Posted on November 18th, 2010
When APA released the results of its 2010 Stress in America Survey, I was especially struck by the differences in women and men regarding stress.
Not only were women more likely than men (28 percent vs 20 percent) to report a great deal of stress, but married women, in particular, reported significantly more stress (63 percent) than single women (41 percent). Married women were also more likely than single women to report crying, irritability and fatigue and to resort to unhealthier ways to manage their stress like overeating.
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Posted on October 21st, 2010
The stories of teens and young adults being bullied online are abundant and sad. But in the midst of tragedy, we’re seeing some good. And sometimes it’s even coming from the same technology that people are using to torment.
Celebrities are speaking out and producing videos for YouTube, sending messages to gay teens that “It Gets Better.” People around the country rallied online for “Spirit Day,” wearing purple on Oct. 20, showing their support of GLBT teens and awareness of the effects of bullying and suicide. Word of the event spread via Facebook, blogs and Twitter.
When I first wrote about the devastating impact of bullying earlier this year, I was unaware that bullying would soon hit me very close to home. A week later, my 15-year old daughter came home from her high school – Evanston Township, just north of Chicago – and mentioned that a group of students had put up a Facebook page called “Evanston Rats.” It was demeaning and humiliated students by name. The page was incredibly nasty, accusing other students of a variety of personal crimes, from stealing someone’s boyfriend to cheating on tests and much more.
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Posted on September 8th, 2010
Do you lie awake at night hashing over and over the things you messed up? Do you worry so much about what could go wrong in the future that you can’t seem to move forward? Or maybe you can’t let go of something someone said to you, and the more you think about it, the worse you feel about yourself.
This constant cycle of negative thinking is called rumination. It could be commonly confused, and even dismissed as feelings of worry. But ruminating and worrying are different because a ruminator not only worries about her problems, she worries about all her feelings about her problems, and is not able to develop strategies to solve her problems.
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