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Men and Stress

January 31, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Stress doesn’t just affect women. Maybe we seem to be more frazzled by it than the other sex, but they experience stress as well. Men also have to learn to deal with stressful situations before they ruin their health.

Where do men get the majority of their stress? It is from their jobs. Men are thought of as the breadwinners in traditional households and it is they who have to shoulder the responsibility of household finances. This doesn’t mean that wives don’t work, but if there is any shortfall, the man is almost always purposed with finding a way to deal with it.

Most men internalize their feelings. Unlike women, men are taught from an early age not to show too much emotion. It is one of the reasons that men have such a hard time in relationships. They equate being strong with absence of outward emotion. [Read more...]

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De-stress with Music and Dancing

January 28, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

What do you do to combat your stress? Taking a vacation may not be in the cards, but you can still escape from it all. Turn on the radio and shake your booty.

Music is a series of notes strung together to make pleasurable sounds. What one person finds pleasurable could sound like nails on the chalkboard to another. The best thing about music is that there is something for everyone. From hard rock to instrumental and everything in between, music is enjoyed by young and the young at heart.

We often attach memories to music—the first time we fall in love, our first dance, or a happy holiday. Music surrounds our life and listening to tunes that conjure up pleasant memories tends to relax us. If you don’t believe me, listen to some music that was popular when you were growing up. [Read more...]

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When Stress is a Good Thing

January 24, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Stress can be good? No way! It’s true. Sometimes stress is a powerful motivator that propels us forward to great things. Find out how stress can actually work in your favor.

Stress has always carried a negative connotation. If you are stressed it is often because of a bad situation. But, there are a few times that we are glad for the stress response.

Good instances of stress can be termed, eustress. The prefix “eu-“means “good.” It is a name given to stressful situations that bring about good results.

For instance, let’s say that you are getting ready to make an important speech. All eyes will be on you and you want to do well. The stress accompanying this task causes you to focus on the speech and nothing else. As a result, you practice until you are comfortable with the words and relax to be able to deliver it.

The same goes for a big competition. Your nervousness leads to more intense practice sessions to get you ready. Your pulse quickens but it strengthens your resolve to do your best. [Read more...]

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Stress Tests

January 21, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Stress is a part of our everyday lives. We already know this so why do we need a test to tell us so? Stress tests are more than a litmus test for determining if you have stress. They evaluate the body’s responses to stress. In other words, they tell you how your body is dealing with stress.

We all experience stress in some way. How do we respond to it? Some people cry, shout, scream, or just give in to the situation. There are many ways to view a stressful situation, but unfortunately they are not all good responses.

When our stress is bad enough or consistent enough, it affects our bodies in negative ways. We don’t always pay attention to what our bodies are saying to us. It’s like our heads know better than the rest of us so we just keep pushing on until our bodies have had enough and begin to retaliate.

The point of stress tests is to find out how our bodies feel before they go postal on us. Since we won’t listen, the doctors and clinical psychologists will. There are a variety of stress tests that people can take part in to determine how their body handles the stressors around them. The results of these tests can then assist in helping to deal with them in more positive ways for both our bodies and our minds. [Read more...]

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Total Bliss – Stress Mastery Course – Stress Relief Training III

January 17, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

By Ryan C. Angelo

Your mind is a very powerful tool. It has the power to affect your entire body simply with its thoughts and through the mind-body connection. As was stated above, emotional stress results from your thoughts and perspectives. If stress can be created by your thoughts, then stress can simultaneously be eliminated by your thoughts.

Positive psychology is a school of psychology that focuses on maintaining an optimistic, but realistic out look. It is a perspective that focuses on strengths more than weakness: automatic stress relief. Challenges allow us to walk one of two paths: the way of an optimist or the way of a pessimist. The pessimist, by nature, has an uncanny ability to spot potential problems and pit falls. They are seldom surprised by misfortune because they anticipate it. In doing so, their scope of reality is limited.

Joy, happiness and all things positive aren’t enjoyed because a pessimist possesses a horrible skill: they can find a negative twist to any positive. Believe me, I was one of them before I learned this stuff! That’s why I created the Total Bliss Program!

Pessimists are often greatly affected by external stress, and even more so by [Read more...]

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Total Bliss – Stress Mastery Course – Stress Relief Training II

January 14, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

By Ryan C Angelo

Hello Friend, I had debated about whether to start with this topic, but ultimately I chose to (obviously). My reasoning is this: I have worked with many clients, and their greatest strides and accomplishments occur once they grasp this principle. The technique I’m about to share, Meta-Cognition, is a closely guarded secret of powerful leaders, psychologist, and masters.

Here me for a moment, this discipline is the very essence of power. It is the beginning of controlling your entire life…

Meta-Cognition is essentially when one thinks about his/her thinking patterns. It is a discipline that provides us with a great tool. Often, our emotions, thoughts and moods go unchecked. It’s like being in a river and allowing the current to do what it will with you.

The practice of meta-cognition places awareness over the mind’s unending activities. Like an over-seer watching the activities of those beneath, this discipline allows a person leverage over his/her thoughts. In moments of great challenge, it is easy to fall into a more negative mindset. In practicing meta-cognition, there is a quiet halt to the emotional cascade, and a drop of logic is introduced. [Read more...]

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Total Bliss – Stress Mastery Course – Stress Relief Training I

January 10, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Total Bliss - Stress Mastery Course – Stress Relief Training I
By Ryan C Angelo

The moral of the “Stress Story” is this: A little stress is good, but too much stress can be lethal.

The ability to understand the stress response is the first step. If you have been reading my articles, you have taken a leap – Congratulations. Now, the following understanding is an overview of the proven stress relief techniques I will be imparting.

Let me add a “dramatic pause” just for affect…

(1, 2, 3, 4…)

…Stress is a necessary part of life, far more necessary is developing the ability to manage stress! It is even more necessary to develop your ability to manage all forms of stress. Stress will always be present around you. No days are perfect and some are far from it.

Luckily, you are superbly equipped to resist stress in short durations. Continuous stress can be truly destructive and even deadly. You cannot control external stress, you can only respond to it. Emotional stress, on the other hand, MUST BE CONTROLLED. Emotional stress is positioned to do the most damage. Like an infiltrator, unchecked negative thoughts, feelings, memories etc. will induce emotional stress. [Read more...]

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Stress Management through Guided Relaxation

January 7, 2010 By admin 2 Comments

Is stress controlling you? Stress and tension is one of the hardest things that a person has to learn to deal with. Stress and tension will control you if you let it. Therefore, you need to learn how to reduce it as much as possible.

How managing stress helps you to relax:

To reduce stress you will need a stress management program. The program may include walking, socializing, using music; bathing, fragrances, massages, videos and more that help you relax. You can use books as well. Books designed to teach you to relax will help you set up a stress management program.

Finding relief with books:

If you enjoy reading, go to the library and pick up your favorite books. Instead of rushing through the day, take a moment out for you and relax. Read your book and do not allow demands to take over you. For example, if your mind is telling you to get those dishes done, put it off. We are not promoting procrastination; rather we are saying that sometimes you just need to relax. If the dishes are bothering you, ask someone else to handle the task. Ultimately you can get it out of the way, and then take time out to read your book. [Read more...]

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Laugh Your Blues Away

January 3, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Millions of people around the world have bouts of depression. For some, their depression is Seasonal Affective Disorder whereby they are affected only during the fall and winter months. Others have symptoms of depression on a regular basis and are seeking healing through traditional medicine and counseling. Some choose non-conventional means such as herbal remedies. You may be surprised that you can even laugh your blues away, or at least use laughter as a form of treatment for depression.

There is an old saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” That concept has been researched for years and there have been reports which explain how laughter – 15 minutes of real, hard belly laughs – can be as good for you as working out for 20 minutes.

Some people who suffer from mild depression may want to include some activities in their day which will produce laughter as a means to reduce their depression. Why laughter? There are many reasons. [Read more...]

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