It’s normal to be stressed at work. Some, however, are highly stressed with their job, while others experience eustress or a healthy kind of stress. Though it seems almost impossible to find a stress-free job, you can still find low-stress work. Finding a low-stress job Visit the workplace to observe if it’s the kind ofContinueContinue reading “Cinewrite Therapy: Signs That You Found a Low-Stress Job and A Healthy Work Environment”
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Flowers Calming Effects and Pollen Allergy
Flowers are calming to look at. They can cheer up someone, make homes feel cozier, and bring colors to wedding venues. But before you give flowers to brighten up someone’s day, make sure that they are not allergic to it. Some people get irritated with flowers because they have a pollen allergy. Watch the videoContinueContinue reading “Flowers Calming Effects and Pollen Allergy”
Useful Guide On How To Expressively Write About Your Job Stress
Many people are affected by job stress. However, some individuals do not take their work-related stress seriously and its effect on their health. How stressed are you? How much do you take your job-related stress seriously? If your stress is manifesting in unhealthy ways such as being irritable more than usual, then maybe it’s aboutContinueContinue reading “Useful Guide On How To Expressively Write About Your Job Stress”
Cinewrite Therapy: How Anxiety Could Look Like and Effective Coping Techniques: Scenes from Ambulance Girl
There are different causes of anxiety. If you’ve watched the movie Ambulance Girl, a TV-film distributed by Lifetime network, you might have met Janet, a food writer who according to the movie has always was afraid about everything. She overcame her anxiety by volunteering as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). The story is based onContinueContinue reading “Cinewrite Therapy: How Anxiety Could Look Like and Effective Coping Techniques: Scenes from Ambulance Girl”
30-minute Reading Activity or Watching Humorous Videos Reduces Stress and Lowers Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
High levels of stress can have a negative effect on our psychological and emotional health. Good thing that there are multiple methods available to reduce its negative impact. Some of us have hectic schedules and face stress after stress after stress without even being able to do coping techniques for stress. Hence, time constraints areContinueContinue reading “30-minute Reading Activity or Watching Humorous Videos Reduces Stress and Lowers Blood Pressure and Heart Rate”
Writing and Art Therapy Supports the Psychological Well-being of Children With Chronic Illness
Expressing and showing true feelings might not be easy for some because it seems to be taboo in some cultures and settings. That’s why it’s useful to have mediums for people to help them identify, and understand their psychological states and processes, and articulate their feelings. The more enjoyable the activity is for them, theContinueContinue reading “Writing and Art Therapy Supports the Psychological Well-being of Children With Chronic Illness”
Effect of Stress on Physical Appearance and Facial Blood Flow
Different things could cause us to be stressed, and being stressed could be manifested in your appearance as well. Read the two researches below to learn how stress could affect your looks. 1. Facial color and blood flow – biological effect Psychological stress can cause physiological changes in autonomic nervous activity and skin decreased facialContinueContinue reading “Effect of Stress on Physical Appearance and Facial Blood Flow”
Effect of Appearance Judgement on Cortisol Response
How we look can affect our psychological well-being that’s why a lot of us today are depressed or stressed. Some of us even doubt that we are likable because of our appearance. We may doubt our worth, wonder if people really understand how we look, and ask how could they like us when we haveContinueContinue reading “Effect of Appearance Judgement on Cortisol Response”
Impact of a Brief Shared Expressive Writing Activity on Stress
A brief shared writing exercise can enhance communication and reduce self-perceived stress. It can be helpful even for people who have not used journaling or expressive writing in the past. This has been demonstrated when Three-Minute Mental Makeover (3MMM), an expressive writing tool that was developed by a hospital’s narrative medicine group has been evaluated.ContinueContinue reading “Impact of a Brief Shared Expressive Writing Activity on Stress”
Effective Expressive Writing Technique for Group Dynamics and Stress Relief
Expressive writing is the process of self-expression through writing. It is believed to have beneficial effects especially in stress management. Below is one of the expressive writing techniques that’s been proven to be effective. Brief guided writing exercise technique A published paper in 2020 described the effects of Three-Minute Mental Makeover (3MMM), a writing exerciseContinueContinue reading “Effective Expressive Writing Technique for Group Dynamics and Stress Relief”
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