Holiday stress can make happy times unhappy
Stress comes in all forms and among the most stressful events are often those that we are supposed to be happy with! That’s right, getting married, buying a new house, or getting ready for the holidays can actually be hazardous to your health. That’s because the stress and anxiety you feel over these ‘happy events’ signal the same stress response in your body as the dangerous or unpleasant situations most people associate with stress (traffic, job loss, divorce, etc).
So it’s important for your health, and emotional well being, that you control holiday stress. After all, what good is the holiday if most of the time you are stressed out preparing for it? Here is a list of the Top 10 Ways To Reduce Stress around the holiday:
Top 10 Ways To Reduce Holiday Stress:
10. Buy everyone gift cards
9. Shop online
8. Never shop on the weekends
7. Take a ½ day off from work to shop with no crowds
6. Shop with friends (sharing time kills two birds with one stone and alleviates stress)
5. Get creative: think of home-made gifts that are easy and fun to make, plus less expensive!
4. Be aware of how you feel: when you feel stress increasing, practice taking slow, relaxed breaths to bring you back to center.
3. Shop after the holidays: give everyone a card telling them the gift is still on the way! You can even give them a hint of what you will get them to pique their interest.
2. Pace yourself: after 1-2 hours of shopping, take a break. Have some tea or something. Almost like being in the gym – you do a set of one exercise, then you rest, and do another. Here the sets are different stores. So you hit Macy’s, then rest, have some tea. Hit The Gap and Vitamin Shop (to buy Gabatrol for stress & anxiety of course!) then rest.
1. Take Gabatrol for immediate relief from holiday stress and anxiety. Gabatrol will make you feel great in as little as 15 minutes! It’s safe, fast acting and will have you floating through your holiday shopping feeling relaxed and calm!
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