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Who knew? Stress and anxiety are actually good for us. People generally think of stress and anxiety as negative concepts, but while both stress and anxiety can reach unhealthy levels, psychologists have long known that both are unavoidable -- and that they often play a helpful, not harmful, role in our daily lives, according to a presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, as reported by newswise.com. “Many Americans now feel stressed about being stressed and anxious about being anxious. Unfortunately, by the time someone reaches out to a professional for help, stress and anxiety have already built to unhealthy levels,” says Lisa Damour, PhD, a private-practice psychologist who presented at the meeting at newswise.com. Damour also writes a regular column for  The New York Times  and is author of the book “Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls.” Stress usually occurs when people operate at the edge ...

I've known it about myself for some time.  When in crisis reach for food or go shopping.  Now a new study says that people turn to consuming to combat problems, feelings and grief. But did you know that it's the commercial settings themselves that people are turning to? Whi le this may not be a surprise to you (maybe you do it, too), but p eople are increasingly turning to commercial settings as outlets for their emotions, confronting problems, grief and feelings , says newswise.com. It is well understood that consumers seek out leisure activities and vacations in order to escape from daily life and real-world problems, the web site reports. "But a new study by Dr Leighanne Higgins, from Lancaster University Management School, and Dr Kathy Hamilton, from the University of Strathclyde, reveals a new consumption trend - the important role of marketplaces in enabling consumers to confront their problems," according to newswise.com. "Whereas previous stu...