Stress: 101

Let's face it. Times are tough & so is life, on occasion. Unfortunately though, we have grown to accepting that 90% of our time is spent STRESSING over situations.


Since stress is such a huge part of ALL of our lives, I decided to put together some information each week dealing with how you can begin to take this stress OUT of your life, slowly but surely. My hopes are that I will touch some aspect of stress that is related to your life and you will be able to use the information to begin being happy again.

Stress 101: Stress Diet?

♥ Many women want to do it all, but when there aren't enough hours in the day, we end up running on empty — literally. According to a recent article in the Daily Mail, a new type of eating disorder, "stressorexia," may be emerging amongst modern women.

"Stressorexia is not a scientific diagnosis that a doctor would make but anecdotally its symptoms are very prevalent among women." (Dr. Adrian Lord)

The more women juggle, the more anxious and stressed out they become. Some say stressorexia starts with a missed lunch and spirals out of control from there, resulting in massive weight loss. When people are too preoccupied to eat, it makes perfect sense.

I'm the kind of person who never skips a meal — I become shaky and irritable — but I know many people who oftentimes look down at their watch and say, "oops, I forgot to eat lunch!" So, even if you're having a stressful day at work or at home with the kids, do you ever fall victim to the "stress diet"?