It's very popular to be stressed these days. There isn't anyone who isn't willing to share how stressed out they are.  Every where you go the message is clear, "hurry up, don't stop, run don't walk". The urge to squeeze more and more into your day is so irresistible you wake yourself up early, eat fast, drink stimulants and stay up too late at night just to get it all in.  The question may not be IF but WHEN will all this stress kill you once and for all?

43% of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress
70 - 90% of all doctor's office visits are for stress-related ailments
$300 billion is the annual cost to Industry & a workplace safety hazard
50% emotional disorders related to work related stress reactions

As with most things in life, when it comes to stress the news is ...
 it's not all bad but it's not that good either. 

The good associated with stress is it can improve your:
focus - endurance - optimum performance - creativity - problem solving - immune system. It's a short list but at least there's a list. To learn more about the positive side effects of stress click here<<

Here is a video of an experiment documenting physiological response to social "good" stress. You might be surprised like I was.

Why Some Stress Can Actually Be Good for You

However, the other side of long term stress can be very costly to you, your family, those you work with and your community especially if it effects everyone around you, and it does.

Long term stress causes long term damage such as:

Heart Disease - Asthma - Obesity - Diabetes - Depression - Anxiety  Gastrointestinal Disorders - Alzheimer's Disease - Accelerated Aging - Ulcers - Stroke - Heart Attack - Headaches -
 Nausea - Premature Death

While the physical effects of this epidemic are often emphasized, the economic consequences also are alarming. 

Stress not only costs your health it also spends your money.

Did you know:

And that's not all ...

Workplace stress costs U.S. employers an estimated $200 billion per year in absenteeism, lower productivity, staff turnover, workers' compensation, medical insurance and other stress-related expenses.

What can be done about all this stress? Adjust your attitude. Watch this great video to explain.  To read more about stress management click here<<

Don't go it alone. When you are under intense pressure / stress make sure you ask for help when you need it. To learn more about how your social network can support you click here<<  

Your partners in health,