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I used to do yoga, but a doctor showed me that just beating subordinates reduces hypertension much better.

Whom to beat if you do not have subordinate?.

That is what dogs are for. ;-)

Just a joke. I would never really beat any animal.

While it's true that certain jobs are inherently stressful, people can also choose to be stressed. I have deadlines and I work some overtime to meet those deadlines. But really, I can only do so much in a day. The work will still be there tomorrow. Unfortunately, there are managers out there that believe, as was said, that "the beatings will stop once morale improves". The job would surely be less stressful without that kind of person watching over you.

Sometimes the job stress gets a little high and I look around for a way to vent some frustration off before I really go goofy .

About the only stress reliever I can find is CR4.

Here at CR4, I just sort of blend in... , the day melts away and everything is better. Thanks, guys.

^{How is that for sappy!}

Go to the range and send some rounds downrange. Works wonders.

Go to the local post office, send a few rounds over the counter.

Read the Book "Problems of Work" by L Ron Hubbard

Then, give all your money to L Ron's friends.

ps. Yes, I am an antisocial criminal psychiatrist who just wants to stop the world from becoming a better place.

Ah! That was funny and stress relieving!

Stress produces adrenalin in the bloodstream. A small amount of adrenalin improves reaction time (something to do with fear/flight response to our ancestors seeing wild animals, check your first semester anthropology lecture notes for more details), too much adrenalin freezes the brain. I used to tell my kids going into an examination, a little apprehension is good, too much apprehension is bad. Learn the science and use it to your advantage.

Surf good blogs like CR4 for Stress relieving....

Constant Stress will just result in one thing.. to force you to put in your papers...

Nowadays... This is something tht the Higher Ups take a particular note of...

Oh well... We have a Pool Table at our Office...

'Good stress' usually comes from self motivation or a good team ethic.
'Bad stress' is usually counter productive and comes from being micro managed or being false deadlines (that's a classic).
I recently had a job which really had to be done by August last... I did it, of course it then sat idle for 7 months. You can imagine how it figures in my priorities now it's been picked up again.
I will go the extra mile for the team or to do some intricate work on a bow, or some bit of software if I'm interested and motivated.
If I don't see the same level of committment from above I will rapidly turn off.

I realise that a young guy with a familly can't afford to raise one finger and walk.
Del
_{(masturbation helps, but please not at the desk)}

Stress can be deadly if not controlled.It can cause hypertension, high blood pressure, irritation, diabetes and many problems. So how to control it?. Here are few tips:-

1.Relaxation, one should relax while working in stressful environment. Just switch off your mind and take deep breath and release it slowly after few seconds.

2.Learn yoga exercises such as "Shav Asana (lie down like a dead person)". Of course you should do under supervision of yoga instructor.

3.Walk around the office for few minutes to overcome monotony.

4.Work without any fear, this is main cause of developing stress, fear about not able to complete the project in time, fear of getting fired.

5.Try to be jovial, cut some jokes with friends.

6. Keep cool as if ice bag is always on your head.

May be some of the above points may help you to control your stress in present days of competition and rat race.

Worked in the computer industry doing "defense work" for waaaay to long...stressful for sure. Now I raise dogs...no I don't ever kick them but I can talk to them and they don't talk back ( most of the time!)

In my position of responsibility stresses come from quite a few different areas; direct reports, new tasks/projects to take on, existing projects in the works, the everyday run of the mill fires to put out, people who want tasks done but don't have very good people skills or don't know how to communicate very well, the list goes on.

In the book Adversity Quotient by Paul Stoltz the author gives tips for handling adversity. The gist of the book is that if we can make a logical, measured response to a situation rather than simply reacting to it we will do better. One of the keys he talks about is asking some questions; what is my ownership, did I cause the problem, how can we fix the problem, etc.?

Another good idea is from Chris Brady, co-author of the Best-Selling Launching a Leadership Revolution and a number of other books. The idea is Circle of Concern and Circle of Influence. Basically it is keeping things in proper perspective about what I can personally control. Example, don't worry about the weather, you can't control it. Just let the things you can influence in and don't let the other things outside of that take up emotional space in your life.

Control what you can with systems and processes so that things that come up on a regular basis don't have to be handled and decided upon each time they come up.

Know why you're willing to endure or work through the stressful situations. If you have a high goal or purpose that you are working toward you can accept and handle more. Zig Ziglar says, "keep your eye on the prize, not on the price."

Read a good book that relaxes you.

Don't spend much time watching or listening to the news. Most of it is negative which ends up draining us even more emotionally. Being emotionally bankrupt makes the next things that come along seem even worse. That's a destructive cycle.

Listen to music that relaxes you.

Like has been mentioned; physiological things like breathing exercises, get rest, exercise, take a break from the surroundings that you deal with the stress in on a regular basis.

Get a hobby that distracts our minds from the rigors of responsibility.

If it becomes debilitating to us it might be best to quit the job that is causing the stress. Get into a new environment.

Everyone naturally handles stress differently and has different tolerance levels. We can learn though to handle more of it and better by doing some learning to understand what it is and how it affects us. For me, that is best done reading and listening to audios that deal with handling the rigors of life.