Every once in awhile you have "one of those days" ... you know the kind I'm talking about...you're on your way to work and the bright red "check engine" light comes on in the car and your stomach lurches. In the middle of typing up a long document for your attorney, the computer freezes. You have no choice but to turn it off and then you can't recover the document. The phone rings -- and by the caller ID, you know this is the same guy who's already called three times today who needs to "talk to my lawyer" and just doesn't get it that your boss represents more than one person at a time and your boss is in trial. You're feeling a little stressed.
So, here's some "good" news. The other day, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced that way back in December of 2007 we were "officially" in a recession. It took those folks eleven months to figure that out and come to that conclusion.
Here's some more "good" news for you. The American Psychological Association recently released results from a poll they conducted that notes that eight out of ten people surveyed said the primary source of their stress was the economy.
I think that most of us know there's a direct correlation between having a high level of stress and illness, right?
You don't have to wait to hear from the National Bureau of Economic Research OR the American Psychological Association to decide you're stressed out because the country is in a recession and the economy is hemorrhaging.
In just a few minutes, you can find out how sick and tired you are and how sick and tired you're going to be.
Take the Life Events Stress Test at the link below. Don't forget, all these life events are for things that have happened to you in the previous twelve months -- and there's a bonus! You get 12 BIG points for just being around for last year's Christmas time!
http://www.peninsulabehavioralhealth.org/pbh-lifechange.cfm
Better get your leave slip ready!
