Stress in the workplace is not a new phenomenon, but it is a greater threat to employee health and well-being than ever before. While technology has made aspects of many jobs easier, it has also added to the anxieties of office life through information overload, heightened pressure for productivity, and a threatening sense of impermanence in the workplace. In 1996, the World Health Organization labeled stress a “worldwide epidemic.” Today, workplace stress is estimated to cost billion a year in poor performance, absenteeism and health costs.

What is workplace stress?

Stress—the responses our bodies and minds have to the demands placed on them—is a normal part of life and a normal part of any job. Without stress, we wouldn’t meet deadlines, strive to hit sales or production targets, or line up new clients. Meeting the demands and challenges of a job is part of what makes work interesting and satisfying, and it’s often what allows people to develop new skills and advance in their careers. In the workplace, we regularly experience stress-causing situations, react to them with heightened tension, then return to a more relaxed state when the crisis, big or small, is resolved. However, problems occur when stress is so overwhelming or constant that the tension never abates and we never get to relax.

What we think of as “job stress” is what happens when:

• The challenges and demands of work become excessive.
• The pressures of the workplace surpass workers’ abilities to handle them.
• Satisfaction becomes frustration and exhaustion.

When stress crosses the line from normal to excessive, it can trigger physical and emotional responses that are harmful to employees and businesses alike. And unfortunately, for many people “stress” has become synonymous with “work.”

Metrosexual!

In the past the male role was to be a scruffy, hairy, and sweaty; the kind of grease monkey that really was found to be quite attractive by the gals in the 1950s.

However the days of being able to go without shaving for a week are history. These days society demands that we always look fashionable and our best. The term metrosexual was really coined by reality TV shows featuring gay actors who gave a make over and image transformation to straight males.

To be metrosexual does not mean you are homosexual. It simply means you are a well groomed, image conscious straight male, who fancies designer clothing and a day trip to the spa to get a manicure.

learn how to know if you are a metrosexual.

Things You’ll Need:

• A mirror
• Personal time
• Female opinion
• Gay opinion

Step1

Look at your wardrobe. A classic sign of being a metrosexual is to be label fanatic. Take a gander at your wardrobe. Are all of your clothes name brand? Do you have lots of hot and new fashions that cost a pretty penny? Are there days that go by where you change several times because you think you don’t look right?

Step2

Take a gander in the mirror. Is your hair flat ironed and well kept? Have you recently shaved and look well groomed overall?

Step3

Check underneath your fingernails. Are your nails fine and manicured? Do you frequently visit a day spa for a facial or body treatment?

Step4

Ask a female for their opinion. Girls have great instinct and can usually spot a metrosexual right away. Your best bet is to get an opinion from a female that you trust.

Step5

Ask any gay friends. Gay men have a total knack for spotting metrosexual males, as they were ones who coined the term in the first place. The best way to find out if you are is to ask any gay friends that you may know.

Step6

Get over it. Being metrosexual is not a bad thing. It means you are well said, well groomed, and well spoken. It means that you are image conscious and fashionably aware. It means that you have a sharp appearance and a lot to offer single women.

Remember metrosexual does not mean gay, they are just men who look good and want to look good, they are just guys who love being clean and well groomed where ever they go.

after...

its been a few weeks since i finally accepted i have a broken heart and healed it! I had been doing great and i love the feeling of being free, of being someone you were once!

The carefree days is once more in my arms without regrets and burdens that usually been in my heart for several years, well i thought it was the end of the world, but i was a fool to think it that way and today i am very glad the war is finally over and I stand victorious from all the odds!

Yabang ko no? haha parang walang nangyari pero wag ka! isa naman talaga akong iyaking bata na walang ginawa sa nakaraang limang taon nang aking buhay kundi magmukmok at umiyak at nagmukhang tanga! nakakainis kunng isipin pero nangyari na at lumipas kayat wala na tayong magagawa sabi nga nila, "There's nothing left to do but to move on after a fall".

Hindi naman talaga masama ang umibig at mabigo pero part na ito nang life nang buhay upang matuto at maging matatag! sana nga lang naisip ko na ang lahat nang ito noon pa, pero wala akong pinangsisihan lahat nang dumating at lumipas ay parte pa rin nang buhay at kelangang tangapin!

I miss the feelings of being free, to be able to walk in the streets again with your head up, because others may not know it but deep in your heart you know you won a battle and you stand victorious!