Unfortunately, in today’s fast paced, highly technical world stress, worry and anxiety are facts of life and we have become accustomed to feeling stressed 24/7! We are a Stressed-out Nation and are dealing with our stress in unhealthy ways!
More than half of working adults are NOW concerned with the amount of stress in their lives; moreover, people experiencing stress are more likely to report hypertension, anxiety, depression or obesity.
We are reacting to both work and family stress by engaging in unhealthy behaviors; comfort eating, making poor diet choices, become very inactive, smoking, excessive drinking (alcohol) and drugs (both prescription and illegal).
Women seem to suffer from stress more often than men; with 73% of women identifying themselves as the primary decision-maker in the household and the caregivers for their children, partner and in some cases parent or parents, each aspect of care brings stress. Unfortunately, too often women do not take the necessary steps to alleviate that stress, and their own physical health suffers.
The bad news is; that your stress can easily turn into distress or chronic tension when...