I am thinking! Hey, HAPPY NEW YEAR wishes first. But what do you think my friend? Are you a stone age cave person or are you a Homo sapiens? It’s an interesting question which we have been thinking about for little over a year. Looking at human behavior right now we can’t really be sure, right? There is after all the good, the bad and the very ugly. Studying a lot of neuroscience and early human development we came to the following conclusion:   Homo sapiens, this means me and you, are fundamentally a stone age being.   Does this fact stress you out? J Then … … join ..read more

12 Ways Stress Sabotages Your Health and Your Performance Why Learn to Defeat the “Dirty Dozen of Stress”   Why is it so critical to manage stress? Because stress is generated right in the center of your brain. The area of the brain which manages survival. It is responsible for the “Flight, Fight, and Freeze Response”. That part of your brain generates stress. It affects everything in your body and mind! Therefore, stress changes all your physical and mental functions profoundly. That is also why SciStress, scientific stress management, works ..read more

StopStress is now the name for the techniques we use. It makes it intuitive and clear what it’s for. We changed our business entity to Scientific Stress Management, LLC. Our website continues as SciStress.com and sometimes we may use SciStress as a shortened handle for Scientific Stress Management.   One of the unique features of the StopStress technique is its extreme flexibility. You literally can use it for any problem which bothers you, mental or physical. What do you think about building bridges? This may sound strange. We are talking here however about mental bridges. More in a mi ..read more

We are in crazy times confusing and disturbing. What makes it particularly difficult for us are all the often contradictory statements from various officials. There is little solid information. Whom can you trust?   In most States more stores are opening, more travel and activities are permitted, and larger groups are allowed to get together. Yet the virus is still out there. We have no vaccine or effective medication. To what degree do we participate? How do we remain safe and healthy? Uncertainty creates STRESS!   How do we make a good decision for ourselves and our family? On ..read more

Rage is the extreme response to severe stress. How can it come to such a boiling point? Let’s take a look at the many factors which come into play.   Fight or flight is the strongest impulse in our brain. Without it we would not be alive today. The stress is the direct result when we fear a threat to our survival. It is not a conscious decision made with due consideration. It is an automatic powerful response deep in our archaic subconscious brain.   Police and law enforcement have traditionally been professions with a high level of stress. Many research studies have documented this ..read more

In crazy times like this even the smallest things can drive people up the wall. It is similar to when you bend the branch and it is been near the limit the next level push will break it. Just like that most of us feel the constant stress of these difficult times. Our stress processing is already on high. Now any little additional problem will do it to us. That is especially true in interactions with other people. More so even with people who are close to us.   So what should we do? Getting really teed off and letting it all out? Letting the other person have it? Well, not so good. Th ..read more

We have all more or less been locked up … ah sorry, we have been in “lockdown". Last time we talked about how this goes on our nerves, causes big time stress and dislocation. Now that many states have begun to open up, how can we stay safe? When we are stressed we can’t make good decisions. Brain science tells us that. Therefore …   Do everything in your power to keep your stress down and your sanity up. Here is a partial list: Exercise, both aerobic such as walking, jogging, biking and resistance like doing weights. Nature, just being out has an important stress reduction effect, garden ..read more

Michigan:  Security guard shot, killed over face mask dispute   California:  Target employee breaks arm in fight with shoppers who wouldn't wear mask Being locked up in solitary confinement, the tension is building! There is an urge to get out. There is an urge to break the rules!   Unbelievable! Yes, here in Michigan the incredible happened. About a week ago the security guard requested that the customer put a mask on before entering the discount store. The customer pulled out a gun and shot the guard dead. A few days later the store clerk tried to stop a man enterin ..read more

Part 1 of a Series Survival Brain: Emotion, Mind and Behavior Elements of a New Psychology ​My Successful Journey to Effective Stress Management   Welcome to the first step in exploring the human survival brain and how it makes stress management more effective. This is the beginning of a series of blog articles with the goal to create a better understanding of the human mind and the resulting behavior. Let me briefly explain why I am writing these articles.   Childhood trauma  As a young child I grew up in a war zone. With that came a fair amount of early childhood trauma. As a result ..read more

How can SciStress help a youngster with school? How can it help a busy professional mom with her daughter? How can it support good communication between mother and child?   Challenges for moms have increased. Raising a child is a challenge all by itself. Keeping the family’s home life organized usually falls to the woman. There are many challenges even for a stay-at-home mom. But today there are very few stay-at-home moms. Most women today work, many in demanding professional jobs. Therefore, caring successfully for a growing child is not an easy task. All these challenges create tremend ..read more