are we making ourselves too busy?
Do you think being busy is a good thing – despite moaning about it?
Be honest with me, and yourself - do you think being busy is a good thing despite moaning about it? Yes, I know I do but is that 6.30am run necessary before getting the kids ready and to school on time. Or in your lunch break collecting that dress you wanted for the weekend, squeezing in that extra bit of work you’ve taken on and meeting a friend for lunch? Then you have the wax appointment your trying to squeeze in after work, rushing for your train home and then not to mention the hangry partner at home and the housework that awaits you! Sound like a regular day?! Read on.
In my beauty business over the years, I have treated and engaged with many people on a daily basis and never have I witnessed so many of us in a mad rush to do everything and be all things to all people. Is this healthy? Are we creating our own stress by being too busy? I personally am a culprit and I think many of you could agree.
… fatigue, bloating, unpredictable appetite, skin complaints and hormone imbalance could all be linked to being too busy
Suzanne Bywater-Read, psychotherapy counsellor (aka Mum to me!) - after studying and analysing stress and anxiety behaviour thinks the body interprets constant rushing and busy lifestyles, as daily stressors. Explaining that stress can release high levels of hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline, which could be used positively or negatively. The latter could be detrimental to our health. There is evidence that weight gain and disrupted sleep could be due to an imbalanced nervous system, fatigue, bloating, unpredictable appetite, skin complaints and hormone imbalance could all be linked to being too busy.
With the world having to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, we have all had to adapt our day-to-day life and face the suspension of more or less everything. Life would of changed dramatically for most of us and without downplaying the tragedies this country has faced, maybe we positively use this an an opportunity to re-evaluate and reflect on our own lives. Many of you may have got your 8 hours sleep, exercised at a reasonable time of day or read that book you brought 6 months ago! Maybe you have recognised aspects of your life that you once thought were significant, like loosing that extra few pounds and skipping lunch to what expensive dress you might have to put on your credit card, these are now actually kind of irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
So essentially this is a time in which we decide which behavioral changes we made during the crisis that we will abandon, and which we will sustain. Take this opportunity to choose your new normal, how you intend to be in control of a ‘not so’ busy life. I realise we cannot always get away from a busy schedule but I have personally realised that you need to sometimes slow down, reset and honour yourself a little self-care. It is so important for our health and well-being.
Food for thought - do not forget to make an appointments with yourself.
