Why pressure doesn't deserve it's bad name
Karoshi! Pressure kills! We’ve all heard the headlines where individuals have been worked so hard, they’ve dropped dead. Did you know...
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Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 6 min
Could 'giving up' be the real threat to health?
Does our mood affect our immune system? The short answer to this question appears to be yes. A research paper published in the journal...
Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 6 min
Problems with the 'fight or flight' theory of stress
On the run You’re being chased by a sabre tooth tiger, so your 'fight or flight' response kicks in, your pupils dilate, breathing rate...
Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 4 min
Why the stress research doesn't stack up (part 3/3)
A close shave In 2020 I started noticing patches of hair loss on my head. Within the space of 6 months, I’d lost 60% of the hair on my...
Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 4 min
Why the stress research doesn't add up (part 2/3)
After a period of stress we get ill – everybody knows that It’s written in countless magazines and newspaper articles, so surely it must...
Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Why the stress research doesn't add up (part 1/3)
Stress or torture? Imagine a rat, immobilised, taped down and injected with substances. Or alternatively, mice, dogs, cats, rabbits, and...
Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 4 min
Should GP's be putting 'stress' on a sick note?
Metaphorical not medical Stress isn’t a medical term, it’s a metaphor borrowed from the world of engineering, that was adopted by the...
Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Are stress risk-assessments & audits a waste of time?
Money well spent? How much money has your organisation spent on stress risk assessments and stress audits? Maybe nothing, or maybe...
Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Could your language be making your staff sick?
Weird science Did you know that buying branded headache tablets are more likely to work than own-brand ones, even when the ingredients...
Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Is 'stress' a meaningless term?
Fingers on the buzzers A while back I put out a poll on social media to ask people to define what the word stress means. I asked them to...
Jonathan Pittam
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
The truth about relaxation for stress-management
Relaxation's all the rage! The market for stress management is huge, and its heavily based around one key concept, ‘relaxation’. Whether...
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