debt and mental health. Available: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/quality/research/debtandmentalhealth1.aspx

Findings based on a survey of 83 visitors to Counselling Directory during December 2011.

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The Stress Number(TM) Report for March 2011

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The Stress Number(TM) Report for March 2011

Stress Test – The Oxygen Plan

Minneapolis, Minnesota (PRWEB) April 25, 2011

Employee stress drains $ 400 billion a year from U.S. employers–yet many organizations do not fully understand the damage stress causes to their profit margins, employee productivity levels and employee health. In an ongoing study of Stress in America, The Oxygen Plan Corporation reports the March 2011 findings of the new health metric – The Stress Number™. To date, over 42,000 respondents have completed the 30 question The Oxygen Plan Stress Test to assess their individual stress. The stress test has 10 questions for home, work and social stress. The scoring for each question ranges 0 – 100, whereby a score of 0 means extreme stress (red), to 100, meaning stress free (green).

Key March Findings: “More Stress at Home”

Basis 1,984 respondents to The Oxygen Plan’s Stress Test, the March Stress Number™ for home, work and social stress are 46, 52 and 53, respectively. “Clearly, scores are toward the lower end of the scale. This is especially true for the home domain,” says Dr. Donald E. Williams, board-certified clinical health psychologist (American Board of Professional Psychology/ABPP), and Chief Science Officer, The Oxygen Plan. “So, there is bad news – as a group, scores are low. While still yellow, the home score, in particular, reflects a downward trend. Perhaps, as one might expect, the stresses of work, the economy and dwindling social support are showing up at home. Combined, the scores indicate stress, and its ill effects on our home, work and social lives, and on and our health, remains a serious issue.”

A “Stress Number™” can also be an aggregated measure of the stress affecting an organization’s workforce. Two new research papers from The Oxygen Plan urge employers to learn the Stress Number™ for their employees and employee groups to help them develop an effective stress management program.

The impact of stress in the U.S. workplace is bad news for employers as it manifests in lost productivity, absenteeism, presenteeism, group health expense, employee turnover and disability expenses. “Many organizations invest in resources like EAPs, work-life programs and policies, and health and wellness programs,” said Dr. Williams, “but many are unaware of their employees’ actual stress levels, how much of their stress is job-related or the root causes of their stress.” “Stress diminishes the engagement and effectiveness of a workforce, erodes workers’ physical and emotional health, and drives up medical and insurance costs,” adds Eric Lucas, CEO of The Oxygen Plan Corporation.

“With the Stress Number™, it is now possible to measure, compute, aggregate, report, and trend a stress metric as it relates to personal health or organizational cost,” says Dr. Williams. “Now, we are able to assess stress, calculate the Stress Number™, provide The Oxygen Plan program and re-measure stress for individuals or organizations. The Stress Number™ is a significant development in the field of health metrics.” “We feel the Stress Number™ should be used to help individuals and organizations manage health and health care costs – just like blood pressure and BMI,” adds Eric Lucas, Founder and CEO of The Oxygen Plan. “Because stress in the home or social life impacts employees at work, and vice versa, it’s in employers’ best interest to know the aggregate Stress Number™ for their employee populations and get a line of sight into root causes.”

About The Oxygen Plan

The Oxygen Plan is a new patent-pending behavior change program designed to help people recognize and reduce stress, live healthier, happier lives while helping employers lower health care costs and improve productivity and employee engagement. The Oxygen Plan, co-developed by Eric Lucas and Dr. Williams, is the only stress reduction program to use a simple green, yellow, red color coding to easily facilitate stress recognition and behavior change for individuals and organizations. For more information visit http://www.theoxygenplan.com.

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Five Good Minutes at Work: 100 Mindful Practices to Help You Relieve Stress & Bring Your Best to Work

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Whether sitting at your desk or ducking into the supply closet, you can include these stress-relieving and centering activities into even the busiest schedule. These practices can help you deal with difficult coworkers, tyrannical bosses, impossible deadlines, and more. Your five good minutes each day will reward you with increased productivity, reduced workplace conflict, and a sense of serenity that will start to spread to the rest of your life.

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STRESS…AT WORK The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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 of organizations. Through its research program in job stress and through educational materials such as this booklet, NIOSH is committed to providing organizations with knowledge to reduce this threat.

This booklet highlights knowledge about the causes of stress at work and outlines steps that can be taken to prevent job stress

Table of Contents
STRESS…AT WORK 1
STRESS IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE 2
WHAT WORKERS SAY ABOUT STRESS ON THE JOB 3
SCOPE OF STRESS IN THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE 5
WHAT IS JOB STRESS? 5
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF JOB STRESS? 6
NIOSH APPROACH TO JOB STRESS 7
JOB CONDITIONS THAT MAY LEAD TO STRESS 7
JOB STRESS AND HEALTH 9
EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF JOB STRESS 10
JOB STRESS AND HEALTH: WHAT THE RESEARCH TELLS US 10
STRESS, HEALTH, AND PRODUCTIVITY 11
Stress Prevention and Job Performance 12
WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT JOB STRESS? 12
PREVENTING STRESS AT WORK: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH 13
How to Change the Organization to Prevent Job Stress 13
PREVENTING JOB STRESS – GETTING STARTED 14
STEPS TOWARD PREVENTION 15
STRESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS: 18

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Office Stress: How Do Women Deal with Stress at Work?

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There are growing numbers of women who experience office stress on a regular basis. The number is increasing. In a difficult economy, you may find it more difficult to cope with stress at work. Layoffs and budget cuts are constant reminders of the fragile work environment that many individuals find themselves experiencing. Yet, women, have additional stressors that affect them such as discriminations, stereotyping, and work/home balancing acts. To assist with these unique stressors, employee policies must be enacted in the workplace to ensure that women are not penalized in their ability to maximize their career potential. However, on a more general level there are office stressors that women can combat by using specific stress management strategies. By identifying your stressors and then matching appropriate stress management techniques, you have a greatly chance of reducing the levels of stress at work. Lowering your stress will allow you to be more productive at work.

Causes of Office Stress

Can you identify what is causing your stress at work. Identifying the major contributor to stress at work will help you devise the most helpful stress management strategies. Consider the following sources of stress and see which are the major culprits in your life.

Is there bullying or harassment, by anyone, not necessarily your manager?
Is it your lack of control or a feeling of powerless in determining your own responsibility?
Are there continuous and unreasonable performance demands?
Is there a lack of effective communication in explaining job expectations?
Do you fear a job layoff or have a lack of job security?
Are there long working hours or increased demands for overtime due to staff cutbacks?
Are you forced to spend excessive time away from home and family?
Is there excessive office politics and conflict among staff?
Do you have a feeling that there is a lack of appreciation for your work?

The key to reducing stress at work is to remove you from the stressor. Developing new habits which regularly remove you from stressful situations is essentially how to manage stress on a permanent basis. So once you have identified the stressor or stessors, you can target ways to reduce their impact. The ability for you to manage your stress at work can be the difference between your success and your job failure. The better you can manage your own stress, the more you will positively affect your co-workers and the less these individuals’ levels of stress will negatively affect you.

Beware of the Warning Signs of Excessive Office Stress

When people feel overwhelmed, they can loose confidence in their ability to perform well at work. If the warning signs of office stress go unattended, they can lead to more serious problems. Look for these warning signs if you believe that you have been experiencing high levels or a constant amount of stress over a period of time.

Headaches or Muscle Tension
Trouble Sleeping
Problems Concentrating
Short Temper
Upset Stomach
Job Anxiety
Apathy or Social Withdrawal

Remember. Stress significantly reduces brain functions such as concentrating on, analyzing, memorizing, and interpreting data. These are all important components of effective work performance. If you are suffering from stress at work, and it is beginning to affect your health or work performance, take a moment to reflect on what is causing the stress and what stress management strategies you can use to change the situation. Commit to change the situation before the situation has a more dangerous consequence on you.

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Stress Balls UK Wins Contract to Supply Barclays Bank

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:30:27 +0000

(PRWEB) February 5, 2007

The majority of the cubes were destined for staff in local call centres and branches, and if you popped in to your local branch (in the UK), you would no doubt see them behind the counter. The remainder of the stress balls were shipped to a call centre in South Africa.

Stress Balls UK were notified that an employee at one of the Barclays Call Centres where the cubes were destined was allergic to latex. Our products are made from 100% polyurethane therefore we could guarantee that no trace elements of latex were present, thus satisfying the Customer in this particular case, that our stress cubes were safe for distribution.

The stress cubes were produced in a size of 50mm x 50mm x 50mm, and were white with a cyan text print on every side – 72,000 prints in total!

WHY A STRESS BALL

The majority of people experience some form of stress at one time or another, which can be brought on by a number of different situations.

If for example you spend endless hours in an office or your situation restricts the amount of time you can take during the day to relax and unwind this is where a few minutes working with a stress ball can help.

Stress balls work the reflexology points in the hand during a moment of tension or anxiety. Physical exercise can be an effective combatant against stress and if you are prone to anger or get upset you may find exercising with a stress ball and breathing deeply, a calming and therefore beneficial experience.

Stress toys on their own are not the complete answer to reducing stress, however due to their size and accessibility they do provide speedy assistance which is only an arm’s length away.

Therapeutic

Corporations and many businesses today recognise that their workforce is their greatest asset. Stress Balls UK receive regular orders from forward thinking companies and institutions that value the health and welfare of their colleagues. Freely distributed around the workplace they provide the first port of call to an anxious or concerned workmate. The therapeutic qualities of stress balls are recognised and regular orders have been placed by UK and European Community health services.

Daniel French

Stress Balls UK

+44 (0) 870 350 5008

www.stressballsuk.com/bestsellers/cube.htm

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just lose it naruto

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:28:55 +0000

this is so funny, i was laughing wen i was making it, gotta watch^_^

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The Office – Angela Kinsey & Rainn Wilson

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Actors Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin) and Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute) talk about how they came to understand their absurd characters.

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Donald Lawrence – the blessing of Abraham

admin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:31:17 +0000

a song we sing in our choir _____________________________ I am the GOD who healeth thee oh that u only trust in me U are the seed by faith recieve The blessing of abraham The blessing of abraham Where ever you are where’re u go what ever u touch its annointed 2 grow U r the seed by faith recieve The blessing of abraham Its your inheritance Get your inheritance ur the seed by faith recieve the blessing of abraham the blessing of abraham Repeat 2nd verse Repeat vamp 2x its yours its yours its your inheritance The head not the tail above not beneath a lender not a borrower get your inheritance(repeat) You are the seed by faith recieve(repeat 3x) The blessing of abraham The blessing of abraham

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A Song For Employees (The Video)

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A Song For Employees (The Video)

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