“Death, however, does itch. It itches all the time. It is always with us, scratching at some inner door. Mirroring, softly, barely audibly, just under the membrane of consciousness. Hidden in disguise, leaking out in a variety of symptoms. It is the wellspring of many of our worries, stresses, and conflicts.” DoeDeathConsciousnessWorryDoorsConflictStressVarietyDisguiseSymptomsMirroringWellspringMembranes Author:Irvin D. Yalom
“I was shocked [of Sarah Palin ], because beating up, you know, your girlfriend, your spouse, or acts of violence aren`t one of the core symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.” KnowsViolenceStressCorePostsGirlfriendDisorderShockedSpouseSymptomsPalinActs Of ViolenceYour GirlfriendPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.” ImportantSuccessBeliefWorkHuman NatureEgoHumorousStressNervousTensionReliefSymptomsRelaxationBreakdownHuman ResourcesStress ReliefStress ManagementFunny BusinessWorking LifeImportant WorkFunny WorkNervous BreakdownWork StressReduce StressLife StressStress RelievingStress And LifeOffice WorkWork HumorFunny Labor DayInspirational Stress ReliefOffice JobsFunny StressRelaxation And StressApproaching Life Author:Bertrand Russell
“Because the demands on the goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie the biggest enemy is himself. Not a puck, not a opponent, not a quirk of size or style. The stress and anxiety he feels when he plays, the fear of failing, the fear of being embarrassed, the fear of being physically hurt, all symptoms of his position, in constant ebb and flow, but never disappearing. The successful goalie understands these neuroses, accept them, and put them under control. The unsuccessful goalie is distracted by them, his mind in knots. His body quickly follows.” FeelsMindMeanPlayBodyHurtAcceptingEnemySuccessfulFailingStylePositionDemandAnxietyFlowStressConstantSizeDisappearOpponentsHockeyEmbarrassedSymptomsDistractedKnotsNeurosisUnsuccessfulPuckQuirksEbb And FlowFear Of FailingGoaliesStress And Anxiety Author:Ken Dryden
“Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service. It is capable of being presented as a discipline, capable of being learned, capable of being practiced. Entrepreneurs need to search purposefully for the sources of innovation, the changes and their symptoms that indicate opportunities for successful innovation. And they need to know and to apply the principles of successful innovation.” KnowsNeedsMeanDifferentSuccessOpportunityPrinciplesCreativitySuccessfulSourceDisciplineCapableToolsStressInnovationEntrepreneurSymptomsExploits Book:Innovation and Entrepreneurship Source: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
“Stress does not cause pain, but it can exacerbate it and make it worse. Much of chronic pain is 'remembered' pain. It's the constant firing of brain cells leading to a memory of pain that lasts, even though the bodily symptoms causing the pain are no longer there. The pain is residing because of the neurological connections in the brain itself.” DoePainLastsCausesMemoriesHealingBrainHealthSelf ImprovementConnectionsStressConstantCellsRememberedSymptomsFiringChronic PainBrain Cells Author:Herbert Benson
“As the nature deficit grows, another emerging body of scientific evidence indicates that direct exposure to nature is essential for physical and emotional health. For example, new studies suggest that exposure to nature may reduce the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and that it can improve all children's cognitive abilities and resistance to negative stresses and depression.” MayChildrenBodyGrowsAbilityAttentionStudyExampleEmotionalEssentialsEvidenceNegativeDirectStressResistanceDisorderSymptomsExposureDeficitEmergingCognitiveEmotional HealthAdhdScientific EvidenceHyperactivity Author:Richard Louv
“There's a new and virulent cultural virus ripping through the world. . . . The symptoms of those infected include attacks of optimism, strong feelings of community, lower stress levels and outbreaks of pronoia - the sneaking feeling that someone is conspiring behind their backs to help them.” WorldHelpingFeelingsStrongCommunityLevelsBehindsOptimismStressSymptomsVirusesStrong FeelingOutbreaksConspiringStress Levels Author:Jules Marshall
“The American way of stress is comparable to Freud's 'beloved symptom', his name for the cherished neurosis that a patient cultivates like the rarest of orchids and does not want to be cured of. Stress makes Americans feel busy, important, and in demand, and simultaneously deprived, ignored, and victimized. Stress makes them feel interesting and complex instead of boring and simple, and carries an assumption of sensitivity not unlike the Old World assumption that aristocrats were high-strung. In short, stress has become a status symbol.” WorldWayWantFeelsDoeImportantNamesSimpleInterestingDemandStressComplexesPatientBusyBoringSymbolsBelovedAssumptionCarrieIgnoredSensitivitySymptomsDeprivedNeurosisOld WorldOrchidsStatus SymbolHigh Strung Author:Florence King
“I would feel so guilty about lying that I would try to stress myself out and work up a headache so I wouldn't have the guilt of not having a bit of the symptom.” FeelsTryingLyingBitsStressGuiltGuiltySymptomsHeadache Author:Justin Long
“. . . illnesses that derive from the stresses of war come in many different forms. Every war has its own syndromes.” WarStressIllnessSymptoms Book:Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness Source: Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness