Today's Stress Tip..by G. Gaynor McTigue..FRI 6/9/06

Don't be sucked in by euphemistic language.

People have ways of coloring things more rosily than they really are. So when you hear them say things like the following (in quotes), be alert to what they REALLY mean (in parentheses): "I shouldn't be long." (Hope you brought a book with you.) "Our prices are competitive." (We're just as expensive as everyone else.) "Some assembly required." (What are you doing this weekend?) "We can still be friends." (There will be a brief interim period before I dump you altogether.) "You have been specially selected to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime offer." (We got your name off a certified chump list.) "There's a 50% chance of rain." (Your guess is as good as ours.) "We'll have to get together for lunch sometime." (Have a nice life.) When you hear any of the above, or similar statements, an alarm should go off. Why make yourself crazy?


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Improve your posture.

Try not to slouch. Because when you slouch -- for example, slunk low in your office chair, hunched over while walking, or ensconced deeply in the cushions of your couch -- it impedes the flow of blood, makes breathing more difficult, contributes to a feeling of stressful incapacity that makes it harder to hoist yourself to a task. Snap to it. Sit up straight. Profit from the energy and alertness of a good healthy posture. Why make yourself crazy?

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