Are you someone who hardly ever does nice things for herself? Are you constantly on the go and under pressure? Do you often say bad things to yourself, about yourself? Do you rarely take action to reduce the stress in your life?
If you answered yes, yes, yes… Today, I want to support you to turn this around.
I don’t normally use scare tactics yet…
Here are some startling facts about stress that I hope will create a shift for you:
- Stress influences a lot of health conditions from headaches to cancer, insomnia to migraines.
- Stress causes us to feel irritable and rushed, which can have big consequences on our relationships.
- Long term stress affects our ability to make sound decisions, making it harder to feel accomplished and proud of ourselves.
- Heart disease is now one of the top killers of women. Stress is a big contributor to high blood pressure, heart palpitations, heart attacks and stroke.
- Stress and weight gain are intimately linked. Stress commonly causes us to over eat, eat fast foods, or eat emotionally.
- Under stress, we are less likely to engage in exercise.
- In response to stress, we are more likely to spend money to feel better… leading to buyers remorse and a hungry bank account.
It is more than worth it to take drastic measures to reduce our stress! Perhaps this includes a lifestyle change, a career change, a relationship change… I know that these measures can be scary. Yet, for me, it’s scarier to consider what may happen if I don’t.
Comment on this question:
Armed with this new awareness, how are you willing to be good to YOU?
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Susan Liddy is the author of the “Body Benevolence eBook; 8 Weeks to Loving Your Body” and “The Secrets to Ultimate Living; What You Wish You Knew When You Were 20!”. Find more of her tips and articles to create an ultimate life and an extraordinary business here: SusanLiddy.com
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Stress is always the cause of our problems. Stress can also give us sickness. We just have to beat the stress and just enjoy life. Thank you for sharing.
How true. Often stressing about things that may not be true. Whether proven or not it also seems to make us age faster. Thanks for the information.
Liz
Beating stress is a tough one! Being a working mom, I am always trying to find ways to destress. Whether it’s a coffee break with a co-worker or a walk with the kids after work, I try to add some fun into the mix and take time to enjoy the moments to decompress. It works when I allow it to! Thanks for this info
Steph
Hi Susan,
I have been down that road with stress where I had to step off the course I was studying due to stress I could not sleep and not eating properly. I had forgotten how to enjoy the simple things in life but I spent plenty of time with my children and enjoy their company. I found I use to cry and take things personal and made myself a victim when all along was doing damage to myself. My self esteem was very low I did not know how to ask for help but a close friend help me to overcome some of my stresses. I still have along way to go, I started doing my hobbies again and felt brilliant when I knitted some cardigans and my children love them which empowered me to feel alot better about myself. I am still coming to terms with my stresses
Lorna