List of Articles on Stress

One of the biggest barriers to happiness, calm, and contentment is stress. Alas, we find it in our lives daily. There’s never enough time. We have too many responsibilities. We are concerned about work, finances, and the family.

When we are constantly overloaded, our bodies will literally breakdown and get sick. This can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.

However there are ways to manage these feelings.

Are you aware of how much you have in your life? This popular assessment will provide you with a score. Your score also corresponds to a risk of getting sick.

Here is the list of articles on the site in the stress category:

Life Stress Test: Risk of Getting Sick

By Bert Brown

We all become stressed for a number of reasons. There are big stressors in life such as death or loss of a job. And there are daily stressors such as not having enough time, too many things to do, or worry about the future.

To determine how much stress people are feeling in their lives, researchers have been coming up with ways to measure stress for decades. This can range from assessments to interviews to full on hook the body up to sensors and run through a series of tests and exercises.

One of the most popular and influential approaches to the measurement of stress was developed back in 1967 by psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe.… Continue reading . . .

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What Causes Stress?

By Bert Brown

There are many situations or things that can cause stress. But what causes stress specifically in your body? Why do our bodies react to stress the way they do?

It wasn’t until I better understood what was happening within my body that I began to understand why certain stress management techniques worked.

And when you understand why the techniques work and that there is science behind them, it reinforces your confidence and assurance that things really are happening within your body. It’s not just all in the head.

Stress is created when situation triggers a biological response. When you perceive a threat or a major challenge or change in your life, chemicals and hormones surge throughout your body.… Continue reading . . .

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10 Most Stressful Life Events

By Bert Brown

During our lifetimes we will inevitably face change. Change is hard. The most stressful life events are all about major change – some abruptly while others are planned.

When we have trouble managing the inescapable stress, our bodies can be physically and mentally affected.

In 1967 psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe examined how stress contributes to illness*. In their research they surveyed more than 5,000 medical patients and asked them about their life experiences the previous 2 years.

Each of these experiences (called a Life Change Unit – LCU) was given a different “weight” for stress. The more experiences the patient added up, the higher the score.… Continue reading . . .

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