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A variety of stress management ideas and coping strategies that you can use today rom everyday life and current research

Email Stress

workingA growing trend is that every January, workers declare an email bankruptcy.  This could help save you time, but only if you keep on top of your email.

In 1999, some poor soul somewhere in the Internet climbed out from under mountains of email and, upon seeing the clear blue sky, was the first to declare email bankruptcy.  This is when you wipe out your entire email account — or accounts.  You only send an email of explanation to friends and family explaining what you did and to forgive in advance any slow responses for the next couple of months.  This is all for personal email accounts — not for business.  This is a practical solution for a lot of people with email stress, but not to be relied on year after year.  You need to manage your email (and thus, your email stress) so it doesn’t take up more time than it needs to.

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Color Therapy For Stress Management

colorsWhere lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept God’s final word on where your lips end.  — Jerry Seinfeld

Color therapy (sometimes called color magic) is one of the easiest to use and least expensive alternative forms of healing.  It has been used for donkey’s years for a variety of ailments, most notably in stress management.  It works on the basis that your mind is more powerful than your body’s symptoms.  If you can’t believe that for whatever reason, don’t worry about it. Color therapy for stress management is not for everyone.  Please use color therapy for stress management in conjunction with other therapies, not just by itself.  And, as always, please don’t use this article in the place of a qualified doctor’s advice.

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Your Effort Is Good Enough

effortDespite the popular saying, close counts in more areas of life than horseshoes and hand grenades.

We often bring ourselves down by thinking our daily efforts are not good enough.  But, we actually get done more done in a day than we think we do.  Although society (influenced by the Puritan work ethic), says we should be multitasking and cramming in as much quality time as we can into every waking moment, that is impossible (or at least, highly improbable).  For some of us, being able to get to out of bed all by ourselves is a major accomplishment.  Try not to compare yourself with SuperPeople who seem to be able to juggle one million tasks a day effortlessly.  Most likely, your effort is good enough.  And in some cases, just trying still counts for something.

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Less Soda, Less Stress

water_glassDon’t you hate it when Richard Simmons is right?

About ten years ago, I was taking a break in my highly stressful job as night crew stockperson at a major retail store.  This means I worked from 9pm to 7am — longer during the holiday season.  Richard Simmons was on David Letterman during this memorable break time.  Simmons revealed he lost ten pounds just by cutting all soda out of his diet.  Now, working a graveyard shift, I had to drink about three liters of caffeinated cola per day just to stay awake on the job.  Plus, I liked the taste.  I said, "Ah, Richard, what a sap!"

Ten years later, I bow to the wisdom of Richard Simmons. (I’d thought I’d be run over by aardvarks before I typed that).  Not only will you have less weight, you will less stress with less soda consumption.  You will also find that you will have more energy for dealing with what you need to get done.

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Reduce Stress With Guided Imagery

happy horseRecommended by the Mayo Clinic … yes, THAT Mayo Clinic.

Stress might at times seem like a purely mental and emotional problem, but it sure leads to physical problems such as high blood pressure, tension headaches, insomnia and digestive embarrassments.  More and more, doctors are saying that reducing stress is a key leg in triangle to keep you healthy (the other two legs being regular exercise and eating sensibly.)  A fun way to reduce stress is with guided imagery, as recommended in January’s issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

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