Mind

I have heard many acronyms for fear in years past and most of them with a negative undertone

If I were able to chart my brain right now it would have certainly more peaks and troughs than the recent history of our Australian Stock Exchange.

Well, it’s October and between having to lodge your tax return by the end of the month, the HSC in about a week or so, Christmas round the corner plus all your ongoing daily rush for many it’s a stressful time of the year.

I’m sure most of you have heard at least somewhere about the 80/20 rule. It is applied in many circumstances and a lot of the time in relation to wealth than 20% of the people have 80% of the money. Well the 80/20 rule also applies to personal development and our issues as well.

When you really need to perform mentally for an exam or a presentation at work, there are natural ways to make sure your brain is firing on all cylinders.

Did you know that the way you breathe controls your thoughts and emotions?

The patterns learnt by the brain affect your behaviour, thoughts, actions, senses, comprehension, nervous system and release of chemicals.

Serotonin is an important brain chemical (neurotransmitter) that contributes to a range of functions. Serotonin helps to regulate mood, sleep cycles, appetite, memory, and some muscular functions.

Neuro stress release (NSR) is a physical and conscious stress relief technique. The method, which can be used anywhere any time, aims to improve your clarity of thinking, let go of what doesn’t serve you and feel happier!

The Japanese have a word that means “sudden death by overwork”, which is a good sign that we may need to rethink attitudes about our working lives. So how did we get here and what are the alternatives?

Something that I hear over and over from people is them wondering whether other people have the same sorts of issues that they have, is what I’m telling you “normal” or have you never heard it before? Am I a total weirdo and the only one feeling this???

Stress is such as broadly used term these days. We hear of stress management, stressed out, biological stress, environmental stress, post traumatic stress. Hans Selye a scientist and pioneer of stress wrote of stress theory back in the early 1930’s. Interestingly the introduction of this term coincided with the Great Depression.