Sometimes we don’t even realize how badly we really need a break. But there are a few unmistakable signs that tell us just that – if we just pay attention to them.
Of course, everyone is in Stress And parents with small babies in particular often don’t even know where up and down is due to the lack of sleep and caffeine overdose. However, these phases pass and, ideally, everyday life then levels off again to a normal level of stress. But what if that doesn’t happen? When, after years, are you still longing for a few extra minutes of sleep and adult conversation that won’t be disturbed?
This can be quite a strain on our nerves and lead to our stress level taking on unhealthy proportions. So that this doesn’t happen to you, we have a few pointers from your body that are really worth listening to.
1. You are b*tchy
Perhaps the most obvious and universal sign of excessive stress is irritability. Sure, we all have a bad day and react irritably, but if you are only bitchy in your communication with your family and get loud for no reason, then something goes wrong.
Your partner may even have accused you of being moody. Sometimes it pays to listen and see such allegations as a reason to take a break. let the children with your sweetheart and allow yourself some time for yourself.
2. You are just tired
Do you know this feeling when you wake up after a long night and are just as tired as before? Your body can only laugh tiredly about the supposedly sufficient 8 hours of sleep because you are simply chronically exhausted.
7 to 8 hours are simply not enough for your body to recover. This happens when you combine a constant lack of sleep with constant stress. The highest level of alert applies here. If you don’t shift down a gear soon, the famous mommy burnout could hit you.
3. You are no longer yourself
Are you usually the mom who can play with her children for hours without getting tired? But now you are suddenly making the television the number one employment tool? Or are you the mom who sticks to her evening routine as if it were sacred, but now you don’t even know when you last followed it? A typical sign of too much stress!
You simply lack the energy to continue to meet your demands on yourself. Because of exhaustion, you leave out all the things that were important to you before, because they simply cost too much energy.
4. You always have a guilty conscience
Now comes the particularly treacherous thing about it: By leaving out the things that are actually important to you due to stress, you get a guilty conscience because you fear that the children will miss out. The guilty conscience then stresses us even more – a vicious circle develops. A constant guilty conscience for no apparent reason is also a sign of far too much stress.
5. You don’t even know who you are anymore
At the end of the hustle and bustle, there is often the sad realization that you have neglected yourself so much over the years that you have lost yourself in the process. Suddenly you don’t know what to add to a conversation if it’s not about children. Or you don’t know what to do with yourself when you finally have a free minute. What did you actually like before life consisted of work, housework, and children?
This is how you escape the stress trap
So that things don’t get that far in the first place or get better again, a few things should urgently change. Life is far too good to rush from A to B under stress. Since it is not so easy as a mom to reduce stress and find ways to relax, we have put together a few tips for you:
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And always remember: We adults are role models for our children. If we show them that not only is it important to take care of others but that it is just as important to take care of themselves, then they will learn something very important for their lives.
