Kathleen,

I don't know what proportion of stress is caused by other people who are determined to create stress in other people. Although there is an issue there I would guess that in the whole area of stress this would be a small percentage.

 I may treat that as a section here if people feel that would be useful but at present I have a format here to cover as much as possible.

Your views are respected,

Roger 

Hi Barb,

I would appreciate more information on the use of essential oils in stress management.

Roger

Hi Roger and Sheila.

Some stress we see from some of our friends stems from people trying to foist their opinions and beliefs on those around them.

Hubby and I allow speech - We give permission to state how we feel.  We may not AGREE but we know it's important to have the right to state how we feel about things.

We do NOT demand that the other agree or follow all our statements.  We do NOT say the other is wrong because of what they think.

This is my opinion,

Pat

Hello Pat,

Free speech is a gift, a right and should be treasured by those who enjoy it.

 I want to be careful not to get into stress creation matters, my main reason is this. Having dealt with clients with a huge varity of stress issues it has become obvious to me that one of the biggest areas of misunderstanding comes not from people's attitudes or reasons for doing things but from supposing that we know why another acts in a certain way.

Your opinion is valued.

Roger