CyberGuide
Stress Management
FROM: JAN-FEB 2005 ISSUE | BY ROBIN DAY
Does the mere mention of the word stress cause you to break into a sweat as your heart rate increases? If so, the following sites offer some effective tools for dealing with stress.
www.mindtools.com/smpage.html
This site offers a comprehensive guide to stress management and to understanding the causes and effects of stress. It also includes a variety of stress measurement tools, methods for dealing with stress, and links to additional resources.
http://stress.about.com/od/workplacestress/
The About.com site has a very good section on stress in the workplace. The site provides links to articles covering everything from the effects of changing corporate cultures to an excellent article on surviving downsizing. Be sure to follow the link to the self-assessment tools and read "Discovering Your Stress Type" by Richard Earle, Ph.D., — even if you turn out to be a "Basket Case," you'll be able to take preventive action before it is too late.
www.cmha.ca/english/coping_with_stress/index.html
The Canadian Mental Health Association has created a mini-site, which contains nothing but stress-related information. The section packed with resources and advice on coping techniques is excellent. One article I fully intend to read later suggests avoiding procrastination as an effective method of reducing stress.
So keep this list handy for the next time you are feeling stressed. Even if you cannot calm down enough to navigate to any of the sites, at least you can fold the page a few times and use it for padding as you bang your head against your monitor.
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Robin Day, MBA, CGA, teaches financial management at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He is also president of Virtual Information Technologies Inc.E-mail rday@virtualit.ca.