Sandra Holloway has a Master's Degree in Psychology. She was a lead scientist and project manager in several major stress management studies in the Washington state. She's had an early retirement and is currently a full-time stay at home mom.
I've dedicated this web-site to Stress therapy and various stress products which I have personally put to the test. I was a stressed person with a short fuse and battled stress for most of my adult life. Over the years I've become intimately familiar with stress relief and relaxation products of all kinds.
Education , age nor maritial status can define the level, to which you will be affected by stress. While we have different reasons to feel stressed, we all could use some help to overcome it . That is why effective, additional aids are availablle to all, such as : Holothink (which is stress therapy audio recording - download their free 10 minute sample on the site).
It's important to begin managing stress as quickly as possible because mental stress can put a person in a vicious circle. It reminds me of a saying about war: "You never know how you got in it, but you can never leave it". This is because stress attracts more stress. If you feel like this applies to you, than you should make stress therapy a priority in your life. Stress can lead to the following symptoms:
Any of these symptoms require a wealth of positive emotions. But when you are in a stressed frame of mind you tend to attract even more stress. Tension might create distance between you and the happier individuals around you, this isolation and feeling of loneliness can make you even more stressed.
Genuinely happy and relaxed individuals have always fascinated me, you can easily spot them by their peaceful Zen appearance and composed easy-going demeanour. Their radiant and upbeat personalities are magnetic.
I used to wonder how they do it , but now I've become one of them and I think that anyone can do the same. Becoming stress free is very liberating, it changes a person from the inside out and tremendously improves quality of one's life.
Unfortunately while some of the stress therapy products are good there are others which are close to being scams. Below I will assess the ones that have and have not worked for me:
Holothink
I had a small argument about this product with one of my colleagues. He was telling me that if you close your eyes for 10 minutes and listen to music you will automatically relieve stress regardless of the music itself. For a long time I was of the same opinion, but that quickly changed once I found out about Holothink. With Holothink you instantly feel the difference and it doesn't produce an unbearable effect of boredom which can be stressful in on itself because you're forcing yourself to listen to a recording (such as with classical music and nature's sounds like bird chirping and ocean waves). There is a whole science behind it so it's best if you visit their site, download the free sample and read the explanation that appears after you get the free trial.
Theta Wave Studio
This is basically an overpriced low-quality "do it yourself" Hypnosis tool. I remember how highly anticipated this product was before its release in early 2005 and how disappointingly it fell down on its face. It promised the end user an ability to record subliminal messages in the background of their favourite songs and subsequently use them as a self hypnosis tool. But hypnosis is not something that you should joke with, if you talk to any experienced psychologist they will tell you that stress therapy by means of hypnosis should only be done using appropriate material. Otherwise the person might have constant migraines, agitation and feel worse than before the self hypnosis took place. In addition to that the product didn't always work and required a lot of technical knowledge in order to make it work. I strongly advise against this particular product.