Life Lessons on Stress, Burnout, and Worry: (When you are feeling overloaded)

Stress affects you in different ways every day. Nobody is immune to it. It does not matter what walk of life you are in... stress is there in good times and bad. For instance, your life might be rolling along just fine when you get married and are pregnant with your first child, but then your baby is born four weeks premature with a congenital heart defect and a three-month hospitalization (not to mention that as a parent, you realize that you're suddenly responsible for the life of another precious human being) ... and life becomes stressful. Or your 10- year-old son falls out a tree and breaks his arm...and you worry. Or maybe you are on a stroll in your neighborhood when a stray dog bites you and an infection sets in. Ouch! You will miss two weeks of work...worry sets in. Or you have been happily married for forty years when your spouse suddenly develops Alzheimer's dementia changing your relationship forever...and anxiety and exhaustion set in.



The list of problems that can affect your life goes on and on and on. And these types of stresses are just the "tip of the iceberg" in terms of the hundreds of ways you can experience both mental and physical stress.



Though I am not a psychiatrist, I have been a practicing adult physician and have cared for thousands of patients for over 30 years. Every day I see the daily mental and physical obstacles people face in their lives.



God has answers for your problems that will change your life for the better and help to transform you, body, mind, and spirit. He may direct you to healthcare professionals, a new diet, exercise, medication, or therapy to aid you in your journey to wellness. Your journey of good health begins with him.