{"id":44772,"date":"2019-09-20T11:10:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T15:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=44772"},"modified":"2019-09-20T11:11:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T15:11:42","slug":"are-you-stressed-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/09\/are-you-stressed-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Stressed Out?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Dr. Glenn Mollette <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American Psychological\nAssociation reports Americans are stressed about money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stress about money and\nfinances appears to have a significant impact on Americans’ lives according to\nthe Association. Nearly three quarters (72 percent) of adults report feeling\nstressed about money at least some of the time and nearly one-quarter say that\nthey experience extreme stress about money (22 percent rate their stress about\nmoney during the past month as an 8,9, or 10 on a 10-point scale). In some\ncases, people are even putting their health care needs on hold because of\nfinancial concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly one in five\nAmericans say that they have either considered skipping or skipped going to the\ndoctor in the past year when they needed health care because of financial\nconcerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States is the\nworld’s richest country, with a gross domestic product nearly double that of\nthe runner up, yet our economic inequality is among the highest in the\nworld. The Great Recession may have officially ended, but most American\nhouseholds face stagnant wages and increasing debt – many Americans are actually\nconsidered to be poorer than they were a decade ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our worries over money are\ncreating a more stressful nation. Americans are working for wages sometimes are\nlow as $7.50 an hour as one person recently reported to me. Thus, many\nAmericans are working longer hours and sometimes two jobs to just pay the rent\nand buy food. 
\nMany senior adults are working into their eighties so they can buy groceries\nand pay on their medical bills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our stress level is\ndetrimental to our health. Bad health does not make us feel like working more,\nleads to depression, inactivity and drug and alcohol dependency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Dr. Robert\nWaldinger, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard\nUniversity, stress causes anxiousness, nervousness, distraction, excessive\nworry, internal pressure and changes in sleep patterns. These emotional states\ncan then begin to affect a person’s outward appearance. Someone who is stressed\nout may appear unusually anxious, distracted, self-absorbed, irritable or\nangry. If stress lasts a long time the results are excessive fatigue,\ndepression, thoughts of suicide, headaches, nausea and vomiting, chest pain or\npressure, heart racing, dizziness, restlessness, shortness of breath and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are chronically\nstressed, Waldinger, has some suggestions for one, exercise. Federal health\nofficials recommend 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily prayer or meditation\ncan make a big difference. An old song says, “Oh what peace we often\nforfeit, oh what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything\nto God in prayer.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waldinger also states the\nimportance of breathing. “Watch your breathing; people who get upset a lot\nbreathe very rapidly and shallowly and it creates more anxiety. Breathing\nslowly from the abdomen helps slow the stress response,” he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Waldinger said,\n“Don’t overdo alcohol. An extra drink seems to relax you but will only\ndisturb your sleep and will act as a depressant.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since money is such an\nAmerican issue be on the lookout for a better paying job and be willing to\nprepare, train, educate and even relocate in order to move up in the financial\npay scale. Do not take your financial situation as being final. Many senior\nadults into their eighties work 10 to 30 hours a week to stay active and to\nkeep food on the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be aggressive and don’t let\nstress rob you of a quality life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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