subject: Stress Management Tip - Maybe You Are Just Tired [print this page] Stress Management Tip - Maybe You Are Just Tired
Stress is something that all of us have to deal with and unfortunately, we live in a world that is not very friendly to us as far as our stress is concerned. Most of us have to deal with stress at work and during a time whenever we tend to be having more and more piled on us because of the economy, that stress is not likely to go away anytime soon. Another place that we may feel stress, unfortunately, is in the home. This should be a haven of peace for us but the reality for many of us is that it is a stressful area where we find that we are too busy to really relax and enjoy ourselves.It doesn't matter whether you are feeling overwhelmed at work or if you're feeling overwhelmed at home, the tendency will be to try and fit in more hours in the day in order to get things accomplished. There is a simple fact that all of us need to deal with and that is that we only have 24 hours in a single day. We may try to push ourselves in order to get less sleep at night so that we can get more work done, but this actually tends to be counterproductive in most cases. A lack of sleep may not only be difficult for you to handle, it may actually be driving your stress to a large extent.The average person needs anywhere from seven to nine hours of sleep every night and although this may seem like a ridiculously long time to the majority of us, it's a simple fact of life. If you are depriving yourself of sleep, you are not allowing your body and mind sufficient time to sort out what you went through during the day and to prepare your body in order to get ready for the next day.Let's face it, not all of us can increase our sleep to the extent where we need it but we may be able to get better sleep during the time that we are able to afford it. Avoiding drinking alcohol before going to bed, along with avoiding any heavy meals for several hours before sleeping will allow your body to get more quality sleep during a short amount of time that you are sleeping. It isn't the best solution to this problem, but it is one that will help you to sort out your stress in the mean time.
