Workplace Stress is at an All-Time High
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Jennifer Sherlock
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PHILADELPHIA, October 11, 2011 — Stress in the workplace has reached an all-time high and is so widespread that it has been described as a modern “Black Death.” With the economic downturn gloomily hanging over employees’ heads, many have been pushed past their limits with workloads while others continually worry about their job security. Stress levels of these proportions are highly unhealthy, and can not only lead to increased instances of illness, but also account for increases in compulsive behaviors such as smoking. While smoking may relieve stress temporarily, it backfires in the long run because smokers become more tense during the time that passes between cigarettes.
Bryan Toder, certified clinical hypnotist and owner of the Plymouth Hypnosis Center, helps clients manage stress through hypnosis techniques. While this concept may be skeptical to some people, it works because Toder helps clients change their frame of mind toward stress. Toder encourages clients to pinpoint the source of their stress by keeping a mood journal that answers questions such as what causes them to feel stress and where and when do they feel the most stress. “By observing clients’ stress patterns, I can help them find ways to change their involvement with stress or their responses to it through hypnosis,” Toder said.
Toder’s work doesn’t stop with just stress management. He also has helped thousands of clients quit smoking through hypnosis techniques. “Many assume that people smoke because they are addicted to nicotine,” Toder said. “I believe people smoke because it is a compulsive behavior. There are certain triggers like coffee, finishing a meal, and driving that people associate with smoking, but it can be undone.” By treating smoking as a compulsion rather than an addiction, Toder helps clients dissociate with the need to smoke through hypnosis.
Stress and smoking are two major health pitfalls for many Americans. If you would like to interview Bryan Toder and learn more about how hypnosis can help people lead a healthier lifestyle, please contact Jennifer Sherlock at jsherlock@jennacommunications.com or Katie Spilman at kspilman@jennacommunications.com.
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