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  • Jobless and Stressed

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    Jobless and Stressed but Holding Out Hope “It makes it hard when you do get an interview because your desperation and anxiety and lack of confidence show…I’m looking for anything these days.” (Business Week)

  • Sex is Good Stress

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    Sex Is Stressful, But Good For You Just look at sex. It turns out that sex often triggers a large stress response, leading to a spike in glucocorticoid levels. The good news, though, is that this stress is good for us. While chronic stress normally leads to a dramatic reduction in neurogenesis, or the birth of…

  • Couples’ Driving Stress

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    Regulating Stress When Driving as a Couple Researchers tell us that people have different styles for regulating their experience and expression of emotion. Often partners are not only reacting to the road condition or the tension about the family visit, but the way in which each regulates stress. (Psych Central)

  • 22 Stress Busters

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    A list from HealthyPlace.com.  Here are 19 through 22: Do something random, just for fun. It fights the feeling that you’re trapped. Trust Yourself: That can be hard. Have patience. Try to run with the form the day takes. Stock an emergency life raft in your pocket: Just a slip of paper with a positive…

  • Stress Reduction via Long-Term Relationship

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    Marriage and committed romance reduce stress-related hormone production Being married has often been associated with improving people’s health, but a new study suggests that having that long-term bond also alters hormones in a way that reduces stress. Unmarried people in a committed, romantic relationship show the same reduced responses to stress as do married people.…

  • Coping with Stress

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    An hour on stress and coping from Dr. Susan Folkman:

  • Anxiety Therapy Los Angeles

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    Stressed-out or anxious in Los Angeles?  Call Anxiety Treatment L.A. to connect with a licensed psychotherapist.  Offices in Los Feliz and Beverly Hills–easily reached from just about anywhere in the city.  Calls and emails will be returned quickly:  (323) 739-4322.

  • L.A. Anxiety Reducer: Mindful Driving

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    For anyone in Los Angeles (or any city), driving can be source of all manner of irritation–stress, anxiety, rage, and more.  One potential remedy:  Mindful Driving. First step: Turn off the radio, turn off the cell phone, set distractions aside. Multitasking and mindfulness aren’t a good fit. Next step: Focus on one thing. Notice your…

  • Stress and Fertility

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    Stress May Affect Chances of Getting Pregnant There is now scientific evidence to back up the widely held belief that stress can interfere with fertility.  Women in a newly published study were less likely to conceive when they exhibited higher levels of a stress-related enzyme known as alpha-amylase. (WebMD)

  • A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook

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    Book of the day: A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, by Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein. Book and CD gently walk you toward an everyday mindfulness practice.  An Amazon reviwer says: Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein have done a great job in making the art of mindfulness and its cultivation through MBSR practices accessible to a…