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Stress Reduction: Why You Need to Get a Grip and How
from the Los Angeles Times (Registration Required)
Stocks are falling. Companies are handing out pink slips. Home values are collapsing. Financial icons are folding. And Americans' stress is rising.
The 2008 Stress in America survey, conducted by the American Psychological Assn. and released in October, found that stress levels have increased significantly over the last two years, particularly in the last six months. Money and the economy top the list of concerns.
As the economy plummets and stress levels soar, people need to find ways to manage their stres—or more than their investments will suffer. Chronic unresolved stress weakens the immune system, ... and when stress increases, so does inflammation, contributing to stroke, arthritis, Type 2 diabetes, periodontal disease and frailty. Additionally, studies have shown, the cumulative effects of unresolved psychological stress contribute to heart disease and high blood pressure.
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