Psychological stress or tension is now recognized as the most important risk factor of coronary heart disease. With more and more scientific research results pouring in over the last 2 decades we have come to know that excessive stress can lead to the following: 1.   Increase in blood pressure. 2. Increase in the heart [...]

Sometimes life changes that precede an illness are what might normally be identified as positive changes. Bob Gilley, thirty-nine years old when he received his cancer diagnosis, is a good example of how individual the nature of a person’s response to stress is. When Stephanie first began working with Bob to explore his own emotional [...]

One of the most frequent cause of hypersomnia is narcolepsy. Victims of this strange disorder do not necessarily feel tired during the day; however, they are frequently overwhelmed by sudden, uncontrollable attacks of sleepiness. One of the most prominent—and troubling—features of narcolepsy is cataplexy, or muscle paralysis, a symptom that distinguishes this condition from other [...]