Jobs and CareersSigns and Symptoms of Stress and Burnout
By Sharon Hwang
For the past 10 years I have lived a fast paced lifestyle. Workaholism was my addiction. In my twenties, when I started my business I would work 7 days a week 10 hour days, then party and drink on the weekend, and not even think twice. I was driven and committed to creating financial wealth for myself. That all came to a screeching halt about 2 years ago when I reached a "wall." This term is commonly used in running but it clearly relates to our day to day lives.
When you reach the "wall" it feels like you can't go on anymore. That every ounce of your energy has been sucked out of your body.
I was working on franchising my business and moving into rapid growth, and I suddenly couldn't get out of bed in the morning. I had reached my "wall." Not only was I tired all the time, I had lost all my motivation and desire to do anything. Getting out of bed in the morning was a chore. This really scared me, suddenly my businesses began to decline and I started making very poor business and personal decisions. I felt as though everything was difficult and just getting through the day was a HUGE effort and energy drain. It kept getting worse as I continued to stay in denial with my signs and symptoms of stress and burnout. I refused to allow myself to slow down and admit that I was burned out. It wasn't until I was forced into bed rest and crying every single day that I stopped and did some re-evaluation.
I decided it was time to simplify my life and create more space and time for enjoyment of my life and health. I sold one of my businesses and took 5 months off. Literally I just did the minimum to get by. I slept, read and nurtured my body mind and soul for 5 months.
I have since fully recovered with many lessons learned. I realize that I will never be able to work at the pace that I used to work in my twenties. I honestly don't want to work at that pace. Now I make sure I get plenty of rest, relaxation, down time and play time. I realize that my health and well-being is the greatest assets that I have and if I lose this then I will really be in trouble in my life. No amount of financial wealth can give you your health, if you have depleted your adrenals, and body.
Signs and symptoms of stress are not always obvious, you may mask the symptoms thinking that fatigue, headaches, forgetfulness, or illness are just a fact of life. Until you reach a mental breakdown, you will continue to keep forcing yourself towards chronic fatigue, unaware that your body is showing you signs and symptoms of stress. Generally whatever our vice is will we do more of when we are stressed. For example do you shop when you are stressed? Do you eat? Do you workout? Do you drink? If you find yourself doing more of these things almost excessively, that could be a clear sign that you are stressed out. Watch your own body for signs of stress.
Physical signs and symptoms of stress:
* Frequent illness or colds
* Headaches
* Back Pain
* Chest Pain
* Heart Palpitations
* High Blood Pressure
* Sleep Problems
* Digestive Issues
* Lack of Sexual Drive
* Eating too much or too little
* Alcohol or Drug Abuse
Emotional signs and symptoms of stress:
* Forgetfulness
* Restlessness
* Lack of Focus
* Getting Angered or Irritated Easily
* Sadness
* Worry or Feeling Anxious
* Feeling insecure
* Feeling overwhelmed
* Depression
* Inability to process information
* Feeling helpless
Sharon Hwang has worked in the wellness field for over 10 years. She has a M.A. in Psychotherapy and owns, The Wellness Center, Inc., which is located inside a Whole Foods grocery store, is an integrative center that offers, Acupuncture, Massage, Naturopathic Medicine and Chiropractic Care.
For more tips on how to manage stress go to:wellnessdenver.com.
For more tips on how to manage stress go to:adrenal-failure/ways-to-relieve-stress.com.
====================================
Morning Stress Syndrome - Should Our Morning Time Be Stressful?
By Christyn Young
Should morning time be stressful to you? Maybe not for most people especially after a good night sleep and feeling refreshed. But what about to a working mother? She should be refreshed too, right? To every working mother who doesn't have any helper at home, no morning is a relaxing morning.
Working mothers will always be the first to get up especially on schooling days. Very early at dawn, we can hear light noises of doors closing, cups being washed etc. These are the sound of a working mother doing her daily early morning chores.
Working moms are preparing breakfast for the whole family, getting lunch boxes ready for their kids, and making sure things are all organized before they wake up the rest of the family. Working mothers choose to wake up earlier than the rest of her family. Doing her chores alone quietly is a good way to reducing stress.
Once the daily chores are completed, they will then get themselves ready for work before waking their schooling children and spouse. At times, waking up their children to get ready for school is quite a tough job. The children may be too sleepy or lazy to go to school. Giving all sorts of excuses, asking for 5 more minutes of snoozing, grumpy, whining and that is where the morning stress starts.
No more quiet time once the children are awake especially if there is more than one schooling kid in the same house. They will be calling out to their moms if they can't find their belongings.
These are the early morning itinerary that working mothers need to go through daily. So, should morning time be stressful? It can be reduced. What we need to do is to get things well prepared and ready the night before. There are many ways that helps us reduce our stress.
Stress should be handled well before it handles us. We may end up having anxiety disorder. Anxiety attack comes without us knowing it. Learn more about anxiety attack and its instant relief from http://www.panicawaytips.info
=====================================
Ways to Relieve Stress in Today's Tough Economic Times
By Sharon Hwang
Stress is everywhere and more Americans are going into their doctors reporting pain, depression or illness, which many times is directly related to stress. Read on to the best ways to relieve stress, relaxation tips and the best ways to relax.
We are definitely in a new part of our lives, where stress is something that we need to keep in stress, similar to watching your cholesterol, weight or blood pressure. There has been a huge boom of relaxation tips, self help coaches, meditation retreats, spas, and yoga centers which can all offer the best ways to relax and let go of our daily stresses. There are also many ways to relieve stress that you can change in your day to day lifestyle that will also reduce your stress levels and prevent fatigue, pain, depression, and overwhelm.
Tips and ways to relieve stress:
AWARENESS:
Get to know yourself and what your personal signs of stress are. All of us have different sensitivities and margin for stress. Start to become aware when your body moves into a flight or fight mode. Where you become tense, get upset more easily, your heart rate increases, and your breathing becomes rapid. Many times we are so used to going into flight or fight mode that it becomes habit and we no longer realize that we are stressed out.
When you become more in touch with yourself you will begin to realize when you are getting stressed out and when you need to take a break. Also if you are a highly sensitive person, don't be hard on yourself, realize that you need to be even more proactive with your boundaries to maintain your well being. If you feel like you get overwhelmed easily or that you are highly sensitive I recommend that you read The Highly Sensitive Person, by Elaine Aron. She offers great insights and tips to those that are highly sensitive.
MOVEMENT:
There is a myth behind exercise in our society that it has to be painful or unenjoyable. I want to change your perceptions around this.
When I speak about movement, I don't want you to join a gym, start lifting weights, and ride the stair master for 30 minutes. Unless, of course you enjoy this type of movement. Movement is doing something that you enjoy, whether it be dancing, rollerblading, walking, golfing, swimming, yoga, whatever it may be. I just want you to move. Even if it is for a short 10-15 minute walk outside each day.
It is amazing what this will do for your overall well-being. When I walk I like to have a destination. So I try to plan meetings with friends and colleagues around my house so I can potentially walk or bike there. I also try to walk to the grocery store when I can. This gets me outside and active, while I also get to get things done. When you plan movement into your lifestyle you will be more successful. If you like dancing choose a dance studio that is either close to your work or home, so it will be easy to integrate into your daily life.
REST:
Sleep and Rest is something that is highly undervalued in our society. Many of us are running on a sleep debt. Sleep debt is the cumulative effect of not getting enough sleep. A large sleep debt may lead to mental and/or physical fatigue.
Sleep debt is becoming a growing problem in the United States. It is estimated that the average person now sleeps 1.5 hours less per evening than the average person a century ago. Generally the average person needs 8 hours of sleep per night, but many Americans are only getting on average 6.9 hours of sleep per night. The structured American lifestyle and culture does not place value on sleep and rest. There is a myth that if we work harder and don't sleep that we will get ahead of others. Which this may be true if you are pushing your body for a deadline or project. But if done consistently day after day, year after year, can cause irrepairable health issues such as, sleep disorders, chronic pain or fatigue, fibromyalgia, hormonal imbalances, arthritis or heart disease.
If you want to create more sleep and rest in your day to day lifestyle, you must go against mainstream cultural norms. Which means slowing your lifestyle down.
1. Reduce your consumption try to run all your errands once or twice a week. Take time on the weekend to plan your meals, so you are more efficient when you shop and you are getting good nutrition throughout the week, without having to stop and buy fast food.
2. Consider public transportation. If you have a long commute time, consider public transportation. If it is convenient, you will have suddenly freed up new time for you to read, relax or work while taking public transit. The average American spends $8 to $12,000 a year on maintaining and paying for a car, taking public transit may not only create more free time for you but will also create more financial margin for you and your family. If public transportation is not an option, use your commute time to your advantage. Listen to books on tape, relaxing music or use the time to catch up with friends and family.
3. Have a set time that you start getting ready for bed and allow yourself at least 8-9 hours before you have to awake the next morning. For example if you have to be up by 7am, plan on being in bed by 10pm. Hopefully your body will naturally awaken rather than having to be awoken by an alarm. Try to be consistent with this schedule and your body will adjust and know what to expect.
4. Plan time in your day to nap or rest if you need it. I know this is hard if you work in a cubicle or with others. I had a high school teacher that every day at 3:00pm he would take a nap in his office chair, with other faculty there and students walking by. While it seemed funny in the beginning we all got used this and knew not to bother him.
QUIET TIME:
This is another thing that is requires intention and commitment if you want to change your lifestyle. We live in a culture of vast technological advances which we can use to our advantage to make us more efficient. If you are not careful it can also control your life, if you don't create boundaries for yourself, you will be a slave to your work and technology. Plan down time. Have times during the week that you turn off all technology. Get a massage, journal, read, relax in quiet.
Many people have a hard time with this one because it is hard to turn off their minds and the urge to constantly check their phones or e-mails. This is another form of addiction that I would challenge you to changing.
SENSE OF COMMUNITY:
With advent of the internet and affordable travel. We now have the ability to connect with people worldwide. Good friendships take time to foster and grow. It also takes time to find friends that are in alignment with your lifestyle and values. If you are overweight and trying to lose weight, you need to surround yourself with friends that will support you in this journey. Many times old friends resist change and will intentionally or unintentionally try to sabotage your goals. As you make a choice to live a stress free lifestyle you don't want friends that are constantly asking you to go out and drink with them until wee hours of the evening.
Take time to align yourself with groups that may fit your new lifestyle. Take time to foster those relationships once you find friends that are on the same path or are already there.
Sharon Hwang M.A., is the owner of The Wellness Center, located inside Whole Foods in Colorado wellnessdenver.com. She is a pioneer in the health and wellness industry and has been working in the industry for over 10 years. She has a Masters in Counseling, and has a passion for helping people live better, happier lives. She is working on her newest website adrenal-failure.com a website devoted to helping people manage their stress levels. She is a professional public speaker, entrepreneur, and wellness coach. She currently lives in Denver.
By Sharon Hwang
For the past 10 years I have lived a fast paced lifestyle. Workaholism was my addiction. In my twenties, when I started my business I would work 7 days a week 10 hour days, then party and drink on the weekend, and not even think twice. I was driven and committed to creating financial wealth for myself. That all came to a screeching halt about 2 years ago when I reached a "wall." This term is commonly used in running but it clearly relates to our day to day lives.
When you reach the "wall" it feels like you can't go on anymore. That every ounce of your energy has been sucked out of your body.
I was working on franchising my business and moving into rapid growth, and I suddenly couldn't get out of bed in the morning. I had reached my "wall." Not only was I tired all the time, I had lost all my motivation and desire to do anything. Getting out of bed in the morning was a chore. This really scared me, suddenly my businesses began to decline and I started making very poor business and personal decisions. I felt as though everything was difficult and just getting through the day was a HUGE effort and energy drain. It kept getting worse as I continued to stay in denial with my signs and symptoms of stress and burnout. I refused to allow myself to slow down and admit that I was burned out. It wasn't until I was forced into bed rest and crying every single day that I stopped and did some re-evaluation.
I decided it was time to simplify my life and create more space and time for enjoyment of my life and health. I sold one of my businesses and took 5 months off. Literally I just did the minimum to get by. I slept, read and nurtured my body mind and soul for 5 months.
I have since fully recovered with many lessons learned. I realize that I will never be able to work at the pace that I used to work in my twenties. I honestly don't want to work at that pace. Now I make sure I get plenty of rest, relaxation, down time and play time. I realize that my health and well-being is the greatest assets that I have and if I lose this then I will really be in trouble in my life. No amount of financial wealth can give you your health, if you have depleted your adrenals, and body.
Signs and symptoms of stress are not always obvious, you may mask the symptoms thinking that fatigue, headaches, forgetfulness, or illness are just a fact of life. Until you reach a mental breakdown, you will continue to keep forcing yourself towards chronic fatigue, unaware that your body is showing you signs and symptoms of stress. Generally whatever our vice is will we do more of when we are stressed. For example do you shop when you are stressed? Do you eat? Do you workout? Do you drink? If you find yourself doing more of these things almost excessively, that could be a clear sign that you are stressed out. Watch your own body for signs of stress.
Physical signs and symptoms of stress:
* Frequent illness or colds
* Headaches
* Back Pain
* Chest Pain
* Heart Palpitations
* High Blood Pressure
* Sleep Problems
* Digestive Issues
* Lack of Sexual Drive
* Eating too much or too little
* Alcohol or Drug Abuse
Emotional signs and symptoms of stress:
* Forgetfulness
* Restlessness
* Lack of Focus
* Getting Angered or Irritated Easily
* Sadness
* Worry or Feeling Anxious
* Feeling insecure
* Feeling overwhelmed
* Depression
* Inability to process information
* Feeling helpless
Sharon Hwang has worked in the wellness field for over 10 years. She has a M.A. in Psychotherapy and owns, The Wellness Center, Inc., which is located inside a Whole Foods grocery store, is an integrative center that offers, Acupuncture, Massage, Naturopathic Medicine and Chiropractic Care.
For more tips on how to manage stress go to:wellnessdenver.com.
For more tips on how to manage stress go to:adrenal-failure/ways-to-relieve-stress.com.
====================================
Morning Stress Syndrome - Should Our Morning Time Be Stressful?
By Christyn Young
Should morning time be stressful to you? Maybe not for most people especially after a good night sleep and feeling refreshed. But what about to a working mother? She should be refreshed too, right? To every working mother who doesn't have any helper at home, no morning is a relaxing morning.
Working mothers will always be the first to get up especially on schooling days. Very early at dawn, we can hear light noises of doors closing, cups being washed etc. These are the sound of a working mother doing her daily early morning chores.
Working moms are preparing breakfast for the whole family, getting lunch boxes ready for their kids, and making sure things are all organized before they wake up the rest of the family. Working mothers choose to wake up earlier than the rest of her family. Doing her chores alone quietly is a good way to reducing stress.
Once the daily chores are completed, they will then get themselves ready for work before waking their schooling children and spouse. At times, waking up their children to get ready for school is quite a tough job. The children may be too sleepy or lazy to go to school. Giving all sorts of excuses, asking for 5 more minutes of snoozing, grumpy, whining and that is where the morning stress starts.
No more quiet time once the children are awake especially if there is more than one schooling kid in the same house. They will be calling out to their moms if they can't find their belongings.
These are the early morning itinerary that working mothers need to go through daily. So, should morning time be stressful? It can be reduced. What we need to do is to get things well prepared and ready the night before. There are many ways that helps us reduce our stress.
Stress should be handled well before it handles us. We may end up having anxiety disorder. Anxiety attack comes without us knowing it. Learn more about anxiety attack and its instant relief from http://www.panicawaytips.info
=====================================
Ways to Relieve Stress in Today's Tough Economic Times
By Sharon Hwang
Stress is everywhere and more Americans are going into their doctors reporting pain, depression or illness, which many times is directly related to stress. Read on to the best ways to relieve stress, relaxation tips and the best ways to relax.
We are definitely in a new part of our lives, where stress is something that we need to keep in stress, similar to watching your cholesterol, weight or blood pressure. There has been a huge boom of relaxation tips, self help coaches, meditation retreats, spas, and yoga centers which can all offer the best ways to relax and let go of our daily stresses. There are also many ways to relieve stress that you can change in your day to day lifestyle that will also reduce your stress levels and prevent fatigue, pain, depression, and overwhelm.
Tips and ways to relieve stress:
AWARENESS:
Get to know yourself and what your personal signs of stress are. All of us have different sensitivities and margin for stress. Start to become aware when your body moves into a flight or fight mode. Where you become tense, get upset more easily, your heart rate increases, and your breathing becomes rapid. Many times we are so used to going into flight or fight mode that it becomes habit and we no longer realize that we are stressed out.
When you become more in touch with yourself you will begin to realize when you are getting stressed out and when you need to take a break. Also if you are a highly sensitive person, don't be hard on yourself, realize that you need to be even more proactive with your boundaries to maintain your well being. If you feel like you get overwhelmed easily or that you are highly sensitive I recommend that you read The Highly Sensitive Person, by Elaine Aron. She offers great insights and tips to those that are highly sensitive.
MOVEMENT:
There is a myth behind exercise in our society that it has to be painful or unenjoyable. I want to change your perceptions around this.
When I speak about movement, I don't want you to join a gym, start lifting weights, and ride the stair master for 30 minutes. Unless, of course you enjoy this type of movement. Movement is doing something that you enjoy, whether it be dancing, rollerblading, walking, golfing, swimming, yoga, whatever it may be. I just want you to move. Even if it is for a short 10-15 minute walk outside each day.
It is amazing what this will do for your overall well-being. When I walk I like to have a destination. So I try to plan meetings with friends and colleagues around my house so I can potentially walk or bike there. I also try to walk to the grocery store when I can. This gets me outside and active, while I also get to get things done. When you plan movement into your lifestyle you will be more successful. If you like dancing choose a dance studio that is either close to your work or home, so it will be easy to integrate into your daily life.
REST:
Sleep and Rest is something that is highly undervalued in our society. Many of us are running on a sleep debt. Sleep debt is the cumulative effect of not getting enough sleep. A large sleep debt may lead to mental and/or physical fatigue.
Sleep debt is becoming a growing problem in the United States. It is estimated that the average person now sleeps 1.5 hours less per evening than the average person a century ago. Generally the average person needs 8 hours of sleep per night, but many Americans are only getting on average 6.9 hours of sleep per night. The structured American lifestyle and culture does not place value on sleep and rest. There is a myth that if we work harder and don't sleep that we will get ahead of others. Which this may be true if you are pushing your body for a deadline or project. But if done consistently day after day, year after year, can cause irrepairable health issues such as, sleep disorders, chronic pain or fatigue, fibromyalgia, hormonal imbalances, arthritis or heart disease.
If you want to create more sleep and rest in your day to day lifestyle, you must go against mainstream cultural norms. Which means slowing your lifestyle down.
1. Reduce your consumption try to run all your errands once or twice a week. Take time on the weekend to plan your meals, so you are more efficient when you shop and you are getting good nutrition throughout the week, without having to stop and buy fast food.
2. Consider public transportation. If you have a long commute time, consider public transportation. If it is convenient, you will have suddenly freed up new time for you to read, relax or work while taking public transit. The average American spends $8 to $12,000 a year on maintaining and paying for a car, taking public transit may not only create more free time for you but will also create more financial margin for you and your family. If public transportation is not an option, use your commute time to your advantage. Listen to books on tape, relaxing music or use the time to catch up with friends and family.
3. Have a set time that you start getting ready for bed and allow yourself at least 8-9 hours before you have to awake the next morning. For example if you have to be up by 7am, plan on being in bed by 10pm. Hopefully your body will naturally awaken rather than having to be awoken by an alarm. Try to be consistent with this schedule and your body will adjust and know what to expect.
4. Plan time in your day to nap or rest if you need it. I know this is hard if you work in a cubicle or with others. I had a high school teacher that every day at 3:00pm he would take a nap in his office chair, with other faculty there and students walking by. While it seemed funny in the beginning we all got used this and knew not to bother him.
QUIET TIME:
This is another thing that is requires intention and commitment if you want to change your lifestyle. We live in a culture of vast technological advances which we can use to our advantage to make us more efficient. If you are not careful it can also control your life, if you don't create boundaries for yourself, you will be a slave to your work and technology. Plan down time. Have times during the week that you turn off all technology. Get a massage, journal, read, relax in quiet.
Many people have a hard time with this one because it is hard to turn off their minds and the urge to constantly check their phones or e-mails. This is another form of addiction that I would challenge you to changing.
SENSE OF COMMUNITY:
With advent of the internet and affordable travel. We now have the ability to connect with people worldwide. Good friendships take time to foster and grow. It also takes time to find friends that are in alignment with your lifestyle and values. If you are overweight and trying to lose weight, you need to surround yourself with friends that will support you in this journey. Many times old friends resist change and will intentionally or unintentionally try to sabotage your goals. As you make a choice to live a stress free lifestyle you don't want friends that are constantly asking you to go out and drink with them until wee hours of the evening.
Take time to align yourself with groups that may fit your new lifestyle. Take time to foster those relationships once you find friends that are on the same path or are already there.
Sharon Hwang M.A., is the owner of The Wellness Center, located inside Whole Foods in Colorado wellnessdenver.com. She is a pioneer in the health and wellness industry and has been working in the industry for over 10 years. She has a Masters in Counseling, and has a passion for helping people live better, happier lives. She is working on her newest website adrenal-failure.com a website devoted to helping people manage their stress levels. She is a professional public speaker, entrepreneur, and wellness coach. She currently lives in Denver.
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