There’s certainly nothing wrong with a healthy dose of pressure in some aspects of our lives…if we didn’t have the pressure or incentives of deadlines, appointments or goals we’d all be stuck to our beds/sofas or the sun lounger It’s when ‘healthy’ pressure turns into stress and exhaustion that we have a serious problem and it’s a problem that needs attention. Even hearing the word stress can make us suddenly feel tense.
Though we are mostly educated and informed about the dangers of stress through public health, media and the educational sector, we still don’t seem to know when enough is enough. we push harder because we feel there we have no choice and that there is not enough time in the day. A lot of women seem to have forgotten how to use their ‘off’ switch. We really do try and have it all in life, the career the family the wardrobe, the social life ALL of it. All this comes at a price, a massive price to your health and price a on hindsight you wouldn’t be prepared to pay.
There’s a difference between feeling tired and feeling extremely exhausted and when you’ve been feeling that level of exhaustion for so long you’re in danger of suffering with burnout! Whatever it’s officially called, knowing the signs and symptoms and also how to recover from exhaustion will make a great difference to the way you feel, look and progress in life. Just because you’re very busy it doesn’t mean you’re going to be successful or produce the best quality of work if you feeling sapped of energy, when you get to this stage…something has GOT to give.
