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Articles about Holiday stress (0-50 of 1634)
- De-stressing Holiday Distress
By: Toan Dinh | - Body:
The holidays continue to loom closer and the financial and social pressure seem to grow affecting our emotional health and placing additional stress on our already over-taxed bodies. Energy levels wane, fatigue grows, and sleeping habits can suffer. And we often become so wrapped up in day-to-day living that we forget the negative burden that stress and its associated symptoms place on our health and well-being. In fact, research has shown that stress can lead to the development o ...
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- Emotional Eating--the Real Holiday Stressor
By: Richard Kuhns | - Emotional eating and losing weight take second place with holiday stress. The real holiday stress is not the rushing around, but the uncertainty of your plans working out.
Aside from uncertainty there's certainly the pressure to get things done, anticipation, hurridiness and so on. Uncertainty that all your plans will work out well and everyone including you will be happy as a result of all that you are doing. There's uncertainty that you'll project the right image at the holiday pa ...
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- Holiday Stress Management
By: Michael Logan | - So Black Friday has passed you by, and Cyber Monday is today, and you are behind on your holiday stress management already.
Sounds like you might be buying into what the retailers always want us to think, there is not enough time, not enough Zuu Zuu dolls, not enough money so you had better get yourself filled up with adrenalin and cortisol and charge out to slay the retail dragons.
The implication of scarcity is a key component in advertising of all kinds, and converse ...
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- Stress During The Holidays Can Be Managed
By: Ruthan Brodsky | - On the Food Channel one of the chefs spoke about how stressful it was to get all pies ready for Thanksgiving and he had a system to make easier the life of a pie maker.
I admit to never thinking about the stress of baking. That should be something enjoyed for the end results and for feeling so satisfied when family and friends bite into the meringue tips or the cinnamon pumpkin custard with whipped cream.
Many of us, however, have this sense of overwhelming responsi ...
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- Three Simple Ways To Reduce Holiday Stress
By: Patricia Diesel | - When you think about what is involved in getting your holiday celebrations in order, everything from sending out holiday cards, decorating the house, stringing the lights, hosting and attending parties, buying and wrapping presents, and baking and decorating the cookies, it's understandable how the season can feel overwhelming and stressful. We tend to do a lot of juggling around the holidays, which can create high anxiety around this time. To help keep things simple, I have listed a few sugges ...
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- Stress And Holiday Health - Maintaining Good Health And Low Stress During The Holidays
By: Debbie Davis | - With the holidays fast approaching, it's all too easy to get caught up in hustle and bustle and send your stress level through the roof, and your health plummeting. Make this year different with the following 5 healthy tips for a less stressful holiday.
Give Gifts that Mean More and Cost Less. Trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list can add unnecessary pressure. Try to remember the reason for the season and make your gift reflect that original simplicity. Giving ...
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- Holiday Stress Relief - Organization Is Key
By: Ellen Bell | - The holidays are a stressful time for many of us. Between shopping, baking, decorating, and buying and wrapping gifts, even the most carefree people can get a little stressed. The best remedy for holiday stress is good planning and organization well in advance. Being prepared for any event always takes away worry and prevents unexpected surprises. With a little pre-planning and some basic organizational skills, you'll be prepared to meet the seasonal challenges head on. The following are a ...
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- Top 8 Ways To Have The Most Stressful Holiday Possible
By: Dr Barnsley Brown | - If you're like me, this time of year you start seeing articles on how to have a stress-free holiday, create meaningful holiday traditions, nurture yourself during the holidays, and so on. You start thinking about how to get things done ahead of time, how to juggle all the events and parties, and how to be better at everything. And if you're like me, you start to feel a lot of pressure and like you may be a downright failure when it comes to having holiday fun.
It all starts with Hal ...
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- Three Keys To Holiday Stress Relief & Poem
By: Aila Accad | - Do you ever wonder why we cram so many demands on ourselves into one short time period called 'The Holidays'? One hectic holiday season my wonder turned into a poem.
Christmas Joy
I say and hear the words anew
each year at Christmas time
of brotherhood, of joy, and love
and Jesus born again.
The meaning's hard to find at times
among the season's trappings
dare I forget some cookies, guests,
presents, food or w ...
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- Managing Holiday Anger And Stress
By: Ana Holub | - It's holiday time again, and some of us are ecstatic....and some of us are not. Holidays are usually a time when memories and emotions reappear from childhood, and they aren't always the easiest ones to negotiate. Even if we are not consciously aware of it, longings and expectations about what "family" is, or what "Christmas" or "New Year" are supposed to be, can feel heavy and affect our emotional lives.
Many of us experience a lot of stress around this time of year - triggered b ...
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- The Ultimate Holiday Gift: Nurture Your Relationship This Holiday Season
By: Richard Nicastro | - If it's the season to be jolly...
...then why am I seeing so many stressed, beleaguered couples walking around? Is it more apt to say, 'Tis the season to feel tense, frustrated and constantly on the go? Whether you're feeling totally overwhelmed or slightly frustrated, it's easy to lose perspective about what's most important and valuable to you during this holiday season--your marriage or relationship.
What does the holiday season mean to you and your partner? ...
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- Combat Holiday Stress With A Massage
By: Brandon J. Thomas | - The holiday season is officially here, and with it can come added stress. Chair massage is a fast and affordable way to alleviate stress and keep you in good spirits. Many people have high expectations for the holidayswe want to give the perfect gift, or host a wonderful party or dinner. Many families are traveling a long distance or are having guests stay with them. The pressure we put on ourselves to please friends and family can create tension and anxiety, making the holidays less ...
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- Christmas Isn't Supposed To Be Stressful
By: Ana Holub | - Christmas time is here! Are you happy about that? Does it bring up mixed feelings - maybe some anxiety or loneliness? Do you want the holidays to be different this year?
Let's face it - the "holidays" can be a wretched time of year for a lot of us. The mounting bills, the family gatherings, the expectations...I'll admit - they can be less than fun.
But Christmas doesn't need to be stressful. It all depends on how we look at it. Like the rest of life, our attitude ab ...
Tags: stress management, stress reduction, Christmas, holiday stress, peace education, forgiveness, anger management, conflict managment
- Avoiding Overwhelm
By: Ada Porat | - It's that time of year again! The blast of commercials for holiday toys and gifts relentlessly blare from television screens, radio and the internet. Choose me! Buy me! Get me! Now!
This time of year which had originated as a time of togetherness and appreciation for what we've been blessed with, has become a season of stress and overwhelm.
What to do?
Overwhelm occurs when the human brain struggles to adapt fast enough to the increasingly complex ...
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- Getting A Jump On Thanksgiving Jitters
By: Colin Tipping | - As Thanksgiving looms, a familiar queasiness in the gut may be forming as you contemplate the annual family get-together. But I doubt your concern is about what dishes people are bringing for the table. Rather, my bet is you are worrying about the emotional baggage that everyone, including yourself, will be bringing along with them and hiding under the table. Permit me to show you how these jitters might be seen as an opportunity.
The Thanksgiving family get-together has cultural ...
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 25 Holiday Gift Ideas for Social Media Lovers — Personal Branding 101 Shared By: RyanRancatore - To reduce your holiday stress a bit, here are 25 gift ideas for the social media lover in your life – go ahead, splurge. For the Budding Blogger
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- Merry Movies
By: Tsoof and Eden Baras | - One of the most common movie genres that stretches from as far back as the silent films is Comedy. Comedic movies are designed to amuse and entertain through humorous exaggeration of situations, actions and human characteristics. In essence, they are intended to make you laugh!
Some movie watchers say that Comedy movies portray situations that don't correspond with anything real and generally just aren't serious enough'. But who said serious is best?
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- 3 Ways To Eliminate Holiday Stress
By: Pat Brill | - Holiday stress is definitely a popular subject. Over the years, I have absorbed stress during the holidays with juggling children, family, cooking, working, shopping, and on top of it all trying to be creative with my gift ideas. I'm a woman and women always take the lion's share of holiday stress. Women believe that they have to do it all. They don't!
Time and finances are impacted significantly during the holidays, and they are the two major reasons why people feel stress. ...
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- Less Stress During The Holidays
By: Kerry Beck.. | - You think that I have lost my marbles thinking that I can have a Stress-Free Christmas. Well, my mind is still intact and we have enjoyed a lot of Stress-Free Christmases in the past few years. I thought this would be a great idea to share some of the experiences I\'ve learned in helping to reduce the stress during the holiday seasons.
READ GOD'S WORD EVERY MORNING
Reading God's Word seems to be the first obvious task every mom should do, but we sometimes ...
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- Is Your Business Ready For The Holidays? 6 Ways A Virtual Assistant Can Help
By: Kelly Sims | - Ah, it's that time of year again; time to decorate the tree, or light the menorah, and spend time with loved ones. It's that magic time of year when little ones walk around with grins from ear to ear with anticipation of events to come. No matter how magical the holiday season is, the fact is that for many small business owners, it's a time of year that means stress. Everyone has gifts to purchase, feasts to prepare, decorating to do, travel to plan and so much more; add to that the fact that ...
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- Work At Home Tips For Stress Free Holidays And Beyond
By: Diana Ennen | - Do you know what is the most vital aspect of your business? Sure that awesome new digital devise you ordered for Christmas, which will REVOLUTIONIZE your office once you figure it out is fabulous. And that new phone that allows you connect to cyberspace anywhere you go is awesome. But none of these would matter one bit if the person running the show were to get sick and not be able to work. Even for a month or two if you were disabled, can you imagine the consequences? So what's the most va ...
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- Making The Holidays Happy For All!
By: Chef Gayle "Gigi" Gaggero | - For us grown-ups the holidays are a festive time. We travel to the homes of family and friends, or invite them into our own. There we show off our children, and indulge in recipes from our own childhoods.
While we like to think the kids are enjoying themselves, thats often not the case. Unfortunately for the children this is a time of crazy chaos, uncomfortable clothes that need to sta ...
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- An Easy Way To Soothe Stress
By: McAuthor | - Hey, listen up. Its time to relax, chill out, and release those pent-up physical, mental and emotional tensions. When dealing with everyday stress and the probability of stress build-up, NOW is always the right time to be proactive; to beat stress before it beats you.
Think of stress as a silent enemy. It can sneak up on you at any time and get you down before you even realize whats happening. More often than not stress is accompanied by its close companion: higher level ...
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- Top 15 Holiday Checklist
By: Jez Rourke | - Enjoy your holiday from the moment you leave your front door
You've booked your holiday, read the travel guide and bought new clothes what else is left to do but sit back and enjoy?...Well, if you want to avoid a stressful start to your holiday try following our checklist:
Don't Forget To
1. Check Passports & appropriate Visas are valid: Essential if you want to get out of the country in the first place!
2. Tickets: Without at leas ...
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- Why Has Stress Become The Malady Of The Modern Age?
By: Jean Richards | - In this current age of medical advancement, when people are living longer than ever before, why is it that stress is becoming more and more prominent in today's society, affecting our health and our quality of life like no other illness?
It is thought that around 80% of visits to the doctor are stress related, and it is estimated that approximately one million employees worldwide are absent from work every day due to stress. Stress is thought to cost US industry over $200 billion ...
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- Baby Boomers And Family Holiday Stress
By: Phyllis Goldberg | - Is the commercialism of the holidays getting you down? How would you like to spend less time racking up credit card debt and more time putting heart into your relationships? It's important to appreciate the tradition of giving and receiving. But the accumulation of stuff can't hold a candle to the gift that matters most. This year, recreate the joy of simpler days by giving the gift of connection to your family.
There's a lot riding on family time during the holidays and this ...
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- How The Gift Of Connection Can Help Baby Boomers Reduce Holiday Stress
By: Phyllis Goldberg | - In your holiday daydreams, do you envision universal goals like sustaining our planet's resources and gaining energy independence - or less stress? For many Baby Boomers, this time of year tends to be exhausting rather than inspiring.
Stress is the body's response to any stimulus, either external or internal, that is perceived as taxing personal resources. Is gift giving your source of stress, as you look for the perfect necktie or worry that a better blackberry will be release ...
Tags: Baby Boomers, Christmas, Holiday stress, gift giving, invest time, give of yourself, simplicity
- Holiday Stress Relief - Ebenezer Scrooge Found The Secret
By: Lynn Osterkamp, Ph.D. | - Holiday stress is as much a part of the Christmas season today as shopping, and we search for the secret to stress-free holidays as frantically as we hunt for shopping bargains. So why not look to the character most often credited with changing his own experience of Christmas--Ebenezer Scrooge?
Scrooge had so many Christmas issues to overcome, it took nighttime visits from three spirits before he got the message about how to celebrate the holiday. But he learned his lesson well. A ...
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- Five Quick Tips For Eliminating Holiday Stress In 10 Minutes Or Less
By: Noel Jameson | - The holidays are right around the corner, and you know what that means? Food, fun and festivities?
Not quite yet.
You have a bit of holiday stress you need to go through before you earn the right to kick up your heels and enjoy yourself.
That being said, holiday stress doesn't have to be overwhelming and you should do what you can to keep your stress level to a minimum.
Here are five easy ways to cut your holiday stress in ten minut ...
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- 4 Christmas Hacks
By: Noel Jameson | - Looking for ways to make the holiday season a little less stressful? I don't blame you. After all, it's supposed to be the most wonderful time of year, yet many of us find ourselves running for the bottle of Excedrin as soon as the holidays hit.
Well, put your pill bottle away and get ready to make the holidays a bit easier this year with these four easy Christmas hacks.
1. It's Not REALLY His Birthday Anyway
Got a bit of rebel inside of you? Then tak ...
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- Strategies For Stressless Holiday Entertaining
By: G. Gaynor McTigue | - Stressless entertaining is fast becoming an oxymoron. With parties and social gatherings growing more and more elaborate, with everyone trying to outdo each other, hosting a get-together is a difficult task to undertake any time of year. Throw in some holiday chaos and it's downright nerve-wracking.
Maybe in our eagerness to impress and bedazzle our guests, we're missing the point entirely. Warm, relaxing, convivial social interaction should be our main concern when rolling out th ...
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- Holiday Stress Management: Four Tips To Help You Enjoy All The Fa La Las
By: Susie Cortright | - Decking the halls and spreading good cheer can be stressful. Here are some tips to make sure you enjoy every last fa la la.
1. Stay Centered. An energized and peaceful holiday season is possible only when you can keep your priorities straight. Take a pen and paper and ask yourself: What do you value, above all else? What comes second? Third? How important is your spirituality, your family, your profession, your time for yourself? After some thought and reflection, rank your top pr ...
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- Five Proven Techniques For Eliminating Holiday Stress
By: G. Gaynor McTigue | - Last holiday season you swore you'd never put yourself through all that stress and craziness again. Well, here's your chance to make good on that promise. The following are a few of my favorite holiday stress tips, excerpted from my new book, "400 Ways to Stop Stress Now...and Forever!"
1. Develop a gift ear.
Constantly coming up with fresh and innovative gifts for the holidays can be an exasperating challenge. Try this. Always a keep a sharp ear open. In the course ...
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- Gain Control Over Holiday Stress
By: Lynn Beebe | - The holiday season is upon us. Does that statement make you jump for joy or wish you could hide under the covers for the next month or so? Holiday stress is an unwelcome visitor that plagues far too many people each year. By understanding some of the reasons we experience this type of stress and arming ourselves with some tools to minimize it, the holidays can and should be a joyous time of year.
Of course some of the very things that make us enjoy the holiday season also seem ...
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- How To Manage Your Holiday Stress
By: Kim Olver | - Are you plagued by holiday stress year after year? Do you feel as if you are a victim in all of this? Do you believe that you are the ONLY one in your household who is contributing to the success of the holiday?
Let me share with you some ideas for making the holidays manageable. I used to literally make myself nuts during holiday time. I was married to a man who thought his contribution to the holiday was simply to show up, eat his fill and then watch television in the living roo ...
Tags: stress, stress management, holiday stress, family relationships, relationships
- Coping With Holiday Stress
By: Regina Pickett Garson | - The holidays are upon us and instead of leisurely sipping eggnog around the fireplace, we find ourselves in a frenzy trying to get all too many things done in anticipation of that one perfect, albeit elusive holiday moment.
Despite expectations, holidays are a time when many of us end up so stressed and overworked, the joy is completely lost. Nonetheless, the holidays really should be about family, friends, renewal, and even fun.
As we all know, achieving any dream ...
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- Are You A Victim Of Your Own Christmas?
By: Susan Dunn | - Were coming down to the wire. Hows it feeling to you?
Why do I ask that? Well, whatever youre celebrating, and whatever your religious orientation, Christmas is a celebration, a celebration that for many has a spiritual basis to it. That is, its supposed to be merry, at the least, and meaningful at the most. Whats it for you this year?
There may not be much you can do to put on the brakes now, but note how youre feeling so you can see how it ...
Tags: Christmas, holiday, stress, anger management, emotions, emotional intelligence, coping, self help
- Holiday Decorating Ideas And The Environment
By: Jeanette Joy Fisher | - Have you thought about how your holiday decorating affects the environment? What can you do about your holiday decorating to improve your happiness and at the same time be kind to the environment?
The good news, taking action to decorate your home and office for the holidays, while keeping respect for the environment, makes your workload easier.
Conquer holiday stress with simplicity. Keep your decorations to a minimum. Simple holiday decorating makes your life easi ...
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