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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Ways Of Coping With Stress

Financial stress keeps many smokers from quitting

August 07, 2009
A new survey has found that a quarter of all smokers say financial stress caused by the recession has made them put off their attempts to kick the habit. The British study found that half of all smokers said they feel more stress than they used to, and 75 percent of them said smoking cigarettes helped calm them down. Experts say the results are concerning because it suggests that many people are continuing to smoke even though they'd like to quit, simply because they do not have other ways to co... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Why Are You Hurting Yourself? “It Could Be the Stress Factor"
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...without.  The behavior of self-injury may be a coping mechanism for serious emotional... Read more »

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Divorce & Parents of Children with Disabilities
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...know.  Maybe what needs to be discussed are ways of coping with the stress of parenting a child... Read more »

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ADHD and Tourette Syndrome
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...from psychotherapy to find ways to cope with the stress that often accompanies tourette... Read more »

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A Measure of Coping
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

When psychologists talk of coping, they are basically referring to the wide range of responses... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure Anxiety - How to Cope with It
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...Therefore, it is imperative that you find a healthy coping mechanism that will reverse the... Read more »

Health Guide

Trench mouth
...prevent the disorder. Other preventive measures include stopping smoking and learning ways to cope with stress. Read more »
Stress vs. anxiety
Alternative Names Anxiety vs. stress Information The following are common questions about stress and anxiety. Question: What is... Read more »
Asthma and Stress Management
Stress can wreck havoc on your health. And if you have asthma, you no doubt know that stress can cause asthma symptoms. The signs and symptoms of stress range from the benign to the dramatic – from... Read more »
Stress Part II: When the Brain Overreacts
...the world may seem threatening most of the time. In short, we are living in a constant state of stress. We are living in our emotions. The thinking parts of the brain are in thrall to the... Read more »
Resilience To Stress Plays Role in Depression
"An individual’s emotional response to severe, acute stress (e.g., trauma, terrorist acts) or to more prolonged chronic stress (e.g., divorce, war-time torture) is determined by genetic and... Read more »

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