Keep Stress in Check This Season

For many, the holiday season can be a stressful time, but there is no reason to go through this stress alone. The professionals at Walden know how to help.

This may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it also can be a stressful time. There are added responsibilities, family obligations, financial strains, and more that make the holidays overwhelming. If you take time off work, you might have to double up the work to make up for lost time in the office. Or, you might have to work increased hours with large numbers of customers who also are overwhelmed, tired, and stressed. These factors can all take a toll.

Here are some tips on reducing stress during the holiday season.

• Figure out what is more important to you and focus on that. This is different for everyone, so don’t try to live up to someone else’s idea of what is most important.
• Rather than buying gifts for everyone, try to do something for someone else. Keep a budget and use this tip to help you stick to it.
• Your kids need time more than things. Spend time with them, bake cookies, look at Christmas lights together, and remember that gift is more important than anything you can buy at the store.
• Plan, make lists, and set boundaries on what you can and can’t do.

Walden has someone available to talk to this time or any time of year. To schedule an appointment at one of Walden’s locations, please call 888-912-7366.

Walden offers a comprehensive array of behavioral health treatment and recovery services to individuals and families throughout the community. These services include crisis intervention, psychiatric and mental health therapy, trauma services related to relationship abuse or sexual assault, drug and alcohol services, and community and recovery support services such as the free and open to the public Beacon of Hope and The Cove/DFZ Recovery and Wellness Centers.

For more information about how Walden can help, please visit www.waldensierra.org, contact the 24-hour crisis hotline at 301-863-6661 anonymously, or call the appointment line at 301-997-1300 or 888-912-7366. Walden also can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

For more information about Walden Behavioral Health, visit their Leader member page.