Breathing Techniques During A Panic Attack

People suffering from chronic panic attacks usually have medication to help them get over their panic attacks. However, these medications may take a while to work so you would also need to have a sort of first aid remedy to help you overcome an attack. The most effective way to do this is simply to […]

Is it Stress, Or Just Life?

All of us face challenges and problems in our day to day lives, whether work related, family issues, or simply the noisy neighbors. We each react differently to these challenges, but for some of us the pressure can mount and eventually lead to stress. For those of us who struggle with stress, the effect that […]

What Stresses You Out? Make a List and Change Your Life

Stress is overwhelming, all absorbing. Part of its terrible power is the feeling you get of losing control, of life washing over you without your input. Before you can address the things that are bothering you, you need to get a handle on them. The most effective tools you have are not drugs, or a […]

Just Be There For Your Stressed Out Friend

If someone in your family, or a friend, is suffering from stress, your first thought is to help however you can. It’s possible to help relieve their stress in immediately difficult circumstances, and also to help them develop defences against stress in the future. Simply by showing that they can rely on your support and […]

Burnout, Self Care and Setting Boundaries

Burnout does not happen over night. It is the result of a constant chipping away of one’s energy, love, inspiration, and passion by consistently relinquishing one’s power to others and allowing external forces to dictate the course of one’s life (Robinson, 2007).
Burnout comes from always giving and never getting. It comes from futility, […]

Discussing Stress And The Different Methods To Treat It

Stress is one of the most common forms of anxiety. Stress and other related problems are present in nearly every person alive in varying degrees. There are actually several different kinds of it, some of which are more dangerous than others. It is important to keep it under control with proper stress management so that […]

7 Ways to Follow the Cycles of Nature for a Better Life

Everyone needs time to rest.
Do you ever collapse into bed exhausted?
Read in bed until you pass out?
Is it easy for you to get out of bed every morning?
Are you energized or groggy when you wake up?
Do you lie in bed at night, mind racing a million miles an hour, unable to sleep?
Give yourself some uninterrupted […]

How To Deal With Stress - Simple Stress Busting Strategies

Everybody has days when they are stressed and overwhelmed; times when there is too much to do, and too little time to do it. If you are feeling stressed, ask yourself whether everything is really as urgent as your stress implies. What is the worst thing that could happen? Would it really be so bad, […]

When Talking To Yourself Out Loud Helps

Did you ever have a problem or emotion that was so upsetting you wanted to call your best friend because you needed a friendly ear? But what happens if no one answers? You are stuck with your feelings and misery. I have invented a simple activity to help you help yourself when you feel this […]

Three Simple Ways to Release Stress

We are now living in very stressful times. War, global warming and economic disasters plague us. Yet, most of our stress arises from our negative thoughts and beliefs. We tend to think that what we think is the truth. What if it isn’t? If your thoughts are making you depressed or stressed try these three […]