We moved a few months back to a rural area where, not only do they have to pump in daylight, but high speed Internet is almost unheard of. Both cable and DSL stop about a mile from where we live!

So, like it or not, since I work at home I had to go with satellite modem. I chose Wildblue.net, owned by Google, which is another bad story in itself. But the concept of “cyber stress” became a reality in my life.

Not only in the way it’s presented in the article Dealing with technological stress found at Web-Articles.info, which deals with the fact that the new technologies we all use every day now are causing stress on our bodies, but in the sense that this technology can stress you out! (Or at least it does me!)

This article talks about concepts that you’ve probably heard of before—how using computers and other virtual technology can lead to a variety of problems, including “repetitive strain injuries, muscle and back problems, tendonitis, eyestrain, blurred vision and e-thrombosis (blood clots in the heart or blood vessels caused by sitting at a computer for long periods of time).

The point is that we need to take better care of ourselves by sitting properly, using more ergonomically designed equipment, using glare screens, and such.

I don’t know about you, and while I totally agree that these are issues we should all be dealing with, my main concern is the rise in blood pressure when I have to sit for a full five minutes to load a web page using my “high speed” satellite connection that I’m paying $80 a month for!

Tags: Home-based Business, Stress