Some of the stresses that appeared on this list in the survey were:
Financial demands,
Family dynamics, and
The difficulty of keeping up with healthy habits.
Now, maybe you don’t celebrate Christmas. If not, you may still find yourself caught up in the whirlwind of it, if for no other reason, to accommodate your loved ones in their busy times.
During the stressful holiday season, there are events to plan, visits to schedule – and gifts to buy. There are always long lines at the store, short tempers on the road and in airports, train and bus stations. If you’re dieting – or attempting to have any sort of healthy routines, this is the time of year they get derailed. At least for a while! Is it any wonder that we start suffering from stress symptoms?
Stress symptoms can be anything from those “minor” things to scarier things like heart palpitations, sleeplessness, major anxiety. These are all signs of stress and I know I’ve had them. Sometimes they sneak up on me. Sometimes I walk right into it. I fall into the trap of “powering through” when I already feel exhausted, run down and just…done.
Those seemingly minor signs of stress suddenly snowball and then it’s a full blown flu or a cold that just won’t quit. Can you relate to any of this? I thought maybe you may be able to!