Stress Management the Key to a Healthy Body and Mind

A Duke University study focused on 152 women who work at a Durham areacompany. Some of what researchers found is discouraging. Women inhigh-stress jobs are more likely to feel depressed, anxious, angry,and experience social isolation.

Dr. Redford Williams says the finding in this study that really smacks youin the face is that the women who have one of these risk factors also havethe rest as well.

And this type of stress can have lethal results.

We know that each of these psychosocial risk factors individually contributesto an increased risk of heart disease, but when they cluster like thisresearch in other settings has shown that the risk of dying or developingheart disease is magnified.

You can control stress in the workplace and minimize the negative impact. Another way of dealing with it is your own personal boundaries-- beingable to say no and being able to say a firm no. For some, a firm no canmean "I quit."

Dr. Steve Mullinix says there are certain work settings that can be realtoxic for a person. Maybe a personality mismatch with a boss orunrealistic requirements that they just can't handle.

However you decide to do it, handling job stress could be your key tostaying healthy.