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: > : I’m looking for alternative remedies to stress either work related or : > : personnal.If any one can help me I would be most grateful, any ideas : > : welcome!! : > : > I presume that recommending that you take a holiday or find a better : > job is out of the question. : : Well I have left my shite job and am now at college in the hope of : getting a decent job. Also arranged a holiday to Australia leaving in : 11 adys and counting….hope that does the job! Thanks for the reply Good on you for taking action. I’m no stress expert, but it seems to me that medicine for stress, either conventional or alternative, that don’t address root problems are a bit misguided. Has anyone ever done research comparing alt. remedies for stress to plain simple old-fashioned relaxation? Cheers, Ross-c

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>Has anyone ever done research comparing alt. remedies for stress to plain >simple old-fashioned relaxation?

The effects of therapeutic touch and relaxation therapy in reducing anxiety. Gagne D, Toye RC. Togus Veterans Administration Medical, ME. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 1994 Jun;8(3):184-9 This study examines the effects of two noninvasive procedures on experienced anxiety. Thirty-one inpatients of a Veterans Administration psychiatric facility were randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions, (therapeutic touch and relaxation therapy) or to a therapeutic touch placebo condition. An additional 13 patients were excluded because of failure to meet criteria for the study or failure to complete the procedures. Each subject completed a self-report anxiety measure and was rated for amount of motor activity before and after each of two 15-minute treatment sessions in a 24-hour period. Subjects’ belief in the effectiveness of the intervention was measured. Expectancy did not correlate with outcome and was not analyzed further. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) showed that whereas relaxation therapy provided significant reduction of anxiety on the self-report measure and the movement measure, the nursing intervention of therapeutic touch resulted in significant reductions of reported anxiety. The control group showed small but nonsignificant effects. Results suggests that both relaxation and therapeutic touch are effective palliatives to experienced anxiety. Implications for nursing theory are discussed. Best wishes — John Bain UK TV Sound Director, magnotherapy user & distributor http://members.aol.com/JBainSI/Magnotherapy.html Surround Sound for Television

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> > Hi, > I’m looking for alternative remedies to stress either work related or > personnal.If any one can help me I would be most grateful, any ideas > welcome!! > Lisa > Lots and lots of exercise.  I started walking to work 3 miles each way.  I > went from a size 14 to a size 6, started sleeping better, and would get home > feeling much more cheerful and relaxed.  Eventually, the co-worker who was > making me miserable got pregnant and left, but I had her husband to thank > for that.

Just as a matter of interest is that American or UK size 6? I have just joined a gym that wasn’t too expensive but I’ m going through the whole pain barrier thing at the mo. Thanks for the response.

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> : I’m looking for alternative remedies to stress either work related or > : personnal.If any one can help me I would be most grateful, any ideas > : welcome!! > I presume that recommending that you take a holiday or find a better > job is out of the question. > Cheers, > Ross-c

Well I have left my shite job and am now at college in the hope of getting a decent job. Also arranged a holiday to Australia leaving in 11 adys and counting….hope that does the job! Thanks for the reply

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: I’m looking for alternative remedies to stress either work related or : personnal.If any one can help me I would be most grateful, any ideas : welcome!! I presume that recommending that you take a holiday or find a better job is out of the question. Cheers, Ross-c

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> Hi, > I’m looking for alternative remedies to stress either work related or > personnal.If any one can help me I would be most grateful, any ideas > welcome!! > Lisa

Lots and lots of exercise.  I started walking to work 3 miles each way.  I went from a size 14 to a size 6, started sleeping better, and would get home feeling much more cheerful and relaxed.  Eventually, the co-worker who was making me miserable got pregnant and left, but I had her husband to thank for that.

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Vitamin B12, deep breathing exercises, Yoga, massage, exercise.  Check with your doctor, perhaps he/she have some other ideas.  

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> Hi, > I’m looking for alternative remedies to stress either work related or > personnal.If any one can help me I would be most grateful, any ideas > welcome!!

I’ll second the exercise point, but I’ll add * Fresh air and sunshine * Music, preferably full-spectrum stuff like jazz and classical * Nature, any way you can get it: forests, mountains, ocean,   whatever — | May I have the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, | |  the strength to change the things I cannot accept, and the   | |    cunning to hide the bodies of those who got in my way.     |

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Hi, Aromatherapy works well for me when I get stressed.  For some useful oils check out my aromatherapy software at www.serendipityaromatherapy.com.  It will help you to select the best essential oils for your stress, while making sure that you are not contraindicated for them.  By the way, it is free to download it. Christina Whiteside Serendipity Aromatherapy www.serendipityaromatherapy.com   Hi,   I’m looking for alternative remedies to stress either work related or   personnal.If any one can help me I would be most grateful, any ideas   welcome!!   Lisa

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Hi, I’m looking for alternative remedies to stress either work related or personnal.If any one can help me I would be most grateful, any ideas welcome!! Lisa

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