5 Stress Reduction Tips To Help You Avoid Holiday Burnout
The festive season is fast approaching and for many people, stress depression and anxiety can make this season anything but merry. Heres 5 stress reduction tips to help you avoid burnout during the holidays:
Lower your expectations. The holidays are so exciting! Being with loved ones, Christmas decorations, lights, presents and much feasting! As the holiday approaches, expectations increase as to how the holiday will be only for them to be dashed when the holidays arrive. So, try not to place high expectations on how events will unfold. Always expect the unexpected and remember that humans can react unpredictably and surprisingly. Also, life can throw us the odd curve ball, especially when we least want it, so just have a what will be will be attitude and hopefully, the holidays will be perfect. Avoiding high expectations means you wont become stressed out or upset should things not turn out the way you wanted.
Plan ahead. Make a detailed plan for all of the things you need to do. Be thorough and try to do as much in advance as possible. The more you can get done before the holidays the less...