Stress: What You and Your Boss Can Do About It

We've all heard about how the fast pace of life today, and how economic pressures have increased stress. While the bad news about stress is known to most of us, the good news about stress is rarely heard.

Deborah Kotz, a great article in the U.S. News and World Report 5 June 2008, says the businessman who feels his heart racing in a good way every time he thinks about its profit growth in the equity research companies, or in a bad way, when faced with a project deadline is knowing that you can not do. He's probably used to those kinds of stresses, while his daughter faced a life-threatening case of anorexia. Then he found a new perspective on the stress of his daughter. She learned how to achieve small victories every day, and celebrate it with gratitude.

life can cause stress, and it is normal for most people. But the pressures are too intense or last too long, or troubles that are shouldered alone, can cause people to feel stress overload.

First the bad news about stress .

Most of us have read about the dangers of stress - ". Um freeze" headaches, stomach aches, high blood pressure, insomnia, and even in small and moderate doses of stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, in fact improve our performance and overall health by improving blood flow to the brain and boosting your immune system.

The American Psychological Association study, 50% of respondents say their stress level has increased over the past five years, while 30% regularly experience extreme uznemirenost.Procjenjuje be 50-80% people who develop clinical depression face a number of major stressful life events - divorce, job loss, death in the family. In October 2008, American Medical Association reported a hat heart patients battling chronic work stress were twice as likely to have another heart attack than those who were chronically stressed. Also, studies have shown that chronically elevated levels of stress hormones lead to more colds and infections and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.

The article by Susan Berfield in BusinessWeek, She cites studies from Center for Work-Life Policy on the effects of stress in the workplace , show that they have discovered that employee loyalty to companies dropped significantly (from 85% to 53%) while on a recession, and confidence in their companies has fallen from 79% to 37%, and involvement is done by 91% to 71%. Even if the numbers seem excessive, it is obvious stress in the workplace causes a change in attitudes and behavior of employees still working in organizations.

Now the good news about stress .

study conducted by Dr. Suzanne Segerstrom and Dr Gregory Miller published in Psychological Bulletin reviewed about 300 research papers on stress includes nearly 19,000 people. They found that a short burst of stress, such as caused by giving a speech, may strengthen the immune system launches an immune system-strengthening "fight or flight" instinct that dates back to when early man was threatened by predators. Researchers at the University of Texas recently found that people who are engaged in challenging creative work enjoy better health as much as 7 years younger.

Esther Sternberg, a researcher at National Institutes of Health and the author of balance within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions says they are not All stressful situations harmful, but it is important to have an emotional and physiological systems connected to the positive - it is a matter of calibration. She joins the scientists and experts are increasingly pointing to the connection between mind and body, emphasizing that they can not solve problems only physical simptome.Psihičko addressing physical and emotional base for those who have problems to be addressed.

Robert Rosen, author of enough Anxiety , says that anxiety can contribute to success in the workplace. In a unique turn of perspective Rosen states of spiritual perspectives of Buddhism, which advocates the acceptance of change - whatever happens, just, and not be concerned over the fact that they can not control Rosen's arguments reflect the work of psychotherapists, Steven. Hayes, whose work I mentioned in my third August 2009, National Post article Why do not you feel better .psychologists and life coaches alike will help her clients, encouraging them to develop a balance between acceptance of what is happening in their lives and need to feel like you're in control of their lives. How much control do have in your life? Neuro-Linguistic (NLP) experts believe that you need to take responsibility for everything that happens in your life, either directly or indirectly, and not blame others or events, and thus becomes a victim. It's not a matter of perception? Otherwise, why some people get stressed, and others in the same events in their lives?

Experts like Sternberg and Hayes would say that those people who can control stress better, program their brains into believing that they control - and therefore responsibility. Here's an example. You can get stressed (and be consciously aware of it) is always checking his e-mail or BlackBerry. So, like Bob Newhart in his famous video therapist would say, "Just Do It STOP!" Make a decision to stop testing for significant blocks of time. It is a conscious decision to control your life.

Another stress reducing strategies advocated by positive psychologists doing something purposeful and selfless - like donating blood, helping the homeless or volunteering for charitable purposes (Note here: not just give the money to do so).

many kinds, driven, successful people are perfectionists, and often experience high stress hormones in a consistent if not constant. Dr. Alice Domar, a psychologist, researcher and author to be happy without a perfect , claims that the secret to controlling stress and anxiety is to reprogram our thinking, as attention version of what a spiritual guru Eckhart Tolle advocates.

There is another view of the stress - living life with plenty of challenges. If the stress system is not activated often enough, it can produce higher levels of stress hormones, when it would not be included. Like muscle, it should be used regularly to stay in good condition. Being bored with virtually no stress or being overwhelmed with stress are the two extreme ends of the spectrum.

Another well-known stress reduction strategies and cooping regularly vježbanje.2007 study, published in Psychosomatic Medicine , found that people who exercise at least 2-3 times a week had a lower increase in blood pressure, heart rate and stress hormones. Exercise releases "feel good" endorphins in the brain, one of which is enkephalins, which prevents the release of excessive levels of adrenaline and cortisol. Finally, treat any who activates your brain's pleasure centers - massage, a piece of chocolate, funny movies, sexual activity - can dampen the stress levels

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The Workplace? Center for Work-Life Policy study reports on the behavior of managers as essential to the atmosphere of trust, loyalty and commitment would fall or not. Leaders of the best practices of companies looking for ways to protect their employees from the stresses of economic crisis, including such simple things such as regular admission, allowing employees to volunteer during work hours, and regular town hall style meetings to discuss business development. And rather than immediately going to release the best practices leaders use the abbreviated hours for each week, less than outstanding, joint work and other more creative alternative, to demonstrate their concern for employees.

So it seems that stress can not be such a bad thing, after svega.Činjenica that stress will always be in our individual lives and also in the organizations. It would be far more productive for individuals to focus on reframing stress, and develop a strategy to focus on the balance of accepting what can not control in life, and taking responsibility for what you can control. Second, do something meaningful and charitable in life beyond self-interest, with the typical stress coping strategies.