8 Tips on How to Deal with Holiday Stress: Tip 2
Review Tip 1: Planning and Organizing to Reduce Holiday Stress
It is unfortunate but true that many of us make unrealistic demands on ourselves and others. When we set our expectations extremely high and then stress ourselves out by demanding that we achieve them, we can truly make our lives miserable. And, when we are so uptight trying desperately and frantically to meet our own self imposed demands, we tend to get uptight and short tempered with the people around us. A good clue is to notice that when other people see you coming, they get out of your way!
The holidays are filled with expectations. We expect certain things from other people and they expect certain things from us. Now, if either fails to meet those expectations, people are hurt, angry, disappointed, don’t feel cared about, unloved, etc.
Wouldn’t it be better if all of us were more realistic? What if we lowered the demands we make on ourselves and the expectations we have of others? We’d be a lot better off if we were more realistic about what we can and cannot do during this holiday season and what others can and cannot do.
We really think it’s important to take a realistic look at what you can do to avoid stressing yourself out. Chill out! Relax! Be realistic and enjoy the season!
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