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Play :: Using Humor to Deal With Stress
Photo courtesy of Flickr Working at a large company gives you the benefit of having a lot of people to talk to and release some pent up emotions. But I did not want to become the person in the office that everyone ran from when they saw me coming because I was always full of bad news so I turned it into humor. Most of the time I know people were trying to figure out if I was just making up a good yarn or this was the truth about my life. I would begin by telling about a difficult situation at home with immediate or extended family or something…
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Wellness :: Tips to Manage and Reduce Your Workplace Stress
There are so often not enough hours in the day. You’re spread thin to the point of becoming brittle. Demands on your time and energy include your home, your family and your career. Although all of these stressors may also be your greatest blessing, there’s no denying the toll they take on your energy and state of mind. Like many of us, you may be at a point where you’d so much rather throw up your hands in a gesture of surrender and say, “ENOUGH!” A stressful workplace can lead to anxiety, sleep disorders, illness and missed days at work; which can lead to common workers compensation injuries…
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Health: How to Deal with Everyday Stress
Ask the Doctor: Question: How can we deal with everyday stress? Life is stressful: from learning how to walk and talk, to understanding a changing body to paying bills. Most stress presents an opportunity for inner growth and to learn the how to take care of yourself in reaction to all the crazy highs and lows life brings. Below are a few ways to bring more (stress-less) bliss into your life. Be Aware This is the first step and will lay down to the foundation on understanding how you are reacting to stress. Take time to journal what triggers stress in your life: is it your morning routine, your boss,…