Plain Talk About... Handling Stress
You need
stress in your life! Does that surprise you? Perhaps so, but it is quite true. Without
stress, life would be dull and unexciting.
Stress adds flavor, challenge, and opportunity to life. Too much
stress, however, can seriously affect your physical and mental well-being. A major challenge...crap
Stress and Auto-Immune Disease
Many studies have found that caregiver’s immune systems suffer from the
stress of caregiving..., are also an issue. But, it was only recently that I was struck with the toll
stress plays in auto-immune disease... if my two decades of caregiving
stress had anything to do with it with my RA.
It was a small group...crap
My God, do read this.
than Southern California. We put in transfers to the
Midwest, but transfers were slow at that time... his associate. He scheduled me for a
stress test, and gave me a prescription for nitroglycerine. Just by fluke.... I had also passed a
stress test. On the morning of July 22nd, I woke up in pain, and the pain wasnt going away...crap
Dealing with Traumatic Events
of
stress and can often be accompanied by feelings of helplessness or horror. Traumatic events can include injury, the threat of injury or death. Emotional trauma or Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be a result of a traumatic event.
What is Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder?
PTSD usually involves...crap
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the Purple Heart
Last spring, after touring a mental health
center at Fort Bliss, Texas, Defense Secretary Robert Gates noted that awarding Purple Hearts to service members dealing with illnesses like PTSD was "clearly something that needs to be looked at." Recently, however, the Pentagon decided against it. The reasons given...crap
PTSD: an Overview
By Tanya Ruckstuhl-Valenti LICSW, MSW
Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder is classified by the DSM IVR (the book used by mental health professionals to diagnose mental health conditions... to their physical safety.
According to the
Center for Disease Control in the United States the most common...crap
Frequently Asked Questions About Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
What is PTSD?
Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that develops after experiencing or seeing a traumatic event. This can be a personal experience, such as going through combat..., Staff Writer, National
Center for PTSD
"What is PTSD?" 2007, Jan 1, Staff Writer, National
Center...crap
Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The main treatments for people with post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) are psychotherapy... is to understand how certain thoughts about the trauma cause the patient
stress and make their symptoms worse....
Stress inoculation training. This therapy tries to reduce PTSD symptoms by teaching a person...crap
Tips for Reducing Stress
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Information on
Stress,
Stress Profile
The
Stress Education
Center
International
Stress...
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Stress and HIV
By Terri L. Wilder, LMSW
Six
Stress-Reducing Principles for People with Chronic Conditions
By Elizabeth E. Lehmann
How Vulnerable Are You to
Stress? Let's Take a Test!
1) Don...crap
Diabetes and Stress
Many people are living with more
stress; I see it everyday at my office. Sources of
stress can be physical, or mental. My own
stress has been something that I have been trying to work with all my life. When I get
stressed out, my body doesn't feel good. I gain weight, feel lethargic and have a hard time staying...crap