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Write to destress

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Image via Wikipedia Anxiety , excessive worrying, is the symptoms when we’re stressed. In general, these symptoms can occur when you deal with important events such as exams or job interviews . There are easy ways to overcome this is by   writing . Research has shown that   writing   a few things that can cause anxiety is very effective to clear the mind and helps you to better focus on the challenges you will face. This technique has been shown to improve the skills of students by 20 percent when compared with students who are not doing anything at the time seized with   anxiety . To continue, follow the link for the full article: Write to eliminate anxiety Related articles Man Sues WikiLeaks and Julian Assange for $150 Million Over "EMOTIONAL DESTRESS" [Legal] (gizmodo.com) How School Counselors Assist Students with Test Anxiety (brighthub.com) The Simplest Way to Destress Your Body Before Labor Day (self.com) 6 Ways to Destress at Your Desk! (self...

Young and troubled

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Are we causing or contributing to others' mental illness ? ----- By Eveline Gan, TODAY | Posted: 04 January 2011 SINGAPORE - At 30, acclaimed American poet Sylvia Plath , who suffered from depression, killed herself by placing her head in the oven, with the gas turned on. Her sensational suicide is well-known in the literary circle. However, most may not know that Plath's mental illness started even before she reached adulthood. She had, in fact, attempted suicide earlier in her teens. Plath's early, long-drawn struggle with depression is not unusual. Mental disorders is one of the pressing global health issues among youths today. According to Clinical Associate Professor Chong Siow Ann, senior consultant psychiatrist and vice-chairman of research at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), most mental disorders such as depression and psychosis have their beginnings during adolescence. "However, the tragedy is that such mental disorders are often...