Rappler's latest stories on stress
Paint relief: Singaporeans make messy art to de-stress
There are no rules and no time limit – people can keep going until they run out of paint, and let themselves loose on the walls when their canvas is full

Paint relief: Singaporeans make messy art to de-stress
Singapore's Splat Paint House lets guests paint onto walls and canvases using brushes, water guns, and syringes – no rules and no time limits

Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress
The World Resources Institute says, 'water stress is the biggest crisis no one is talking about. Its consequences are in plain sight in the form of food insecurity, conflict and migration, and financial instability.'

Why driving can help clear and reenergize the mind
Studies show that driving can actually be good for mental health

'Burnout' is an 'occupational phenomenon' not disease – WHO
The clarification comes a day after the World Health Organization mistakenly said it had listed burnout in its International Classification of Diseases for the first time

WHO recognizes 'burnout' as medical condition
The World Health Organization defines burnout as 'a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed'

The science behind 'taking it out on someone'
What if you were asked to trust someone for the first time? What would make you trust them?

New Australian Open heat policy to counter oven-like conditions
A heat stress scale will be used for the first time at a Grand Slam to prevent players from fainting and suffering exhaustion

How to detoxify your life
Is life being too hard on you? Maybe it’s time to detoxify

Extreme stress in childhood is toxic to your DNA
How does stress turn cells from Jekyll to Hyde?

Help for the helpers: Mental health support for Yolanda's first responders
In the clamor for mental health support during natural calamities, most of the attention is focused on the victims, but those who provide relief response also need help

Destress in under 2 minutes: Relaxing tools for really busy people
Use these "me time" essentials, even when you have no time

Journalists bear invisible scars of Mexico's drug war
Many Mexican crime reporters suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as they either bear daily witness to violence or experience it themselves

Free instant stress-buster: happy memories
Science goes a step further to confirm what having good memories could do for you

Study shows the way stress may harm your heart
People with a highly active amygdala – a region of the brain involved in stress processing – also have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke researchers reveal

Rodrigo Duterte, death penalty, Ateneo-La Salle | Evening wRap
Watch the evening newscast with Chay Hofileña

Lady Gaga reveals battle with post-traumatic stress disorder
I told the kids today that I suffer from a mental illness – I suffer from PTSD says the singer in the Today Show

Dear Class of 2016: Reality bites
A year after getting their diplomas what advice can Class of 2015 give this year s batch of graduates?

Stress less, smile more
Stress is an unavoidable fact of life but it doesn’t have to show

Hotter climate causing lower worker productivity – study
The global economic cost may be more than 2 trillion by 2030 according to the study on the impact of climate conditions on occupational health

For Pinoys, this is the leading cause of stress at work – survey
A new study from Willis Towers Watson also shows that employers and employees are sometimes not on the same page when it comes to understanding causes of stress at work

Israel sees heady future for medical marijuana
In 2015 Israeli doctors prescribed the herb to about 25 000 patients suffering from cancer epilepsy post traumatic stress and degenerative diseases

Slow mobile buffering a horror show – Ericsson
Ericsson s findings indicate that if the buffering delay lasted 6 seconds the stress response to delays was similar to that of watching a horror movie or solving a mathematical problem and greater than waiting in a check out line at the grocery store

Stress tests show no real estate bubble in PH – BSP
“At this point we don’t see any signs of stress in the real estate sector ” says BSP Deputy Governor Guinigundo
Blatter 'under medical evaluation' – spokesman
Sepp Blatter suffered a medical incident last weekend and had been placed under medical observation for 10 days a Swiss radio station reports

Study: PH to experience more days when it's too hot to work
A report by global risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft predicts that the Philippines is in for more working days exceeding safe levels of heat stress by 2045

Bounce: Stress management through expressive arts
Create space for yourself with mindfulness at work Learn how to use the arts for wellbeing

How 'mindfulness' helps us deal with high-stress jobs
Humanitarian work is not easy so how do the people who help survivors survive their own jobs?

Philippines faces 'high' level of water shortage in 2040 – study
The country s agricultural sector will bear the brunt of the predicted water scarcity according to a new World Resources Institute study

Fight or flight: How stress can affect our bodies
Busy days ahead? Check this infographic out for some facts on stress

Banks' exposure to real estate rises, driven by loans
Despite the increase in overall exposure the ratio of bad loans continues to decrease
4 years on, Japan's tsunami victims frozen in their tragedy
Four years after the tsunami thousands of people are unable to turn the page on the horror For them grief is frozen in time because they cannot find the bodies they need to mourn

Love for hearts on Valentine's Day and beyond
Here are 4 reasons why the symbol of love should also get some lovin
DSWD: Families of SAF 44 need livelihood assistance
Some families also need medical assistance and subsistence allowance

Once more, with feelings: Multi-tasking will make you dumb
[Science Solitaire] Multi tasking gives you a double whammy: you get to cultivate your inner moron and worse you get to love doing it
Stress and social media: it's complicated
A report by the Pew Research Center and Rutgers University researchers concludes that the stress facing some users of social networks is related to the cost of caring

UK Falklands veteran tries to trace family of soldier he killed
A British soldier who fought in the 1982 Falklands War is hoping to find peace by finding out the identity of an Argentinian marine he killed in battle

Post-Yolanda: 'Cases of mental disorders to rise until 2015'
The Philippines faces more challenges ahead in tackling mental health issues one year after Super Typhoon Yolanda

[Bodymind] Why people who need people are the luckiest
My mother was like a beacon of low self esteem shining brightly on any behavior which to her mind proved I was incapable of taking care of my own child

Neuroscientists say it's possible to overwrite bad memories
Emotions connected to memories can be rewritten making bad events in the past seem better and good things appear worse scientists say

Scientists explain stress-heart attack link
Scientists say chronic stress triggers overproduction of disease fighting white blood cells which can be harmful in excess

A future of thirst: Water crisis lies on the horizon
Don t waste even a single drop By the end of this century billions are likely to be gripped by water stress and the stuff of life could be an unseen driver of conflict

WHO: Mental health problems emerging in Yolanda-hit areas
Common mental health problems after disasters include post traumatic stress disorder depression and anxiety They manifest 3 6 months after a disaster

Stressed out Americans seek mindful peace
Can mindfulness a form of meditation really change the way we deal with daily life? One study says that in some cases mindfulness could be as effective as taking anti depressant medication

Signs of argument before US base shooting: commander
Investigators are combing through the records of the gunman Army specialist Ivan Lopez to determine his mental state before Wednesday s incident

4 dead in shooting at Fort Hood US base
UPDATED The gunman who wasn t immediately identified ending the shootings with a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head

On depression and pork barrel thieves
My name is Margarita Holmes and I suffer from the mental disorder called clinical depression
INFOGRAPHIC: The Stress Nexus
Population growth and rising prosperity are adding pressure on our supply of energy water and food – also known as the stress nexus
Powering Progress Together: A global forum
Last February 6 experts on energy water and food came together with representatives from business government and NGOs for the Powering Progress Together forum at the Manila Hotel
It's time to squish that Flappy Bird
Had enough of Flappy Birds? Squishy Birds is just the fix you need