school stress

school can be one of the most stressful things one has in their life. the best thing you can do to help curb the effects of schools stress is to prioritize and make sure you don’t procrastinate. take it from a pro(me) that keeping your priorities straight and keeping up with assigned work you can keep your school stress levels to a minimum.cheers

Stress Facts

• 75% of the general population experiences at least “some stress” every two weeks (National Health Interview Survey).
• Half of those experience moderate or high levels of stress during the same two-week period.
• Millions of Americans suffer from unhealthy levels of stress at work. (A study several years ago estimated the number to be 11 million–given events since that time, this number has certainly more than tripled–studies in Sweden, Canada, and other Westernized countries show similar trends.)
• Worker’s compensation claims for “mental stress” in California rose 200-700% in the 1980s (whereas all other causes remained stable or declined!)
• Stress contributes to heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, and other illnesses in many individuals.
• Stress also affects the immune system, which protects us from many serious diseases.
• Tranquilizers, antidepressants, and anti-anxiety medications account for one fourth of all prescriptions written in the U.S. each year.
• Stress also contributes to the development of alcoholism, obesity, suicide, drug addiction, cigarette addiction, and other harmful behaviors.
• The U.S. Public Health Service has made reducing stress by the year 2000 one of its major health promotion goals.

Sources:

1) Healthy People 2000, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

2) “Prevention of Work-Related Psychological Disorders”: A National Strategy Proposed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), American Psychologist, Vol. 45, No. 10, October 1990.

3) CBS Television News (700% increase in worker’s compensation claims in California during the 1980s).

Prepared and distributed by The Health Resource Network, Inc., a non-profit health education organization.

This is a great analysis on stress management. TAKE A LOOK.

mind tools

just found this cool web site that has an insane amount of info on stress, among other things involved with the human mind. check it out its pretty interesting. the link is mind tools

Video Games Reduce Stress?

This video game has been proven to reduce stress and increase productivity…take a look.

Stress Way Less Radio Advertisement.

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Stressful Woman

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stress…

If your stressed out your immune system can be compromised, if your immune system is compromised you can get ill, if your ill you can miss work, if you miss work your company/business can suffer, if your business suffers the economy can suffer, if the economy suffers you can lose your job, if you lose your job you can lose your health insurance, if you lose your health insurance your preventative maintenance on your body is gone and then your stressed and sick and possibly not able to find another job………this can just keep going, and imagine it on a scale of our whole society not just one person…just something to think about when taking on that extra bit of work, or giving your employees or students that super stressful workload…just a little tid-bit to nibble on

anti stress techniques

heres a link to an article about some techniques you can employ in your everyday life to help reduce stress and its effects on your body. check it out. some of the main points are get organized,have a good laugh and exercise. the link is—><Article