Welcome to the intricate world of adolescence, where the challenges of growing up often intertwine with the complexities of stress. In “Unlocking the Struggles: Exploring the Causes of Stress Among Teenagers and Coping Strategies,” we embark on a journey to unravel the layers of stress that teenagers navigate daily. From academic pressures to social dynamics … Read more
Managing a household takes a lot of energy, patience, and time. Adding kids, pets, work, and other elements of life to a household and it’s a recipe for adult/parent-related stress. Being a parent creates a unique set of problems that bring on stress. Knowing how to manage your household stress level will be important to … Read more
Life is a microcosm of hardships and fun times. Everyone encounters stress no matter the job position, home situation, or social circumstance. These events can be especially rough and draining if you aren’t prepared to handle them. While no one can isolate themselves from stress, people can reduce the amount of pressure that they feel. … Read more
What is PTSD? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a debilitating illness that myself and many others have suffered with. This disorder was known as shell shock because it was from veterans coming back from wars. They were still living in the stress from their past, or post, traumatic situations. Here is the breakdown … Read more
Stress management isn’t an exact science. How we manage stress depends on numerous factors such as personal preference and cultural practices. For example, stress management techniques for urban millenials include wearable gadgets and mobile apps. Older immigrants from Asia and the Middle East often seek rest and relaxation at a bath house. On the other … Read more
Different things trigger stress in people. Whether a perceived distinction, lack of quality, inappropriate actions, or time crunch, stress can play havoc with a person. For an employed person, a huge part of their waking lives is spent at work. Due to the nature of working and the number of variables, it’s likely people will … Read more
In most people’s minds, the perfect holiday spread is an assortment of sugary, boozy and fatty dishes that will have you avoiding the bathroom scale well into the new year. However, classic holiday foods like eggnog, candied yams and pecan pie do much more damage than adding to our waistlines. Sugar, for example, causes rapid … Read more
When is the last time you sat and focused on the task at hand? Without doing something else, or thinking about something else, or not wholly doing the job on autopilot. I can answer that for many people, and it’s either never, or a very long while. I too was a victim of the hustle … Read more
Have you ever had difficulty concentrating or feel like you can’t stop worrying about something? Then you have experienced stress. Stress is your body’s approach to responding to any demand or threat. When this happens, your body’s defense system kicks into high gear in a rapid, automatic process which is known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction … Read more
Emotional eating, stress eating, binge eating. All these names point to one horrible habit: compulsive eating. To clarify, it’s eating as a way to deal with your problems. My love and hate relationship with emotional eating started after my family immigrated to the U.S. I was six years old and spoke no English. My only … Read more