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   <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:43:36 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 29, With Stress there is no Immunity for your Immune System</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-no-immunity-for-your-immune-system.html</link>
    <description>Prolonged periods of high stress weaken the immune system. It's as though the body, in its attempt to muster maximum resources to meet one kind of stressor</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:19:41 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Sep 19, Stress with Distress? My message may not be for you!</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-with-distress-my-message-may-not-be-for-you.html</link>
    <description>Are you experiencing Stress with Distress? If so, my message may not be for you! It is the type of message that will either resonate with you on an emotional level</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 27, Stress Reducing Foods</title>
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    <description>Eating Stress-Reducing foods is one of the most underutilized wellness strategies, yet they can fight stress in a multitude of ways. For example;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 07:25:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 28, Stress Induced Violence</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-induced-violence.html</link>
    <description>Stress induced violent  behavior (SIVB) has no simple nor single cause. Yet, if it becomes a trigger in the life of the abuser, it still should never be used as an    </description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:26:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 16, The Stress - Depression Connection</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-depression-connection.html</link>
    <description>Both chronic or acute stress can lead to major depression in susceptible people. Why? ....</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:30:40 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 9, Stress is not the &quot;Boogey-Man!&quot;</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-is-not-the-boogey-man.html</link>
    <description>Stress is not the &quot;Boogey-Man&quot; who lurks in the shadows playing &quot;Gotcha!&quot; There is no universal law that can cause you to be stressed-out against your will!</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 07:38:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 8, Panic Attacks: The Great Imposter</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/panic-attacks.html</link>
    <description>Panic Attacks have been described as one of the great imposters in medicine. They are easily mistaken for a variety of other medical or psychiatric problems.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:09:26 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 10, Unnecessary Stress and the &quot;I'm Mr. Lonely&quot; Personality</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/unnecessary-stress-and-the-im-mr-lonely-personality.html</link>
    <description>There are six (six) distinct Unnecessary Stress Personalities which have been identified by ground-breaking, large-scale </description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:28:30 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 10, Unnecessary Stress and the &quot;I'm Worried if I'm not Worried&quot; Personality</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/unnecessary-stress-and-the-im-worried-if-im-not-worried-personality.html</link>
    <description>There are six (six) distinct Unnecessary Stress Personalities which have been identified by ground-breaking, large-scale </description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:27:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 6, Unnecessary Stress and the Who am I Personality</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/unnecessary-stress-and-the-who-am-i-personality.html</link>
    <description>There are six (six) distinct Unnecessary Stress Personalities which have been identified by ground-breaking, large-scale </description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:16:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 6, Unnecessary Stress and the Living on the Edge Personality</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/unnecessary-stress-and-the-living-on-the-edge-personality.html</link>
    <description>The &quot;Living on the Edge&quot; personality is one of six (6) distinct Unnecessary Stress Personalities which have been identified </description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:41:21 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 1, Unnecessary Stress and the &quot;I feel Mashed&quot; Personality</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/unnecessary-stress-and-the-i-feel-mashed-personality.html</link>
    <description>The &quot;I feel Mashed&quot; Unnecessary Stress personality is one of six (6) distinct stress Personalities which have been </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:14:08 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 28, Val Zans talks about Unnecessary Stress caused by the &quot;Petal to the Metal&quot; Perso</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/unnecessary-stress-personalities-pttm.html</link>
    <description>There are six (6) distinct Unnecessary Stress Personalities which have been identified by ground-breaking, large-scale,</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:25:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 22, Unnecessary Stress</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/unnecessarystress.html</link>
    <description>Why do people create Unnecessary Stress in their lives? Why do they choose those actions and paths which increase the </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:59:09 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 8, Stress Management Update: Eating Dark Chocolate Can be a Stress-Buster!</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-management-update.html</link>
    <description>The latest Stress Management Update comes from a study appearing in the Journal of Proteome Research which shows that eating</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jan 7, Stress and Depression</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-and-depression.html</link>
    <description>Stress - whether it be chronic, such as taking care of a seriously ill family member, or acute, such as suddenly losing a </description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:54:23 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 18, Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/panic-attacks-and-agoraphobia.html</link>
    <description>Agoraphobia is the excessive worry of having a panic attack in a public place. The fear can become so overwhelming that </description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:51:30 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 12, Stress and High Blood Pressure </title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-and-high-blood-pressure.html</link>
    <description>Stress can cause a temporary spike in your blood pressure but can it cause long-term high blood pressure? The answer may</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:38:27 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 9, Stress: Is it a Factor in Early Miscarriage?</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-is-it-a-factor-in-early-miscarriage.html</link>
    <description>Is stress a factor in early miscarriage? More specifically ... can excessive stress cause early miscarriage? It has long</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:44:31 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 8, Stress Can Be Relieved by Laughter</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-can-be-relieved-by-laughter.html</link>
    <description>Stress can be relieved by laughter and that's no joke. Not to sound glib, but it's hard to have a panic attack while you're </description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:44:28 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress Reaction | Part 4 0f 4 General Adaptation Syndrome - The Exhaustion Stage</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/the-stress-reaction-part-4-of-4-general-adaptation-syndrome-the-exhaustion-stage.html</link>
    <description>After prolonged stress, the body's resources become depleted. Immunity at some point collapses, life sustaining mechanisms</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:45:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress Reaction | Part 3 of 4 General Adaptation Syndrome - The Resistance Stage</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/the-stress-reaction-part-3-of-4-general-adaptation-syndrome-the-resistance-stage.html</link>
    <description>The stress reaction will continue as long as you stay in this phase, that is, as long as you perceive a threat and your body</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, The Stress Reaction | Part 2 of 4 - General Adaptation Syndrome -  Alarm Stage</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/the-stress-reaction-part-2-of-4-general-adaptation-syndrome-the-alarm-stage.html</link>
    <description>Human stress, in and of itself, is neither good nor bad - it just is. Your body's stress reaction is exactly the same ... </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:42:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, The Stress Reaction | Here's How it Works Part 1 of 4</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/the-stress-reaction-here-is-how-it-works-part-1-of-4.html</link>
    <description>Stress, anxiety, panic attacks, sexual dysfunctions, premature aging and depression all have a beginning and they most</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:39:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, The Single Most Important Truth About Stress</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/the-single-most-important-truth-about-stress.html</link>
    <description>Here is the single most important truth about stress ...</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:37:33 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | Signs and Symptoms of Panic Attacks </title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-signs-and-symptoms-of-panic-attacks.html</link>
    <description>Back-in-the-day, Stress or Nerves, was usually the medical diagnosis given to someone experiencing Panic Attacks. However</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:35 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress Related Diseases </title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-related-diseases.html</link>
    <description>The magnitude of the influence which stress has on the human body is truly astounding! Here is just a partial listing of stress related diseases</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | Panic Attacks and Psychotherapy</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-panic-attacks-psychotherapy.html</link>
    <description>Psychotherapy with a psychiatrist or psychologist, experienced in treating stress with distress and panic disorder, can help</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:29:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | Medications for Panic Attacks</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-panic-attacks-medications.html</link>
    <description>There is a vast arsenal of medications which can help reduce the stress symptoms associated with panic attacks, including;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:27:40 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | Panic Attack - When to seek Medical Advice</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-panic-attack-when-to-seek-medical-advice.html</link>
    <description>When a Panic Attack - stress with extreme distress -  hits someone for the first time, most people will rush to the closest ER   </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25:33 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | Panic Attack Tests and Diagnosis</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-panic-attack-tests-and-diagnosis.html</link>
    <description>To help pinpoint a diagnosis for your panic attack or stress with distress symptoms, your doctor will run several tests to </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:21:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | Panic Attack Risk Factors</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-panic-attack-risk-factors.html</link>
    <description>It's hard to pinpoint how many people suffer from all Stress related Disorders, but it's been estimated that 3 million to</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | Panic Attack Complications</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-panic-attack-complications.html</link>
    <description>If stress with distress panic attacks and panic disorder are left untreated, there's the very real possibility that the end</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress Mismanagement and Your Life Expectancy	</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-mismanagement.html</link>
    <description>Stress Mismanagement and the way in which we mismanage our bodies is the biggest cause of illness and reduced life expectancy,</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:14:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | Helpful Tips for Panic Attacks</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-helpful-tips-for-panic-attacks.html</link>
    <description>Treatments for stress with distress, panic attacks and panic disorder should include counseling and medicine. Using both </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:12:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | Generalized-Anxiety-Disorder</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-generalized-anxiety-disorder.html</link>
    <description>Those who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder, lead a life that is governed by exaggerated anxiety and worry about </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:09:08 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress can Cause Heart Palpitations</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-can-cause-heart-palpitations.html</link>
    <description>Stress can cause heart palpitations as can</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:04:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress | The 5 Stages of Stress with Distress</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-and-the-five-stages-of-distress.html</link>
    <description>Stress, as it progressively escalates from being just a minor irritant of life to becoming full blown distress with major </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:02:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress and Psoriasis</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-and-psoriasis.html</link>
    <description>Stress and psoriasis go together. Researchers cannot definatively tell you exactly how stress causes the immune system to </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:59:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress &amp; Anxiety | The Top 10 Phobias Plus One Which You May Have Never Heard Of</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-and-anxiety-the-top-ten-phobias-plus-one-which-you-may-have-never-heard-of.html</link>
    <description>From our Stress and Anxiety Information Centre, here are the top ten phobias plus one which you may have never heard of ...</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:57:35 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Stress &amp; Anxiety | An Overview of Phobias</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/stress-and-anxiety-an-overview-of-phobias.html</link>
    <description>Having a phobia means that you feel stress, anxiety, and extreme fear of a specific object, situation, or activity, as well </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Nocturnal Panic Attacks</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/nocturnal-panic-attacks.html</link>
    <description>Nocturnal Panic Attacks are less common than daytime panic attacks but in many ways they are more frightening!</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:52:13 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Famous people with Anxiety Disorder or Panic Attacks</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/famous-people-with-anxiety-disorder-or-panic-attacks.html</link>
    <description>Here are 70 famous people who have reported as suffering, at one time or another, from an Anxiety disorder or Panic attacks.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Depression Types</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/depression-types.html</link>
    <description>A person could become depressed just by the number of depression types. The two most common are Clinical depression and</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Depression treated by Hope Therapy</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/depression-treated-by-hope-therapy.html</link>
    <description>Depression treated by Hope Therapy may reduce its symptoms according to researchers at Ohio State University. </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:18 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Clinical Depression - Part 2: Who's at Risk?</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/depression-clinical-part-2-who-is-at-risk.html</link>
    <description>Clinical Depression affects approximately 24,000,000 people living in North America. Are you at risk? The fact is that</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:42:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Anxiety Attack Symptoms</title>
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    <description>Here are some Anxiety attack symptoms and their origin.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:41 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Depression: New study suggests that Prozac, Paxil and Effexor are mostly ineffec</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/depression-new-study-suggests-that-prozac-paxil-and-effexor-are-mostly-ineffective.html</link>
    <description>Depression experts are upset with a new study which suggests that Prozac, Paxil, and Effexor are mostly ineffective and do</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:40:27 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Clinical Depression - Part 1: Symptoms</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/depression-clinical-part-1-symptoms.html</link>
    <description>Depression becomes an illness, or clinical depression, when an episode of sadness, disappointment and emptiness lasts at</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:43 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Nov 6, Anxiety and Chest Pain</title>
    <link>http://www.unnecessarystress.com/anxiety-and-chest-pain.html</link>
    <description>Is there a correlation between anxiety and chest pain? The answer is YES! There is a close biological relationship between </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:03:57 GMT</pubDate>
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