How Ya Doing?
By: Nancy | October 02, 2008 | Category: Health
Economic and political headlines. Work situations and career changes. Health and home. I don't think I can name anybody I know who hasn't experienced an increase in their stress level this past week.
Adult or kid, everyday life or traumatic event, stress sure is inevitable. And it's so easy to react to it unconsciously, whether you're stocking up on comfort food or battling physical symptoms like headaches or insomnia. The last time I was under a lot of stress, I developed a tic in my right eye. Half the people on the subway thought I was flirting with them.
Take a look at some of these tips on managing stress in a healthy way and then I'd love to hear: how has stress been affecting you lately, physically or mentally? What are you doing to cope with it (good or bad)? While I'm waiting to hear from you, I'll go have a cookie. And some aspirin.
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Other than that, life is pretty good all by itself.
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Comment Permalink | Post a New CommentWhat is this BS about banks being to big to fail? Is that not why we have anti-trust laws? to keep an individual entitty from having so much sway over the economy and nation? Seems to me that if our leaders were doing their jobs, Republican and Democrat alike, this was completely foreseeable and preventable. I saw it 12 years ago when i saw the first "interest only loans" and "125% mortgages" Greedy people taking on risk that outweighed their collateral. Yeah, it paid off for a while till all thos bad credit risks added up to one great big default.
Thankfully, as a fellow fed, i don't have to worry about my job security, but I do have to worry about the rest of my family.
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Comment Permalink | Post a New CommentMy rule is that if I can pay for a big purchase in three months, it is ok to buy it. If not, I don't buy. I do without a lot of things that other people consider necessary, but still have money to contribute to good causes and do something fun occassionally. My parents taught me to live "beneath" my means. That does a lot to relieve stress.
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Comment Permalink | Post a New Commentchat.
He is very happy to be in "...my country..." and going back to his part-time so that he can spend a few dollars playing cards with friends also on retirement.
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Comment Permalink | Post a New CommentMy successes and triumphs in life have come because others took an interest in me. Many mentors helped me along my 25 year career path from part time receptionist to CEO of my own tech company. They offered me guidance, comfort, introductions and sometimes even funding. Maybe I would have made it without them. But when I look back, I know that in many (if not all) cases - I really needed them.
The financial crisis and election have people shouting at each other, blogging like mad, name calling, misrepresenting, blah... It make we wonder if we'll ever be able to come together to solve these problems. And I know, that whether you're the President of the United States or the guy selling hot dogs near the bridge in Brooklyn, people need people - no major successes are done alone.
To deal with my stress, I have to do a lot of positive self talk. I've also spent time looking back at the champions of major breakthroughs in the U.S. and I've realized that they all faced nearly impossible odds and still found a way to make a positive difference.
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