December Stress

It is a universal truth that the holidays are stressful. Whether you're in charge of the meals and the presents, entertaining the extended family or spending the holidays alone, your stress level goes up. Just the other day, it took me twice as long to walk 3 blocks because of the huge crowds, watching the snowflakes projected on a building or hanging around taking pictures of the lights on the trees and nearly missed my dinner reservation.

As such I was very interested in finding ways to keep from stressing during the rest of this month and found a good article by Charlotte Libov, writing for WebMD. If you find yourself getting stressed this month, give it a look, it could help a lot.

Denise McVey knows holiday stress all too well. To be sure, she loves the holidays: going caroling, shopping, buying cards, enjoying the first snow, and, most of all, loving the look of delight on her toddler’s face on Christmas morning. But as the days until the holidays dwindle and the lines at the mall get longer, McVey is so beset by season-induced stress that, when the New Year rolls around, she’s spent. “Colds, flu, you name it, every year I get it; I’ve had shingles eight times,” says the 40-year-old owner of a creative agency in Boonton, N.J.

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