Tag Archives: stress

I spent several years in college as a volunteer working with at-risk youth and addiction programs. I grew up watching the havoc addiction wreaked on …

In her article titled “Listening to Xanax,” reporter Lisa Miller chronicles “how Americans learned to stop worrying about worry and pop its pills instead.” Miller …

Minutes froze as I struggled to focus on the task at hand. Empty silence filled the air except for the ticking of a nearby clock. …

No part of the human body is powered by the Duracell bunny. Any system of the human body that is overworked or excessively stressed without …

Dear God: I’m stressed out! Christmas is just around the corner and there’s way too much going on! The traffic is crazy and I keep …

After a long and arduous day at work I was met with the even longer and more difficult task of grocery shopping. Let me tell …

I feel a little strange. Strange because now that my primary source of stress (my dissertation proposal) is over, I’m well rested and I’m not …

I don’t remember how I found her. At least 15 years ago I started going to a local private massage therapist. And that was perhaps …

Getting ready to travel, I usually arrange to have our physical mail held at the post office, and I cancel delivery of our newspaper. During …

The happy pill I take each day is at my local gym. The older I get, the less I can do without it. Thanks to Bill Phillips …