The effects of stress can be physical, mental, and emotional. These symptoms can leave you feeling overwhelmed with your daily life. Stress can effect you physically, feeling tired, getting an upset stomach, frequent headaches, having reoccurring colds, or trouble sleeping. Mentally, stress can cause you to feel pressured, difficulty focusing or concentrating, and having trouble making decisions. And lastly, emotionally you may have feelings of frustration, anger, tension, anxiousness, or be more aggressive.
Some common signs of stress:
- May leave you worrying about everything.
- You may find it hard to tolerate your children.
- Not sleeping enough.
- Not feeling well (headaches and aches and pains).
- Feeling like you're not able to manage daily things, such as finances and family routines.
- Feeling like you're not spending enough time with your partner and/or children.
- Finding yourself drinking too much alcohol , smoking too much, or using other drugs.
Recognize and understand what causes stress! This is how we learn and find ways of handling life's problems. Below are some tips that can help relieve stress after realizing and understanding our feelings.
- Take time away for yourself.
- Maintain good health with a good diet and exercise regularly.
- Try to avoid fatigue by going to sleep a little earlier.
- Get involved in community programs designed for parents and children.
- Talk to someone, professionally or even just a friend.
- Learn of ways to unwind to manage the tension.
- It's okay to say if you're feeling pressured, tense or drawn out at the end of a busy day.
- Practice, practice, practice-time management.
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