The phrase ’stress at work’ has a dual meaning. On the one hand, it simply refers to stress experienced while on the job, usually because of some aspect of it. On the other hand, it can mean that stress is at work on you - stress is working on you, and usually in ways […]

During the holiday season - Christmas, Hanukkah and others - people will often experience elevated levels of stress. But it need not be so.
There are, indeed, many pressures unique to the holiday season.
In many places, the weather makes it more difficult to get around and people are sometimes more physically uncomfortable. […]

Whether you have a spouse, a domestic partner or just someone who is the current live-in love of your life, living with someone close can cause stress. Note, the ‘can’ not ‘must’. Interacting with someone with whom you have that kind of relationship introduces a variety of potential problems, but those don’t have to […]

Some effects believed to be linked to stress have not been borne out by research. Ulcers, in particular, were thought to be caused by stress. Though the acid produced during moments of stress may increase discomfort, contemporary research points more to genetic factors in combination with certain stomach viruses as the likely culprit.
But […]

As with raising children, dealing with pets can be stressful. But often the situation is exactly the reverse: having pets frequently provides one of the best stress relief mechanisms around.
Several studies suggest that having a pet helps recovering surgery patients heal faster. If the link between infection and stress that some of them […]