Stress is an everyday event for most people. Stress can stem from external causes such as major life events and life transitions, family health issues and illness, and issues at work, school, financial problems or relationship issues.
When you’re running short of time and under the pump, feeling stressed and worn out, what’s the typical human response? Skip meals, eat at your desk, cancel lunch, work back later, catch up on work at home, eat takeaway, stop exercising and socialise less.
While these coping strategies can help in the short term, if they form the basis of an ongoing pattern, they may not be ideal. The things we typically eliminate when we’re stressed are often the very things that form our stress management buffer.