In secondhand stress, your body attaches to the negative vibes of someone else under stress that is under their body’s fight or flight response.Dr. Heidi Hanna, author of Stressaholic: 5 Steps to Transform Your Relationship With Stress, says that our body’s stress response is extremely sensitive that when you mingle with people undergoing the same, your body starts to mimic … [Read more...] about 4 Signs You’re Experiencing Secondhand Stress
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Relieve Stress With These Visualization Techniques
Stress is inevitable, but not a monster you can’t beat.There are many available stress-relief techniques, but there is one you probably haven’t tried yet.Sometimes referred to as guided imagery, visualization is a stress-reduction method that involves the systematic practice of painting a detailed mental image of a peaceful environment or setting.Visualization can … [Read more...] about Relieve Stress With These Visualization Techniques
Stress: The Silent Killer In The Workplace
Chronic stress, as much as we dislike it, is our modern day birthright.In a book by Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor at Stanford School of Business, he explains the primary workplace exposures that precipitate stress and negatively impact health. These include long working hours, home and office conflicts, having low control over one’s work responsibilities and their immediate … [Read more...] about Stress: The Silent Killer In The Workplace
8 Modern Mantras to Zap Stress
If you look in the mirror right now - what would you say to yourself?Are they words that build you up, or tear you down? Are they expressions of encouragement, or discouragement?You see, a lot of our anxiety and stress have a significant correlation with how we speak to ourselves. For hundreds of years, the Buddhists and Hindu practitioners have used mantras, a phrase you … [Read more...] about 8 Modern Mantras to Zap Stress