As we have said, we believe that stress is the demands that you find in your everyday life. It is up to you how you decide to deal with them. So what are some of these demands......
| •Work – volume is too much or too little, job insecurity, relationship issues with colleagues, change of job, promotion or demotion or being overlooked/sidestepped, shift work causing erratic and/or unsocial hours, harassment, bullying to name a few | |
| •Relationship challenges or conflicts with, partners, friends, family, colleagues, or neighbours | |
| •Illness and /or disability | •Being a prime care giver for a relative |
| •Being a stepparent, stepson/daughter, or a single parent | •Holidays,
even Christmas! |
| •Housework, shopping and running the home | •Moving
house |
| •Children and planning for their future | •Divorce or separation |
| •Financial
worries, mounting debts, supporting two families |
•Violations of the law e.g. speeding ticket |
| •New technology | •Bereavement |
| •Pregnancy | •Retirement |
| •Managing the home/ work balance | •Rush hour travel/commuting |
| •Sporting and strenuous exercise | •Educational challenges |