www.billcphd.com – Everyone has heard the statistics . . . 75% of Americans describe their lives as “very stressful”. . . frustration and burnout are rampant, and with the pace of change, almost everyone predicts it’s just going to get worse! Plus,even though everyone is experiencing more stress than ever, they are also tired of “stress management” and people giving them simplistic answers to life’s complex problems. In Part II of this keynote to an international nursing conference, Dr. Crawford addresses this problem by ?rst explaining why this level of stress and frustration is so prevalent, and why so much of the advice about how to deal with these problems will never work! Then, using humor, common language, and common sense, he shows us how to change the chemical make-up of our body and access the clarity, con?dence, and creativity necessary for success in today’s world.
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A New Approach to Dealing with Stress 2 – Bill Crawford Ph.D.
Saturday, October 9th, 2010A New Approach to Dealing with Stress 1 – Bill Crawford Ph.D.
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
www.billcphd.com – Everyone has heard the statistics . . . 75% of Americans describe their lives as “very stressful”. . . frustration and burnout are rampant, and with the pace of change, almost everyone predicts it’s just going to get worse! Plus,even though everyone is experiencing more stress than ever, they are also tired of “stress management” and people giving them simplistic answers to life’s complex problems. In Part I of this keynote to an international nursing conference, Dr. Crawford addresses this problem by ?rst explaining why this level of stress and frustration is so prevalent, and why so much of the advice about how to deal with these problems will never work! Then, using humor, common language, and common sense, he shows us how to change the chemical make-up of our body and access the clarity, con?dence, and creativity necessary for success in today’s world.
IBDU.org – Dealing with Work with IBD
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Abbey, 27 shares her experiences and gives tips with having Crohn’s Disease (IBD) in the work place, how to handle telling your boss about your IBD, how to tell your co-workers, and how to manage stress at work.
Dealing with negative coworkers and negative employees
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Are your nitpicking overly negative coworkers driving you to distraction? Humor at work offers up five tips for dealing with overly negative people in the workplace.
The Keys to Dealing with Stress
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010Considering that we live in a rapidly changing world, stress is as common as the air we breathe. We must learn to manage our daily routines and fight against these problems that will eventually stress us. But before we can cope, we need to understand what stress really is and how it may appear in our lives. What in the world is stress? Stress can be easily defined as the imbalance in our physiological, biological and social aspect in our lives. There are several reasons why a person gets stressed – either family problems, financial difficulties, career obligations, or quarrel between friends. Though how minor it may seem, these problems all add up to become a disadvantage, and this big. In addition, stress can from anywhere and can also end in yet another way. Some may start from your body due to overwork or mental construction which may affect your way of thinking that can practicallylead with negative results. The first way to deal with stress is to find the cause and determine ways to get rid of. Stress Management 101When you already have an idea on how stress worked your way into your life, there are many ways to make it disappear. Just keep in mind that the simplest solutions to your problems are always the best way to deal with it. When suffering from stress due to overwork, you can easily take some time and let your body regenerate. Treat yourself to a massage, or visit your local spa and start pampering. Another method to obtain the stress of your system is to take some time out of your daily routine and take a vacation. visiting friends and relative and have fun shopping or taking leisure walks in the mall. A vacation with nature can be a great relief for stress, the serenity and relaxing scenery can do wonders for your mental and emotional. Camp and leave your thoughts on the work at home, take a break from all these charges. Get in touch with your inner childIndulging yourself with games and sports is a great way to relieve stress from your system. When playing sports, you have to concentrate on what you do to win. It’sa great way to divert your mind from your mental burdens and concentrate on the task at hand. If you do not intend to go for sports then for games. Visit your local game store and buy game CDs to your liking, install it on your computer and destroy foreign invaders, as if it were your stress. If you have financial difficulties and can not save a buck extra on the game CDs, you can surf the Internet and play Flash games if you wish. Stress RelieverThe old traditional practices offer solutions to your stress problems. You can register for yoga classes and stretch those problems away, or go for meditation classes that will train you to free your mind of problems at hand, allowing you to focus on relaxation and peace of mind. Other methods to help you relax and keep your mind at peace is through aromatherapy. Inquire around shops for various scents that can help you relax. You can go for scented candles or incense assortment that will help you manage your stress.
Dealing With Stress
Monday, June 14th, 2010This article is part of a series that is supposed to give you a better understanding of this subject. When it comes to stress, it affects everybody and anybody these days. It was contemplated or understood that there can be lasting damage, only adult adults are susceptible to stress. In the hectic life of today, everyone from a youngster of ten to one person of 80 may be affected and experience different levels of stress. Here, we highlight some ways to identify and address the problem of stress. Usually the symptoms of stress on mental, physical and social changes than the individual. We stress damage as exhaustion, headache, crying, insomnia, daytime sleepiness, and loss of appetite and feelings of frustration, rage, apathy. If you feel that you are continually stressed and this stress interferes with your normal activities, you need professional Search guidance. Sometimes, coping with stress can be easy and you can do yourself. See if you can change the situation you are in. set realistic goals for yourself so that you reduce the number of events taking place in your life. It helps stop circuit overburden you encounter. This can sometimes become very serious and can cause a nervous breakdown. Here are some additional tips include: 1) set priorities for the series of events that happen in your life. 2) Do not worry about the workload integrated. Instead, Break It Down, and few parts and make one by one. 3) Meditation and breathing exercises a great help in the fight against stress and cleansing your mind of all disturbing thoughts. 4) Try to get your mind off all the worries of your life. Get busy, do something for others and keep your mind engaged so you do not take into account all the stressful situations. It helps reduce stress, but what happens to a small extent. A little rest, if you stop to rest and then everything will come back and you feel that you are not caring enough for yourself and, accordingly, will be a source of stress. The best way is to treat the stress before it embraces your life. 5) get exactly the right position to sleep. Do not stay awake when you know you need rest. Insufficient NAP aggravates stress. 6) Exercise is a very important tool for coping with stress. When you exercise, your heart pumps blood faster which increases blood flow to the brain. It refreshes you very much. The increased heart rate, respiration and blood circulation contribute to the release of serotonin, a hormone of well-being in your body. It relieves stress and combats the cortisol in our body. (Cortisol is a stress hormone in our body.) Another symptom of stress is pessimistic it is a number one sign of stress and depression. Try to think positive and go slowly on yourself. Faced with any situation that you encounter and then think positively. Turn on the situation to say that it is actually good for you. Try to remember that some stress is like a small cup of coffee. It stimulates you to be alert and precise. You need some form of pressure to stay away and keep you working efficiently. But too much stress can cause many practical problems that can lead to other more serious problems such as migraine, chronic depression, nervous breakdowns and so on. Stress weakens the immune system and therefore makes you more susceptible to diseases. Bearing stress is the potential in the worst way to deal with stress! I am glad that you found this article, I hope you find the information useful.
Problem Solving Techniques for Dealing With Stress
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010When you are through the stress that you need all the help you can get to help you solve the problem in the best possible way. There are several ways to address the issue of stress and one of them is to solve technical problems. They let you know exactly what your problem and help solve the problem. Stress is not a specific condition and you might think you have to wait another disease you cope with stress. The best form of support that the patient needs is stress on the family and if they are not there, they can tax lonely and deserted, and therefore more stress. With a support group, you will be able to know much more easily the problem. The main technique used is the formation of solving problems that are partners can be friends to help you understand your problem. They come from a different perspective and fresh, and they are able to guide you through your experience and help you understand that cause you stress or stress. The partner will provide a good ear to listen and we know there is some healing that comes from talking and sharing. The worse thing you can do yourself if you’re stressed, is to refuse to open. It is the desire to share that help can come. Many have stressed in particular the younger ones do not open up to people eventually take their own lives. Therefore, it is very necessary to use problem solving techniques to cope with stress. In this technique, you can find more personalized ways to treat and cure your stress. The causes of stress are numerous and some can be very imaginative therefore, stress is quite unique for everyone and you need to examine the individual effects and the solutions.
These are the Strategies of Dealing With Stress
Monday, April 12th, 2010When we find out that we are suffering from stress in our lives, we do not always go for the right remedies and this means that we adapt our own methods that we constantly justify a being as a result of stress. You have two option when you want to treat stress and the first one is to do it the healthy way and the second one is to do it the unhealthy way. The healthy strategies of dealing with stress will require your personal commitment and effort while the others which are not good for you are easy and simple. You must be sure of your condition before you take any kind of remedy and a doctor is better suited to help you know. The specialist will ask you several questions about your life and hey will be able to diagnose.Unhealthy ways of dealing with stress include the following. Caffeine is not going to do much good in your body and many people find pleasure from the black drink which is highly addictive. Although it will not cause very severe consequences, it will just have you flock the coffee house just to satisfy your craving but not to treat your stress symptoms. Smoking is another pleasurable and unhealthy way of dealing with stress. Apart from it being very addictive, smoking will leave you craving for more without any actual relieve of stress. Many smokers are aware of this fact UT hood\se to continue with the habit to where it leads them. Unfortunately, smoking is harmful to health and you will end up having more conditions above stress which might be even harder to treat.Many people under stress run to alcohol and it is not the safest option when you are going through a difficult time. Alcohol has been embraced for years and many people find it very helpful in their lives. However, alcohol is a depressant and when you have had fun, the feeling that follows is lower that when you began. Make sure you do not abuse alcohol and if it is possible for you to abstain from it, you will be making a decision that is going to make you life better. Nobody wants to treat a hangover and feelings of worthlessness at the same time because you are going to loose the battle and become an alcoholic which is actually a disease. Make a point of shunning ignorance and put alcohol aside to pave way for wholesome healing.Women are usually at fault when it comes to the next unhealthy way of dealing with stress and it is compulsive spending. It is a habit that sees a person buy everything they feel is good and they are usually doing this using a credit card. Either way, many have found themselves in financial crisis as a result of this habit. Make sure you inform you family or partner so that they can help you deal with the compulsive buying. The healthy factors to deal with stress include positivity, diet, meditation, yoga, exercise and many others. By choosing the right way which is the healthy way to deal with stress, you will definitely be choosing the best way.
Dealing With Family Stress
Saturday, March 27th, 2010Copyright 2005 Trevor Dumbleton
One of the problems with family stress is the fact that is knows
where you live. After all, it tends to show up exactly where you
live: at home. This tends to be a bad thing, since working
people generally try to come home in order to relieve their
stress. Of course, it is even worse for those who are full-time
homemakers, since the source of stress is there all the time. In
fact, even going to a job every day seems like it would be a
nice stress relief. Thus, when family stress starts rearing its
ugly head, it is time to take stock of things and figure out a
way of lessening it.
The first thing to do, when dealing with family stress, is to
let go of the illusion that the home is somehow a place a rest
and tranquility that is utterly free from any sort of stress.
Let’s face it, it’s just not true. Though you love your family
and enjoy spending time with them, home life can be very
stressful. After all, you have many people there who have a lot
of expectations of you and you cannot fulfill all of those
expectation all of the time. So understand that stress can enter
the home and you will be halfway there.
The next step in lessening family stress is to actually spend
time with your family. One of the best ways to spend time with
your family is at the dinner table. Just sitting down with your
entire family and enjoying a meal is a way to connect with
everyone. Do not eat dinner in front of the television but,
rather, sit in the dining room or kitchen and just share a meal.
At first, it may be quiet and there may not be much to talk
about, but this will come in time. As it slowly sink into your
family members’ minds that there is nothing to do but talk to
each other, conversation will start flowing.
The next step in alleviating family stress is to have fewer
expectations of your family members. Yes, you expect your spouse
to be absolutely devoted to everything you say and do, you
expect your kids to be straight-A students and you expect your
home to be immaculate all the time every day. Tip for you: Not
going to happen. Homes are not perfect any more than people are
perfect. As in, not at all. Imperfections are part of home life
and you will need to learn how to deal with them. Accept the
bad, enjoy the good, and let everyone be human. Then everyone
will have much less stress and, as a result, everyone will be
much happier.
Next, accept the fact that you are not a superhero. Despite the
fact that you want to be able to work hard every day, spend
plenty of time with your kids, drive them to every
sports/music/dance practice and be there for every
game/recital/performance, it is not going to happen. Yes, you
can make every effort to be there all the time and it is very
important that you try, you cannot be everyplace all at once.
Learn to appreciate the fact that you are not going to be
perfect. You may try and you may be largely successful, but you
cannot be everything you wish you could be. So accept your own
humanity and allow yourself to be human too.
Finally, when you want to relieve family stress, do not force
it. Yes, you want everything to come easy and you want to be
able to connect with your kids all the time, but that is not
always possible. Children change, often in surprising ways, and
you need to learn how to accept that. This is especially
difficult with teenage children, since they tend to be moody,
elusive, and sometimes even obnoxious. However, by accepting
them for who they are and dealing with the fact that they are
not ready to open up to you all at once, you will relieve a
great deal of family stress. This is especially true if you have
not been able to reach them for some time, since they tend to be
closed off and reluctant to open up to their parents. So accept
that it will take some time for you to make some connections and
understand that things may not always be as easy as you hope.
After all, if something was easy, it wouldn’t be worth doing,
would it?
Family stress is difficult to deal with, but it is not
impossible. By accepting your own limitations, as well as those
of your family, you can save yourself a lot of worry and concern
by simply understanding that your family is composed of
different people. Different people who have their own lives,
their own concerns, and their own unique way of seeing things.
By accepting that, you can understand their points of view and
come to grips with the fact that family stress is, oftentimes,
just a fact of life.
