Stress: a professional ailment

You will also learn that most mothers believe that motherhood is closely related to stress. Indeed, one of the researchers attributed stress to the professional ailments of young mothers. Any woman will understand the other, which will call "very tense" the day when her little son, left with a fastened belt in the car, managed to reach the steering wheel and the car drove into a ravine 60 feet deep. Neither the child nor the car was harmed, but, the researcher adds, this can not be said of the mother.
How to cope with such stresses?
"Take a time-out for yourself," recommends Abby King, Ph.D., a senior researcher at the Center for Research in Prevention of Diseases at the Stanford University School of Medicine. We advised women, many of whom had children to give half an hour a day to classes that bring them pleasure. Some even hesitated to say what gives them pleasure, so long ago it was. Others felt guilty if they spent time on themselves. But if you take care of yourself, it will benefit your family. Not only because you will feel better. You need to think about yourself and your value, then you will feel more comfortable. "
As one of the pleasant pastimes, Dr. King offers physical pursuits. Several studies performed by her and her colleagues showed that such a simple thing as a half-hour walk is an excellent remedy for stress. "Secondly, because of the existence of some physical and psychological mechanisms, staying in the fresh air, communicating with people brings additional benefits," she says.
Daily walks also help to avoid or reduce "postpartum depression, weight gain and fatigue," suggests Dr. King. "We found that physical exercises are good for the figure, a sense of self-confidence. Women who devote time to physical activities feel a greater ability to control their lives, and this is a factor that significantly reduces the likelihood of stress. "