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Archive for May, 2009

Learning to Cope With Stress

When faced with a big challenge many people feel overcome with fear which can trigger negative emotions of anxiety and depression. Their attention becomes focused on their problems which can take away their resources and energy. There are two ways to cope with this kind of stress, emotion-focused and problem-focused. Emotion-focused coping is finding the [...]

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Older Workers Trade Jobs for Less Stress

I read about a new study done by AARP that followed more than 50 workers for more than 10 years to study career changes. About 90% of these 50 enjoyed their new jobs. Even though most received less pay and less benefits they had a lot less stress. Many are even completely changing the type [...]

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Stress as a Major

I recently read a blog talking about this sort of "age of anxiety" with college kids who use Ritalin as a stimulant to keep up with school and work. It’s their way of becoming more productive. The side effects for such use can be very harmful, headaches, insomnia, and severe stress. She makes a good [...]

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