WELCOME TO THE STRESS PAGES

I started putting together the material that's now on these pages in early 1997. Over the last few years, stress and stress management have become quite a boom industry. Rightly so in many ways ... we need something to get ourselves out of the mess we've got into.

I hope you'll find something here to interest you. It's a big subject, and there are many side-alleys you can go wandering down. I've tried to keep things as concise as possible. If anything's unclear, please let me know.

1. WHAT IS STRESS ?

Definitions

Why do different people react differently to stressors ?

Good stress and bad stress

Stress management

2. HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN WE'RE STRESSED ?

What happens to our bodies during stress

Physical, mental/emotional and behavioural signs

The body's response

Stress-related disorders

3. THE COMPLEXITY OF STRESS (part 1)

Stressors within the physical environment

Stressors from other external sources

4. THE COMPLEXITY OF STRESS (part 2)

The self: body, mind, spirit

5. THE RELAXATION RESPONSE

Progressive relaxation

6. STRESS LINKS

Good sites for more information


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