Stress Detoxer Gifts

"I'd like a week off without any business related e-mail on my home computer."

Where your mind & battle are los

'What sort of mission statement is that?'

"I don't think you're getting enough stress."

Counting ribs

'Yes, I know there's a deadline on this project.'

We should take a break. Ron's eyes have turned into spinning rainbow wheels.

"Sometimes ... I just want to run away."

'Take two tablets the moment you begin to feel indispensable.'

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

Work/Life Balance

You only have time for one: Choose your fighter - Exercise, Wash Your Hair, Eat, Breathe

'Apparently, Smith's desk just couldn't withstand the weight of the paperwork we piled on his desk.'

Woman and pets with hair sticking straight up all enter Stress Management Clinic.

'It's a difficult job, he needed a bigger than average 'stress ball'.'

Take the time to do something nice for yourself. Your kids will thank you. That is, if you ever decide to have them.

Turn, turn and turn.

"Freudian, Jungian, Adlerian – none of it compares to retail therapy."

'Sorry, suffering from burnout return in a week.'

"How's your insomnia?" "Bad, I can't even fall sleep during meetings."

"Barking sometimes helps me relax. But then it drives the neighbors crazy."

"What do I do to relieve stress? I meditate, about not working here."

"Sorry. I just find rotating my head helps me to relax during the test."

Another day at work would be one too many...

'I request an postponement, Your Honor -- I have to study for my bar exams.'

"Force quit! Force quit! Force quit!!"

Fight or Flight

"Try thinking about something else."

'I had no idea aspirin came in such a large bottle.'

'I have much less stress since I replaced my in box with a paper shredder.'

Mind-Fullness

Cat in a flap

Vending machine: NO stress, only 50 cents.

'Don't worry about the company's pension plan. The way we work you, you'll be lucky to live that long!'

"I remember when we first met you were an exhausted young doctor! Now you're an exhausted middle-aged doctor!"