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How to Raise a Family in Today’s Stressful World

By Dean Shaw · On October 18, 2016

Raising a family can definitely be hard. Sometimes it seems impossible to find time to fit everything into your days. Whether you work full-time or stay home with the kids, every part of your day can feel increasingly stressful sometimes. The key to raising a family in a stressful world is learning how to stay calm despite the chaos that surrounds you.

Avoid Using Drugs to Cope

Many individuals contemplate turning to drugs to help them cope with the stress of the world, but it’s not the answer. Using drug adds more problems to your life and can ruin relationships and your entire life. Keep in mind that drugs only provide a temporary fix and your problems will still be there after the effects of the drugs go away. If you have used drugs to cope with stress and you feel you have a problem, understand that you’re not alone and there is help available to you. If you’ve become addicted to taking MDMA, you’ll need to find a safe way to detox from MDMA and Ecstasy. This goes for all drugs. Learn how to avoid putting yourself in a position where drugs are easily available.

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Ask for Help

It’s easy to take on a huge stack of tasks and then feel defeated when you cannot accomplish them all. It’s okay to ask for help because it’s impossible to do everything yourself. If you have a spouse or a partner, ask them if they can take some tasks from your overwhelming to-do list. Lean on family and friends for support. Remember that you are only one person so avoid stretching yourself too thin to avoid adding stress to your life.

Take Time for Yourself

Everyone needs time for just themselves. With a busy schedule, you probably feel like there’s no way you can do anything for yourself. Consider getting up a little bit earlier or doing something you enjoy when your children are asleep. Find a hobby that makes you really happy and promotes relaxation and make time for that. Exercising some every day can help boost your mood, keep your body healthy, and reduce your stress.

Get Plenty of Sleep

Not getting enough sleep can leave you in a perpetual state of exhaustion. Lack of sleep can also lead to health problems such as heart attack and high blood pressure, cause depression, makes you forgetful, impairs your judgement, and can make you more prone to accidents. Getting enough sleep is one of the most important parts of taking care of yourself. Proper sleep can lower your stress, sharpen your attention, and make you function better throughout the day.

Remember That It’s Okay to Say No Sometimes

It’s important to know when to say no. Avoid stacking too many things on your plate because you’ll just end up overwhelmed and very stressed. You may feel like you want to please everyone by saying yes all the time, but you’re only human and it’s okay to say no to extra activities that will take up even more of your time when you’re already stressed.

Life can be even more hectic if you’re trying to attend school while raising a family. Enlist in the help from friends and family members so you have plenty of time to study. Your family relies on you to be the cool, calm, and collected person that holds everything together. Make taking care of yourself your number one priority and focus on little ways you can reduce your stress every day.

 

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