Stress

7 Ways To Get Along With Your Difficult Relatives Over Thanksgiving

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Happiness Tips, Daily Life, Relationships, Family, Happiness, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

For many people, Thanksgiving is a joyous holiday; for many people, Thanksgiving is a dreaded holiday. One factor that can make it tough is spending t...

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Twelve Tips For a Perfect Thanksgiving Guest

Suzette Standring | Posted 11.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Thanksgiving Ideas, Thanksgiving, Family Stress Thanksgiving, Family Cooks, Thanksgiving Humor, Happiness, Manners, Stress, Helpful Guests, Courtesies, Perfect Guests, Turkeys, Tips, Thanksgiving Tips, Food, Etiquette, Guests, Heath Ledger, Dinner, Style News
Suzette Standring

How to lessen the stress on the Thanksgiving chef? Nix the nattering on allergies, food pathogens or how you "spit up a piece of beef the size of a golf ball" during a choking incident.

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Airport workers program stresses how to de-stress

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 11.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Personal Health, Travel, Stress Tips, Travel Tips, Travel Stress, Living News

NEWARK, N.J. — An irate traveler once raised his hand threateningly at Kaisy Belfon when told a flight was overbooked. Another petulant passenge...

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Living With Meaning: Look At Yourself From A Distance

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Self Detachment, The Inner Life, Attitude, Balanced Life, Meaning, Stress, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Viktor Frankl, Sense of Humor, Crisis, Rodney Dangerfield, Living News
Alex Pattakos

The ad in a London newspaper read, "Unemployed. Brilliant mind offers its services completely free; the survival of the body must be provided for by ...

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Funky to Fabulous: Have Politics Damaged Your Relationships?

Eli Davidson | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Post-Election Anxiety, Stress, Eli Davidson, Funky to Fabulous, Politics, Relationships, Living News
Eli Davidson

A woman from Tennessee told of her friend being murdered in church because he was a Liberal. Another woman in a Red State talked about being publicly ...

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Sleepless Kids Become Fat Adults

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Children, Health, Insomnia, Schools, Obesity, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Teenagers, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

A new study shows that sleep makes for a proper balance of hormones related to appetite, hunger, metabolism, and even fat retention.

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Can You Deal With Life's "Crises"?

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Living News, The Balanced Life, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Coping Maxim, Viktor Frankl, The Giving Life, Health, The Inner Life, Giving, Attitude, Balanced Life, Meaning, Crisis, Stress, Living News
Alex Pattakos

Faced with an economic crisis, a housing crisis, a healthcare crisis, a global warming crisis, and a "war on terror" that appears to have no end in si...

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Stress In America: How Where You Live Affects What Makes You Worry

forbes.com | Brian Wingfield | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Stress by City, American Stress, Stress in Cities, Living News

It's no secret that Americans are stressed out. But even with everyone from Manhattan to Manhattan Beach pointing to stress as the cause of headaches,...

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Money and Fear

Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Stress, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Finance, Money, Stocks, Economy, Business News
Dr. Belisa Vranich

Illusion of control makes everything tolerable. Problem is, we are plum out of illusions.

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Election Detox: What Will I Do With My Free Time?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Election 2008, Election Reaction, Barack Obama, HuffPost Election Reaction, Living News
Lisa Earle McLeod

I'm coming off an election addiction that feels like I'm trying kick crack cocaine. How am I supposed to get through the day without constantly checking HuffPost or CNN?

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Effective Ways to Deal with the Post-Election Blues

HeartMath | Deborah Rozman and Gabriella Boehmer | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Post Election Blues, Depression, Heartmath, Personal Health, Election Blues, Living News

Without a doubt this has been an historic election. Much like a primetime reality show, this election has given us good TV and for some it gave an ong...

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Our Cry For Meaning: Aggression, Addiction, Depression

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.05.2008 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Attitude, Balanced Life, Meaning, Stress, Aggression, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Viktor Frankl, Addiction, Depression, Crisis, Tom Cruise, Living News
Alex Pattakos

Some 50 years ago, the world-renown psychiatrist and Nazi concentration camp survivor, Dr. Viktor Frankl, called attention to three major societal ill...

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What To Do With An Overachiever

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Twenty-Something Advice, Parenting, The Balanced Life, College, Gen Y, Overachievers, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, My son, a college student, has been on the honor roll his entire life. Getting a B on a quiz or a paper totally freaks him out. Whil...

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Stress-Busting Game Play

Tobi Elkin | Posted 10.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Bejeweled Twist, PopCap Games, Casual Games, Recession, Relaxation, Geo-Politics, X-Box, Peggle, Financial Crisis, Video Game Therapy, X-Box 360, Feeding Frezy, Zuma, 2008 Presidential Election, Living News
Tobi Elkin

As far as stress relief goes, there's some evidence that casual games might be helpful. A study conducted this spring measured the stress-relieving and mood-lifting effects of casual video games.

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Election Anxiety: Don't Worry, The End Is Near

Washington Post | Joel Achenbach | Posted 10.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Election Stress, Stress, Election Anxiety, Mental Health, Election 2008, Personal Health, Living News

Americans are in the grip of a monster case of Pre-Election Anxiety Disorder. No one is talking about voter apathy anymore, because the opposite is ...

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236.com: Eight Ways To Survive The Next Eight Days Without Losing Your Mind

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Stress, How to Survive the Last 8 Days, 2008 Elections, 236.Com, Politics News

Hey there Democrat, just over a week left until election day! Bet you're excited huh? What's that? You're about to put your own head through a wall? ...

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Rubbernecking the Economy

Deborah King | Posted 10.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Stress, Retailers, Foreign Markets, Health, Stock, Economy, Earth, Banks, Sun, Stock Market, Peace, Anxiety, Sleep, Style News
Deborah King

eIt's everywhere we turn these days--the bad news about the economy. It's one more fear piled on top of all the other fears festering in our guts. He...

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Unplug And Recharge: Relax To A Soothing Song And Slideshow

Steve Chopyak | Posted 10.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Slideshow, Personal Health, Unplug and Recharge, Relax, Steve Chopyak, Happiness, Living News
Steve Chopyak

"Unplug and Recharge" is a new Living series which aims to give you, our dear readers, a quick break from your day -- whether you have as much time as...

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The Emotional Impact Of The Wall Street Crisis

forbes.com | Allison Van Dusen | Posted 10.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Financial Crisis, Emotional Impact, Personal Health, Financial Stress, Happiness, Living News

With the news going from bad to worse on Wall Street, employees of some of the financial industry's giants are likely experiencing an emotional state ...

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6 On-The-Job Stress Reduction Tips

Kelley Black | Posted 10.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Yoga, Healthy Living, Overworking, Economy, Health, Job Stress, Meditation, Stress Reduction, Living News
Kelley Black

Many Americans are working harder than ever before. Sadly, their skyrocketing stress levels may have the opposite impact that they intend.

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Body Politics: The Source Of McCain's Odd Body Language, And The Gift It Brings

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 10.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Economic Uncertainty, How to Deal With Fear, Fear, John McCain, Body Language, Sarah Palin, Body Politics, Mccain's Body Language, Gay Hendricks, Mccain's Odd Body Language, Hendricks, Body Language Maccain, McCain Body Language, Body Language Mccain Palin, Living News
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks

Never mind that when John McCain smiles, it looks about as warm and inviting as a moonlit New England country graveyard. Never mind that he exhibits...

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Embracing Uncertainty

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Acoas, Addiction, Financial Crisis, Financial, Emotional Sobreity, Economy, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

Real contentment has much more to do with what's going on inside ourselves rather than outside. If this is a period when we have to live more simply, it may also be a period in which we can rediscover the joys in simple pleasures.

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Why Economic Stress Is Worse For Women

Newsweek | Barbara Kantrowitz | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Women's Health, Financial Crisis, Economic Crisis, Poverty, Living News

Gas prices go through the roof. The stock market implodes. The jobless rate hits a new high. It's hard to find a household unaffected by the current e...

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Living with Meaning: Don't Work Against Yourself

Alex Pattakos | Posted 10.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Happiness, Paradoxical Intention, The Inner Life, Meaning, Stress, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Viktor Frankl, Intention, Paradox, Living News
Alex Pattakos

Good intentions are not enough--no matter how well intended they may be. Paradoxically, if we become fixated or obsessed with our intentions, we may a...

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Get Sleep, Get Smart, Get Sane

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 10.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Economy, Health, How to Sleep Better, Insomnia, News Media, Anxiety, Sleep, Retirement, Deprivation, Wall Street, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

It's hard not to comment on the financial doom surrounding us this week like a darkening tunnel, but I want to point something out that's very positiv...

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