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Hi Stacy
Excessive stress can interfere with your productivity and reduce your physical and emotional health. Learn tips for keeping job stress in check.
Thanks for share this post.
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Stacy Reply:
January 21st, 2013 at 9:40 am
Hi Sonali,
Excessive stress can definitely affect all of those. Thanks for stopping by!
Stacy
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Hey Stacy,
This is the second post I’ve read just today about stress and what we should do to avoid it.
Last week I had one of the worst weeks in a very long time. Blog issues, mostly with my hosting service. Long long story but everyone I spoke to told me something different so we were going in so many different directions trying to resolve the issue and I had to rely on others to do this. I’m no techie person so I did have some really horrible moments there but at the same time I did take a step back and just breath. I knew it was out of my control and I was doing everything in my power to get this issue resolved. There wasn’t anything else I could do so I quit freaking out about it although I was dealing with this for seven days straight.
It’s how we chose to react is where we can go so terribly wrong. I wish I’d had more self control years ago when it comes to this. Lessons learned right!
Thanks Stacy, great advice.
~Adrienne
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Hi Adrienne,
That sounds like a very stressful week! Even small blog issues can be really stressful. I hope everything is running seamlessly now.
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
I agree with everything you said here. I can even tell you that I know someone who had so much stress going on she used to get colds like you wouldn’t believe until someone told her that it wasn’t normal to get sick that often and that something must have been the trigger. That was a wake up call for her.
Too much stress is definitely not healthy.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:03 pm
Hi Sylviane,
I believe it! I used to get sick a lot because of my negative thinking and tendency to get stressed out. In fact, what I was about ten I had a twelve year old tell me that if I didn’t stop worrying, I’d have a heart attack by the time I was twenty!
Stacy
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Stress is like the screen saver that comes on in your mind when you’re idle.
The question is not why are you stressing it is why are you idle.
You are idle because YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
or
YOU DON’T WANT TO DO WHAT YOU KNOW HAVE TO DO
The first step is to figure out which one is the cause, there different solutions for each…
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Paul Lee Reply:
January 25th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Great insight Darnell. Stress is so multifaceted that stress may be a cause of idleness at times.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:04 pm
Hi Darnell,
A screensaver is a great analogy! Stressing out can be an automatic response much like the screensaver showing up after inactivity!
Stacy
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Stress can be the cause of so many problems both mentally and physically. Once we give into it, it does spiral and then everything starts to crumble.
I have had many clients that had headaches, neck aches and back aches due to stress. Once we worked on how to deal with their stress the aches went away.
Some people have stress before there is anything that goes wrong. They can expect a situation to happen. I used to be one of those a long long time ago!
There are many ways to deal with stress. Exercise, is great! And there is so much more…Donna
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:05 pm
Hi Donna,
Stress really is a spiral, and it can be hard to get out of once we’ve started!
Stacy
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Stress is inevitable, my body lets me know as soon as my immune system begins to get low. Over the years I have learned to deal with it and the best I have is number one thing to do when I’m stressed is to relax. I do what I can to prevent stress: staying organized, staying on top of my work, doing extra work, etc. But we all have those days when everything seems to be shook upside down and what I do is breathe, calm myself and remember that I cant be (as the author perfectly put it) “shooting out rays of stress to everyone in the vicinity.”
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:05 pm
Hi Paul,
You’re right, our bodies let us know – we just need to listen!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy
I think we all have stress in our lives at some point, it is how we deal with it, I suffer from high blood pressure and although I have it controlled by medication I have to be careful not to let myself get stressed.
I have learned that when something happens to stop before reacting, take a look at the situation and see what plan of action I can take to resolve the situation.
It is not always easy but we have to try and stay calm if we can
Thanks for sharing, and hope you have a great day.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:07 pm
Hi Pauline,
I’m glad that you have your blood pressure controlled. What a scary reminder to keep the stress levels in check!
Have a great day!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
We all have those stressful periods in our life but i think the most important thing is how we react to it.
One quote i will never forget is that…. Attitude is more imprtant than facts, can’t agree more.
Thanks for sharing.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:09 pm
Hi Theodore,
Our reaction is definitely the key to dealing with stress. That quote is very similar to one that I repeat: When your attitude’s right, the facts don’t matter. It’s so true!
Thanks for stopping by!
Stacy
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Great article to avoid stress, I do exactly whenever I be in stress I just take medicine & get to sleep.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:09 pm
Hi Disha,
Though I try to avoid medications as much as possible, I agree that sleep is necessary for dealing with stress!
Stacy
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Great post, Stacy! You are so right about the problems that too much stress can cause. However, as I remember reading in a book on pastoral care, we have to avoid burnout, but if we don’t do enough to face challenges, we also face the risk of what they called rust-out. Isn’t it amazing how many times Aristotle’s golden mean turned out to be accurate
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:10 pm
Hi Steve,
You’re right, we do need challenges! We need to take care of ourselves and watch our thoughts during the challenges!
Stacy
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Stacy I love this post and so agree with everything you have said here.
Your point on how we deal with it is the critical factor.
I used to stress about many things I do not now. As I believe in law of attraction stressing and thinking negatively only attracts more of the same.
I was speaking to a family member today who has worked herself into a real state over another family member. It is nothing she can control and I was telling her she needed to let it go. She could not see how she could do that. Not a good place to be.
Thanks Stacy for some excellent advice.
Sue
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Hi Sue,
Like definitely attracts like, which is the problem with the spiraling effects of stress. Sometimes it’s hard to get out of it, but it’s worth the efforts!
Stacy
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Stress can definitely kill a person’s life, love life, and family life. It can eat us alive if we let it to do so. Thanks for your awesome post!
I appreciate it.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Hi Joy,
It definitely can! I recently saw a book titled something along the lines of, “Is stress your silent killer?” So true!
Stacy
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I’d like to add a 6th factor. Stress makes you ugly! I’ve noticed that whenever I’m stressed about something my face feels deformed, my skin dries and starts to flake. It looks so obvious! We should all stay away from stress
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:13 pm
Hi Stacey,
Stress really does take a toll on us physically. I’ve gotten sick many times when I’ve let stress overtake me.
Stacy
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Stress management is crucial in the present times where there is lot of socio-economic pressures..As you mentioned, Stressing won’t change the outcome..it will be great to live in less stressful conditions..But life is hard and we must fight our way through it..
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:14 pm
Hi Joe,
Sometimes it really is a fight to deal with the stress in our lives.
Stacy
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Hi,
Thanks for sharing this. This is just exactly what I need to know. I’ve been easily stressed nowadays even with little things. I am trying to control how I react but it is not as easy as it sounds to be.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:14 pm
Hi Sarah,
I’m glad this helped!
Stacy
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Stress is so sticky topic. Coz stress is unavoidable, unfortunately(( Thanks for the tips. Well, everytime when I read something about stress resistance I tell myself – you can do it, it is easy, just dont overreactю but when it actually comes to stress situations i’m starting to get crazy.. But I’m working on myself!!! You post is one more point to start normal life without stress.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:15 pm
Hi Melissa,
It’s not always easy, but it’s worth it to fight it.
Stacy
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Stress is definitely one of the most common things we deal with and your reaction to it is vital. To cope with stress, I try to do something that is calming and will take my mind off things. I used to just take walks, but you can’t always do that for all situations. So now, I blow bubbles. It’s a happy little activity and the blowing action allows me to calm down. If you blow too hard, the bubble won’t form, so I’m forced to breathe at a calmer rate.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Hi Jorge,
You’re right, our reaction is the key. If we constantly have a poor reaction, we have to train ourselves to react better.
Stacy
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Finally, a post where I can definitely relate to. Honestly, I’m not a big fan of stress but we are living in reality, therefore we cannot avoid stressful situations in our life. One good strategy that I’ve found that’s really effective is to surround yourself with positive people and to just relax. After doing this, I find that I’m more capable of handling the stressor in a much bettter way.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:17 pm
Hi Calra,
Great point! The people that we surround ourselves with makes a huge difference.
Stacy
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I always encounter stress every End of The Month due to a tons and tons of reports needed to be submitted for each of my clients, There were times that for an hour I don’t know where to start and what client should I work 1st. I really hate the feeling that I am always in a hurry I can’t concentrate of what I am doing, so that is why I work it out 2 days before the deadline if I’ve got a huge workload for that day.
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Stacy Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 4:18 pm
Hi Jessie,
Working out is a great way to release stress!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
If I am stress, I practice meditation or simply breathe with awareness. This breathing exercise can either make me calm and focus, or uplift and energize me. It is such a powerful way to interrupt the stress response in my physical body.
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Stacy Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:25 am
Those are great tips, Patricia! Thank you for sharing!
Stacy
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I am impressed. You are making everyone around you proud and I love your blog. I will be following.
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Stacy Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:25 am
Thank you Karen!
Hugs,
Stacy
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Hey Stacy, I can’t wait to see the follow up post about avoiding the need to react to stress.
In one of the subdomains to my blog, I delved on how to feel good (always, if possible) in order to get away from the trap of negative thoughts. Recently, however, I realized that I have not been walking the walk and talking the talk anymore because the tendency to entertain negative thoughts is back. As a result I went down with the flu last week and had just recovered.
This post thus came in good time for me as I really need to pick myself up now and rise back up. And again, I’m holding my breath for the follow up.
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Stacy Reply:
February 7th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Hi James,
Staying in the habit of positive thinking takes effort. If we let it slide, it’s easy to slip into old patterns.
The new post will be up later today, I hope you enjoy it!
Stacy
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I can’t help stress out over stress and it truly affects my immune system and facial health. Now I have realized that stressing out on something won’t change the outcome no matter what and I try to take less or no stress. One can always find ways to beat stress by doing things you like to do. Great share.
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This post is of great help to me. I am experiencing a lot of stress these days, due to a plethora of reasons, be it career, studies or personal life. I realized upon reading this post, that a lot of stress can indeed be avoided if I stop reacting to the different situations in the way I did. The post is indeed wonderful. Thanks for sharing it.
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Stress create fear in human beings. The best way is to break the chain of negative ideas and do one positive act against one negative thought.
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There is no getting away from the fact that stress effects almost everybodies lives, and in most cases this is in an incredibly determinental way, evidence shows that it is the 2nd cause of absenteeism from work. The problem is amplified by people knowing that they are ‘stressed’ but not finding the time to deal with it, how many times have you heard ‘but i don’t have time to relax’?
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Stacy Reply:
February 7th, 2013 at 2:34 pm
Hi Larry,
We definitely have to take the time to relax! If we don’t take care of ourselves, we’ll be forced to later when we’re sick.
Stacy
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Hello,
Yes, you are right that too much thinking will be stressful and nothing will change anymore.
Nice post.
Thank you
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wow great & amazing article about Stress. I understand there isn’t any way to avoid Stress but yes there are another way’s to react Stress.
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Wow ! Terrific article….not many like to talk about it but continuing stress over prolonged period can affect your health adversely. Keeping fit , healthy natural foods, sunlight for few hours can all relieve stress tio great extent and of course having postive , supportive and caring folks around can help relieve your stressful conditions too.
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