职场双语：生活压力，越减越大？职场双语：生活压力，越减越大？美国人被压力弄得精疲力尽了，职场双语：生活压力，越减越大？。我猜这并不让人吃惊。问题是，我们是如何加以应对、进行减压的？据《美国心理学会》(AmericanPsychologicalAssociation)一项新的调查，答案是，我们做的还不够。据周三公布的年度调查显示，采用减压技巧来应对压力的人减少了。在被问及的方法中──从运动、阅读、祈祷到购物，在今年的`调查中，几乎所有的方法都没有2008年用的多。很多人开始采用久坐的方法，比如听音乐或是吃东西。据美国心理学会的临床心理学家、研究员库恩斯(HelenL.Coons)说，人们没有采取措施减压的一个主要原因是没有时间。最终，我们被压得精疲力尽，没有力气去减压了。Americansarestressedout.Nosurprisethere,Isuppose.Thequestionis,whatarewedoingaboutit?Theanswer,accordingtoanewsurveyfromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,isnotenough.Fewerpeopleareutilizingstress-managementtechniquestocopewiththeirburdens,accordingtotheannualsurveyreleasedyesterday.Amongthetechniquesaskedabout─fromexercisingtoreading,prayingorshopping─nearlyallwerebeingusedlessinthisyear’ssurveycomparedwith2008.Andmanypeopleareturningtosedentarymethods,suchaslisteningtomusicoreating.Abigreasonthatpeopledon’ttakestepstoreducetheirstressislackoftime,accordingtoHelenL.Coons,aclinicalpsychologistandafellowoftheAPA.Essentially,wearetoostressedtoreduceourstress.ButDr.Coons,whospokeatabriefingyesterdayontheresearch,emphasizethatit’simportantforpeopletotakecareofthemselvessotheyhavemoreenergyfortheotherthingstheyneedtodo.Weneedto’reframe’selfcare’assomethingthatisnotselfish,’shesaid.Mostpeoplereportedthattheirhealth-careproviderhadrecommendedlifestylechanges,suchasahealthierdiet.Butpatientsadvisedtomakechangesassociatedwithbehaviorsorsymptomsofstress─includingquittingsmokingorgettingmoresleep─weretheleastlikelytoreportsuccess.Ourlevelsofstressappeartohaveabatedsomewhatsincethefinancialdebacleoflastyear,accordingtothesurvey,whichwasconductedbyHarrisInteractiveandqueried1,568adultsfromaroundthecountry.Just42%ofpeoplesaidtheirstresshasincreasedoverthepastyear,comparedwith47%in2008.Andthesymptomsofstress-fromirritabilitytofatiguetoteethgrinding-wereallabitlowerthisyear.Butouroverallstresslevelsarestillhigh,whichtheresearcherscautionedcouldbeaprecursortoserioushealthconsequences.Jugglers,weallprobably