Joaquin Mah

Research has show recently that more and more people are suffering from work pressure and job stress. In fact, workplace stress is on the rise. In the United States, experts at the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have found that: Stress is linked to one's physical and mental health and also one's decreased willingness to take on new and creative endeavours. In addition, 25 per cent to 40 per cent of US workers that experience job......

There are many ways to manage stress but we need to choose the appropriate and good stress reduction techniques that suit us the best. If you keep experiencing prolonged stress - even at low levels - it can have a terrible negative effect on your over health and well-being. That's why stress management and stress reduction aren't something to reserve only for difficult times, but something to practice daily. One of the best way to look for ways to manage stress is to look online by Googling.

The effects of stress on the body is tremendous and should not be taken lightly. Most people who suffered from stress tends to be oblivion themselves. These people usually suffered silently and this will lead to them being easily irritated with the people around them - relationship with colleagues, friends, love partner and family will slowly deteriorate. They lose their purpose of life and often find life meaningless and a chore. In fact, seventy-five to 90% of all doctor's office visits are...

Expecting too much and overworking too much is a very potent stress trigger. Mr Lucas is a human resource executive at a MNC company. He was involved with too much workloads and duties and did not know how to reject additional works and tasks. Mr Lucas simply felt anxious almost every day. His heart beats faster and he experienced heavy breathing. To cope with his stress, Mr Lucas turned to cigarettes and alcohol, which did not help him much but only increased his stress levels. Eventually......

In my own perspective, chest pain is a significant symptom that your body system is having some problems. In fact, chest pain can be frightening and astonishing. The sharp chest pain tightening sensation is similar to that described in heart attack. The thought that it might be heart attack can increase stress chest pains. Almost every day, many people seek emergency treatment for chest pains that are unexplained. But the major causes of chest pain may not exactly be heart attacks, it could be..

Simply said, burnout is a condition that builds up slowly over a period of prolonged stress. You may be suffering from burnout if you often feel disillusioned, hopeless, helpless, and totally worn out. One of the main symptoms when you are burned out is that, you may keep feeling that everything looks bleak, problems seem insurmountable, and it is very difficult for you to muster up the energy to even care, let alone do something to help with your situation. In medical definition, buronout......

Relationship problems are another type of "stress" we all experience from time to time. We can experience conflicts with our spouse, children, parents, friends, colleagues, employees, bosses, or even with complete strangers. Many times when we have relationship problems, we often think it is caused by the other party who does not have good behavior or attitudes. However, the problem is we often do not notice the role that we play.

It has become harder than ever for most people to cope with challenges on the job given the difficult economy nowadays. Both the stress we take with us when we go to work and the stress that awaits us on the job are on the rise – and employers, managers, and workers all feel the added pressure. We have to take note that while some stress is a normal part of life, excessive stress interferes with your productivity and reduces your physical and emotional health, so it’s important to find ways to..

Stress is a part and parcel of life and most of us have a flair of managing stress naturally. It is only when we lost control of how to control our stress level that we become depressed and suffered from anxiety disorder. In fact, the body’s natural relaxation response is a powerful antidote to stress. Relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, visualization, progressive muscle relaxation, yoga and meditation or even relaxing massage can help you activate this relaxation response.

We experience a variety of small environmental stresses, job stresses and relationship stresses every day. Mainly, these stresses range from the frustrations of commuting to badly organized workspaces, poor ergonomics, un-cooperative colleagues, and numerous others. While these are small things, they can all add up to make life more stressful - we call this "background stress". Therefore, when our stress becomes too much that it affects us deeply and/or negatively, we are referring about......