Life is a microcosm of hardships and fun times. Everyone encounters stress no matter the job position, home situation, or social circumstance. These events can be especially rough and draining if you aren’t prepared to handle them. While no one can isolate themselves from stress, people can reduce the amount of pressure that they feel. … Read more
What is PTSD? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a debilitating illness that myself and many others have suffered with. This disorder was known as shell shock because it was from veterans coming back from wars. They were still living in the stress from their past, or post, traumatic situations. Here is the breakdown … Read more
Different things trigger stress in people. Whether a perceived distinction, lack of quality, inappropriate actions, or time crunch, stress can play havoc with a person. For an employed person, a huge part of their waking lives is spent at work. Due to the nature of working and the number of variables, it’s likely people will … Read more
Stress management isn’t an exact science. How we manage stress depends on numerous factors such as personal preference and cultural practices. For example, stress management techniques for urban millenials include wearable gadgets and mobile apps. Older immigrants from Asia and the Middle East often seek rest and relaxation at a bath house. On the other … Read more
In most people’s minds, the perfect holiday spread is an assortment of sugary, boozy and fatty dishes that will have you avoiding the bathroom scale well into the new year. However, classic holiday foods like eggnog, candied yams and pecan pie do much more damage than adding to our waistlines. Sugar, for example, causes rapid … Read more
When is the last time you sat and focused on the task at hand? Without doing something else, or thinking about something else, or not wholly doing the job on autopilot. I can answer that for many people, and it’s either never, or a very long while. I too was a victim of the hustle … Read more
Have you ever had difficulty concentrating or feel like you can’t stop worrying about something? Then you have experienced stress. Stress is your body’s approach to responding to any demand or threat. When this happens, your body’s defense system kicks into high gear in a rapid, automatic process which is known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction … Read more
In this day and era there are multiple factors in each of our lives that can increase the amount of stress that we feel on a daily basis. This can be because of the work load that others give us or the amount we put on ourselves. The human capacity to do things is limited, … Read more
There is a whole industry that tackles self-development and teaches individuals how to increase their productivity and improve themselves in different aspects of their life. There are multiple facets of development; it’s like an onion really, with multiple layers to be peel and with every layer that is gone, a breakthrough is achieved. To start off, … Read more
In this fast and modern world, stress has become all too common for all individuals. Whether we have to do tasks in our daily life, work or other external, stress is a part of every task. However, the fight against stress and depression started and people wanted to prevent stress. In this journey, an important … Read more