Stress Shield Expert Gifts

"Miss Simms, activate my deflector shield."

A female patient in an exam room sees a sign that reads, 'Break glass in case of physician burnout'

Three gates of hell: marriage counseling, investments, company meetings

Areas of the Body Where Stress Can Manifest

'May I be excused? I just checked my college investment portfolio online, and I feel sick.'

"When troubles begin to take their toll, it’s nice to take a little stroll!"

"The anger management consultant said he wasn't going to alter his **** dates at this t****stage which fits in with the 'managing change' consultant who said it was to late to change her plans..."

'You obviously took my suggestion to reduce stress to the extreme.'

Took On Too Much

'I call it laziness - He calls it stress management.'

"Dude. You seem tense."

"If you're not on the brink of despair you're part of the problem"

"I'm going on a little mental-health walk and you're not coming with me."

Monday around 9PM.

Whelmed and Over-Whelmed

Anger Management: Breathe in and Breathe out.

"How much is this going to cost me?"

'While you were out I replaced you.'

"I have had three work-related heart attacks, witch shows you that I care about my job."

In-tray, Out-tray, While you were on holiday-tray

'You've become run down from working too much. Try sneezing on your boss.'

Business cartoon showing a stressed business woman who has three urgent messages on her office door.

'My work-lifestyle balance is shot, I'm either working or I'm dead!'

Doctor sleeps in a patients bed.

'You need some stress.'

Tom Bagley's Outer Shell.

"Make it quick—I only have a minute."

"Try to work harder, Moorhead. You'll feel better for it."

'Word has it that you have an ulcer, Tomkins. Nice going! You'll find an extra 20 bucks in your paycheck.'

Ordnance: 'explode...implode'.

Costs and Blood Pressure

'Dealing with Stress, Cooking for Forty and Nightmare Families. Christmas reading?'

'Underpaid, overworked, stressed and sick of criticism...still enough of my problems do you still need the toilet?'

Death from Overwork.

"I find it helps me concentrate."