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What About My Stress?

A Harvard psychiatrist answers your questions about stress.

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Feb 23, 2009 | Updated: 2:30  p.m. ET Jan 23, 2009

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  • Posted By: Coledc @ 02/23/2009 1:22:55 PM

    I have stress about my employment situation and finances

  • Posted By: manie @ 02/19/2009 1:00:09 PM

    I am a recent graduate without a job. I have been looking for a job for over 2 months and it is stressful situation. I still live at my parent's house and I feel wasted. Any advise?

  • Posted By: keikura @ 02/19/2009 12:25:15 PM

    i have stress about my relationship and with my familys

  • Posted By: Lupe @ 02/18/2009 3:15:04 PM

    How do I lower my house taxes

  • Posted By: Steve Rittner @ 02/16/2009 11:01:55 PM

    I own a floral design school in Boston. We have found that increasing numbers of folks are taking our courses in floral designing as a way of coping with stress. They find that by refocusing their energies for a few hours each week in a creative pursuit, that they are able to focus on something besides their problems and decrease anxiety. In addition the act of making something beautiful with flowers gives the satisfaction of accomplishment and a lovely product that they can then enjoy in their homes, or give away to make other people feel happy. A floral art course may not solve all of their daily problems but it allows them to step back, take a breath, and gain the kind of perspective needed to better cope with everyday pressures. It actually does work! Stephen Rittner, floralschool.com

  • Posted By: mcbend @ 01/29/2009 10:59:24 PM

    I was outsourced in Feb. 2004 due to cost cuts by greedy CEO and unyielding union officials. I have to suffer the consequences of these actions on a daily basis. Because I havent' been able to find a better paying job, I had to file bankruptcy. The credit scoring doesn't even bother to reflect the reasons why people lose their financial stability. We're lumped into one group as bad risks even though we have no control over our working lives. When companies begin to realize people are their best asset - then and only then - will this country begin to repair the awful travesty that has been allowed to infest this nation!

  • Posted By: atsegga @ 01/29/2009 6:27:34 PM

    The Borgen Project has some good info on the cost of addressing global poverty.

    $30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger.
    $550 billion: U.S. Defense budget

  • Posted By: Paulj4422 @ 01/28/2009 2:42:02 PM

    Why do you need such extensive identification -- real names, real locations -- on questiions that should be asked in the confidential setting of a medical office or support group? It seems to me you are offering a gilt edged invitation to the mentally unstable to unknowingly give up their privacy...

    What is your "privacy policy" ??

  • Posted By: j.marksaylors @ 01/26/2009 10:36:45 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEpTmvAsRTo
    Say goodbye to stress

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