| Stress management is a hot topic;
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| | choose because it only increases our
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| stress-related illness and suffering is
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| | stress! It reduces the effectiveness of
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| at an all-time high in America and
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| | humor's natural medicine to zilch.A more
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| increasing every year. Cliff Kuhn, M.D.'s
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| | pernicious error occurs. We begin to
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| work with the powerful natural medicine
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| | think that the avoidance of whatever we
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| of humor has uncovered the primary
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| | fear is the same as having fun. Joy
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| culprit behind your unhealthy stress
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| | becomes synonymous with the avoidance of
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| symptoms, as well as the solution to
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| | fear.
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| simple, healthy stress
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| | The Absence Of One Thing Does Not
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| management.Astronomer-mathematician
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| | Indicate The Presence Of Its OppositeIf
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| Ptolemy (85-165) devised a theory of
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| | this sounds ridiculous to you let me put
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| planetary motions that placed the earth
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| | it in more familiar terms that have
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| at the center of the universe. The sun,
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| | become acceptable where your health is
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| moon, and planets revolved around the
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| | concerned. With rare exception we have
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| earth in the Ptolemaic universe. This
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| | agreed in our society that health is
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| notion was accepted for approximately
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| | synonymous with absence of symptoms. Do
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| 1,500 years. More on this in a
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| | you really believe your health is merely
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| moment...Shelly was in such need of
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| | the absence of your symptoms? My Fun
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| stress management that she was unhappy
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| | Factor prescription teaches you that, not
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| much of the time. Shortly after she
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| | only is the absence of symptoms not
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| became my patient, I was able to help
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| | synonymous with health, but also that you
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| Shelly see that, just like Ptolemy's
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| | never have to fall for that lie again.You
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| theory, she was casting herself as the
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| | never have to settle for second-rate
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| center of the universe, thereby causing
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| | health! You can use your powerful natural
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| unmanageable stress levels in her life.
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| | medicine of humor to stave off
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| We began a regimen from my Fun Factor
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| | seriousness' debilitating
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| prescription that afforded Shelly proper
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| | effects.Therefore the issue becomes
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| stress management, reintroduced joy and
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| | balance. Fun balances fear. The ultimate
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| happiness, and brought her life back into
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| | question is not, "Are you without fear?",
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| balance.Shelly's problem was common; I
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| | but "Is your fun in balance with your
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| see more and more people each day who
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| | fear?" If you're not 100% certain of a
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| suffer from unhealthy levels of stress.
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| | "yes" response to the later question,
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| Whether it is sleeplessness, weight gain,
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| | then you need to STOP - RIGHT NOW - and
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| mood changes, hair loss, worry,
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| | take the last step in my Fun Factor
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| agitation, or any other of the myriad
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| | stress management formula to ensure that
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| symptoms commonly associated with stress,
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| | your life is as healthful as it could
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| stress-related illness and suffering is
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| | be.Step Three: Tell the TruthThe final
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| at an all-time high in America and
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| | step in your Fun Factor stress management
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| increasing every year. Luckily for you,
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| | formula is the Fun Commandment, Tell the
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| my work with the powerful natural
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| | Truth. This Commandment refers more to
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| medicine of humor has uncovered the
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| | self-integrity than it does "cash
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| primary culprit behind your unhealthy
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| | register" honesty. Getting in the habit
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| stress symptoms, as well as the solution
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| | of telling yourself the truth will cement
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| to simple, healthy stress management.My
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| | humor's powerfully positive effect over
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| medical practice, involving decades of
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| | your stress. Your stress management
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| work with chronically and fatally ill
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| | becomes second nature when you are honest
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| patients, has clearly identified the
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| | with yourself each day, because you can
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| cause of our painful stress symptoms -
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| | then immediately, easily, and simply
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| seriousness. Seriousness means taking
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| | apply steps one and two to your
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| yourself too seriously; seriousness means
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| | life.Telling yourself the truth, for our
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| over-reaching - taking responsibility for
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| | purposes, focuses on knowing when your
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| things beyond your power, such as the
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| | stress levels are rising. As we noted in
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| outcomes and results of all your hard
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| | step two, everyday activities normally
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| work. Consequently, you're positioning
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| | produce a baseline level of stress and
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| yourself incorrectly as the "center of
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| | this stress is usually alleviated by your
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| the universe." Seriousness causes so much
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| | daily routines (for example, when you
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| pressure that effective stress
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| | experience the stress of hunger, you
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| management, which I will teach you in
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| | eat). Step three in my Fun Factor stress
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| this article, becomes impossible.The
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| | management formula teaches you to
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| antidote for your seriousness, and your
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| | recognize the signs of unhealthy stress
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| foundation for healthy stress management,
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| | and take corrective action
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| is the natural medicine of humor. Humor's
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| | immediately.Here are some simple stress
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| incredible power is harnessed to maximum
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| | management techniques to apply when your
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| impact through my unique Fun Factor
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| | self-honesty reveals rising stress
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| prescription. Based upon my Fun
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| | levels:1. Start your day off by singing
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| Commandments, which were forged in unison
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| | in the shower at the top of your voice.
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| with some incredible patients of mine, my
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| | Make up your own song that incorporates
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| Fun Factor prescription is capable of
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| | the idea that you are embarking upon a
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| producing such profound positive change
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| | glorious day in which great things are
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| to your health and personal success that
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| | going top happen to you. Can't sing?
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| you will soon have people whispering, "Is
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| | Good! Can't rhyme? Who cares? The words
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| she always this happy?"In this article, I
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| | are for you alone. This is not a contest.
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| will explain how my Fun Factor
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| | Be as off-key as you need to be...unless
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| prescription can be directly applied to
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| | you are Placido Domingo.The important
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| your stress. You will be amazed at how
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| | thing is to be loud (your inner ear has
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| much lighter and happier you feel, with
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| | to hear it), upbeat and convincing. The
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| each passing day, as you put the
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| | subconscious believes what it is told.
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| following Fun Commandments to work in
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| | Start your day by telling it that it will
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| your life. You are about to discover that
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| | be a great day and you will be more than
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| the natural medicine of humor produces
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| | halfway to producing exactly that result.
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| flawless stress management, putting an
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| | Think of your singing not as singing but
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| end to your painful stress symptoms.The
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| | as a stress relief game played before
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| Fun Factor Stress Management FormulaStep
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| | stress has a chance to rear its ugly
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| One: Laugh with YourselfMy first stress
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| | head.2. Travel to work alone, along the
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| management Fun Commandment is: Laugh with
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| | same boring route every day? Make up a
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| Yourself. This Commandment is not about
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| | game to play as you look out the window
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| humiliation or self-denigration, it is
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| | of your car, bus or train. For example,
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| the ultimate in self-respect because it
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| | how many dogs will you see on the way to
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| teaches you to appreciate your "perfect
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| | work?Try to guess before you set out and
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| imperfection" and to find gentle
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| | see how close you are when you arrive.
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| amusement in your foibles. And, when it
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| | Reward yourself every time you guess
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| comes to stress, there is plenty of
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| | correctly to within a certain number.
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| amusement to be found which will greatly
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| | Drivers: limit yourself to dogs (or green
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| aid your stress management.Here's the
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| | elephants) you see through the windshield
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| first amusing thing about your stress:
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| | only. This game does not work well in
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| you can't live without it, yet too much
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| | subways; there are no green elephants in
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| is bad for your health. Like many of the
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| | subways.3. Have a routine job? One that
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| essential things in life: we need a
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| | you find boring? Does it produce stress
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| certain amount of stress to survive, yet
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| | symptoms, such as drumming your fingers
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| too much can kill us. For example, we die
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| | or tapping your toes? Perhaps you need to
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| if we are without water for more than a
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| | introduce fun into your workday.For
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| few days; but submerge us in water and we
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| | example, if your job is to make identical
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| die a lot sooner.It is said that we can
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| | widgets each day, how could you do
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| die from boredom. I don't think there is
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| | something different to give variety to
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| any scientific evidence for that theory,
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| | what otherwise could become a monotonous
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| but one thing is certain - stress
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| | task? Could you, for example, place each
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| relieves boredom. Ending boredom, indeed,
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| | new widget relative to the others so that
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| could be considered a form of stress
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| | together they make a pattern, or spell
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| relief. An amusing paradox, no
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| | the name of your sweetheart? How many do
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| doubt!Without stress, also, we might not
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| | you make an hour? Could you make one more
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| eat. Hunger is a form of stress our body
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| | than that the next hour, safely and with
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| needs occasionally to remind us we need
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| | the same excellent quality? Make a
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| food. Stress causes the adrenal glands to
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| | stress-relieving game out of your work
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| work. Athletes would not perform at their
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| | and it will feel less like work and more
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| best without stress-induced adrenaline.
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| | like fun.4. Smile. You feel stressed?
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| Every activity causes a certain amount of
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| | Smile. It is a simple activity, so simple
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| stress. So does inactivity. In fact, to
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| | that even infants can do it. Just for
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| be completely stress-free we would have
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| | kicks, count how many times you smile in
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| to be dead - not a highly recommended
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| | an hour. None, you say? Then this stress
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| stress management technique!The idea that
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| | relief game is even easier for you, and
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| stress is a killer is exaggerated, which
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| | more important than it is for those who
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| is also humorous. Too much stress can be
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| | smile all the time. (No wonder they don't
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| a killer, and it is against too much
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| | feel the same degree of stress that you
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| stress in our lives that we need to
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| | do!)Your smile doesn't need to be a broad
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| guard. Fortunately we are equipped with
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| | grin that suggests to those around you
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| the finest possible stress management
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| | that they need to call the men in white
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| mechanism: the natural medicine of humor
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| | coats. But it should be more than a
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| and the ability to laugh with ourselves.
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| | mental smirk; your facial muscles should
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| Far better and safer than Valium, it is
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| | be aware that they are smiling.It is
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| our built-in stress management system.As
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| | possible simply to paste a smile on your
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| you learn to laugh with yourself you will
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| | face without any reason other than you
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| become like an athlete - who can have fun
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| | want to smile. After a while, your
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| running the mile or the marathon and
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| | subconscious will take over, lighten your
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| still turn in peak performance. In fact,
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| | mood, and the smiles will come easily and
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| since too much seriousness can tighten
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| | naturally.It's best, if possible, to
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| muscles through negative tension,
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| | think of something that can give you a
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| laughing with yourself may even enhance
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| | genuine smile, a reason you can talk
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| performance. This Fun Commandment works
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| | about if called upon to do so. Each of
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| wonderfully on many levels.Step Two:
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| | us, no matter how depressed, has
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| Choose To Motivate Yourself With Fun, Not
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| | something in life to celebrate.5.
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| FearStep two in my Fun Factor stress
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| | Recognize that stress is a choice. We can
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| management formula is one of my newest
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| | accept it and put up with it, and the
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| Fun Commandments. Motivating yourself
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| | damage it can cause our bodies. We can
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| with fun rather than fear is a crucial
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| | avoid it, but that could be a difficult
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| step that allows your commitment to laugh
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| | choice; especially if it means quitting
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| with yourself to fully impact your
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| | the only job we know in a tough job
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| healthy stress management.This brings us
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| | market. That choice might easily create
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| to the only true choice you have in life.
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| | worse stresses. Or we can deal with it
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| Will you be inspired by fear or by fun?
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| | and defeat it.That is not as difficult as
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| One choice is all we have for our health,
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| | it might sound if you make up your mind
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| wellness, and fitness - fear or fun. It
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| | to use my Fun Factor prescription in
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| all boils down to that. It is your
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| | everything you do. That doesn't
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| responsibility to choose one or the
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| | necessarily mean, laughing, joking and
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| other.The question is, which is the
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| | playing the village idiot - though all
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| responsible choice? Which of the two is a
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| | those activities can relieve stress too.
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| powerful medicine, which will give you
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| | You can have fun without ever cracking a
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| health and motivate you greater success,
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| | single joke.A game of tickle with the
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| sustaining you over time? The natural
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| | children or grandchildren can be fun and
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| medicine of humor gives us the
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| | bring energetic screams of delight from
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| answer.There is no doubt that both fear
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| | them and you. Touch football or, for the
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| and fun are potent stimulants to behavior
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| | less energetic, lawn darts or horseshoes
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| over the short run. So the question
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| | can be fun. For others, it's a walk,
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| becomes one of sustainability. Will fear
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| | socializing with friends, admiring the
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| or fun best help us sustain our
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| | beauty around us or following a hobby -
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| excellence over time? Which of the two is
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| | especially if it is an engrossing
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| a powerful alternative medicine that you
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| | one.Attitude Is EverythingThe key is to
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| can learn to use for your greatest
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| | recognize stress symptoms when they
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| health, wellness, and fitness? (That's a
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| | occur, recognize what's causing them, and
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| trick question, by the way)Let's
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| | use my Fun Factor formula for healthy
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| Encounter A Man-Eating Bear!The fear of
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| | stress management. Since fun is the best
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| being eaten alive motivates us to run as
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| | natural stress reliever known, it makes
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| fast and as far as we can when chased by
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| | good sense to incorporate my Fun Factor
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| a bear. There is little to no fun in that
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| | stress management formula into your daily
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| experience. It is purely fearful, but the
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| | life.But don't get obsessive about it.
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| energy it provides maximizes the
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| | Don't be stressed by removing stress. Be
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| possibilities of sustaining life for that
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| | content with removing some of your
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| moment. For the moment, in such a
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| | stress, and with taking the edge off it
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| life-threatening situation, fear seems to
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| | so that you function as a healthier,
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| be an efficient and productive choice.
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| | happier and more productive humor being.
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| Though full of stress, it relieves us of
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| | After all, perfectionism produces
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| the immediate threat!But let's take it a
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| | stress.Shelly, by the way, has learned to
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| step further. Having survived my
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| | take herself much more lightly now and
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| wilderness encounter with the bear, I
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| | she does not suffer nearly as many stress
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| return to my home in an urban
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| | symptoms. The paradox she loves is that
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| environment. The next morning, as I start
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| | taking herself less seriously actually
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| out for work, I run desperately for the
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| | permits her to take her responsibilities
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| car, quickly jumping inside and locking
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| | more seriously than ever before! The
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| the doors.When I arrive at my workplace,
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| | natural medicine of humorr, supercharged
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| I race into the building. Before I get
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| | by my Fun Factor prescription, has
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| down to work I suspend my bagged lunch
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| | allowed Shelly to easily and simply
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| high above my desk, roping it to the
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| | manage her stress and enjoy a life others
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| light standards. I insist upon all doors
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| | have started to envy.Just as Polish
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| being locked and secured. When asked why,
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| | astronomer Nicholas Copernicus disproved
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| I answer, "I'm merely doing what got me
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| | Ptolemy's earth-centered universe in the
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| through my wilderness experience over the
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| | 16th century, so the natural medicine of
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| weekend. I don't want to be eaten by a
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| | humor disproves that you must suffer from
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| bear."You'd think I was over-reacting
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| | being the center of your universe. Remove
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| just a wee bit, and you'd be right. You
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| | yourself from the pressure and stress of
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| could say that my stress relieves my
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| | a life where everything revolves around
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| anxiety, but my anxiety is based on a lie
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| | you...start using my Fun Factor stress
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| conjured and sustained by my fear! Not
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| | management formula, and the rest of my
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| exactly the greatest of stress management
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| | Fun Commandments, today!Clifford Kuhn,
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| techniques.The Three Biggest Dangers Of
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| | M.D., America's Laugh Doctor, teaches
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| Our "Run-From-a-Bear" Stress Management
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| | people and organizations to be more
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| Techniques1. We live our lives as though
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| | healthy and successful through the use of
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| every day was an emergency; as though a
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| | fun and humor. A psychiatrist, and the
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| bear is chasing us all the time. This is
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| | former associate chairperson of the
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| unfortunate for three reasons:2. We now
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| | University of Louisville's renowned
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| know that such a constant state of
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| | Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Kuhn now
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| "wariness" or agitation breaks down our
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| | dispenses his prescription for
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| coping mechanisms over time. It is
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| | turbo-charging your health, success, and
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| impossible to sustain the fear-based
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| | vitality from On his website you will
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| behavior without breaking down or burning
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| | find tons of fun, free ways for you to
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| out.3. Of all the stress management
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| | maximize your sense of humor, and enjoy a
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| techniques, this is the absolute worst to
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| | life others will envy.
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