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Article: MANAGING BODY'S RESPONSE IS KEY TO COPING WITH STRESS
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 14, 2005
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It's the dog days of August, and you're the last dog in the
office. Deadlines threaten, you're short-staffed and you wish you
hadn't brought your laptop on that beach weekend last month. What
happened to the lazy days of summer? Stress is now a year-round part
of life.
And it's wearing us down. Stress is inescapable, a natural part of
life. But we weren't made to endure the kind of grinding stress that
comes from nonstop work pressures, financial insecurities, terrorism
fears, and more. Nearly 70 percent of employees say they experience
high levels of stress, according to ComPsych, an employee benefits
firm. This type of chronic stress is linked to heart disease, memory
loss, depression, ...