21/08/2023
One of the biggest challenges of parenting in today’s world is how to balance work life, social life, and home life. Our distant ancestors used to work fewer hours, sometimes just 4 hours a day. Our modern lives come with long working hours and an ever-increasing workload, and information overload. Hence most parents struggle to give enough quality time to themselves, and to the family, especially the children. Somewhat ineffective parenting.
This results in two cardinal problems; the first being that parents get highly stressed and suffer very damaging consequences. The second cardinal problem has to do with what the children suffer, and it is worse! We will get to that after looking at the first: Stress…
_Stress is far more dangerous than you may think. It is the leading cause of death!_
*Revealing the hidden perils of prolonged stress, and unlocking the door to wellness*
Stress is that uncomfortable state of mental strain or tension that _results from_ the adverse or demanding circumstances you face; especially situations of disappointment, discomfort, fear, frustration, guilt, hurt, inadequacy, loneliness, overload, etc. It is rampant.
Stress can be channelled positively. Indeed, some amount of stress may be required to jolt you into action and eventually to higher heights. Except that, most people take stress for granted – _often oblivious of the immense toll it takes on our physical, mental, and emotional well-being_ – and suffer terribly. Indeed, prolonged stress can have detrimental effects on your physical health, and your mental health as well.
It will interest you to note that the consequences of stress are so serious to the extent that most of the ailments people report to the hospitals with – _an estimated 90 percent_ – are not pathogenic; that is, they are not the effects of disease-causing organisms, but rather, the results of stress. It is estimated that stress accounts for some 63 percent of the causes of deaths. It is that serious!
And, not too long ago, the BBC announced that work-related stress disorders had been on the increase.
The American Institute of Stress reports that 120,000 people die every year as a direct result of work-related stress. And that additionally, healthcare costs resulting from work-related stress totals an average of $190 billion a year. In America alone.
*What really happens in your body will shock you some more. But that will open the door to your liberation and priceless freedom!*
To be cont'd
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