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<\/a><\/p>\nPersonally, we think a lot of it is motivated by some marketer’s bright idea, no doubt under the guidance of an “expert” psychologist or psychiatrist, about how to drum up business for the mental health industry.<\/p>\n
Of course, you know what an “expert” is? An “ex” is a has-been; and a “spurt” is a drip under pressure.<\/p>\n
Sometimes the advice given is just common sense; but other times the advice is dangerous. Beware, judgment may be in short supply when under a lot of stress.<\/p>\n
The Missouri Magazine<\/em> thinks it is essential to let us know this holiday season how to manage stress. Its advice is mostly common sense.<\/p>\n Medical News Today<\/em> wants us to manage stress, also, but they recommend you “seek help from a healthcare professional.” Naturally; the marketer in action.<\/p>\n One psychologist recommends you seek help from the American Psychological Association. Naturally.<\/p>\n The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services even has a full-color brochure on how to handle holiday stress. They recommend, surprise, that you call the Missouri Department of Mental Health’s Crisis Intervention line.<\/p>\n Oh, and then there’s all the “research” about holiday stress. The Mayo Clinic thinks women tend to get more stressed during the holiday season. We’re pretty sure that a comprehensive search will find that some scientist, somewhere has reached pretty much any conclusion you care to name about this condition.<\/p>\n We wrote a whole blog previously about stress, you can review it here.<\/a><\/p>\n The DSM-V has several entries for stress: There are even articles about “stress-free recipes for the holidays”.<\/p>\n Our advice? Read what we have to say about stress<\/a>, pass this along to your family, friends and associates, let us know what you think about this, and then have a happy, safe, stress-free holiday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We see a lot of news articles cropping up warning about stress during holidays. Personally, we think a lot of it is motivated by some marketer’s bright idea, no doubt under the guidance of an “expert” psychologist or psychiatrist, about … Continue reading
\n– Acute stress disorder
\n– Unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder
\n– Other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder
\n– Posttraumatic stress disorder
\nWe’re pretty sure you already know our opinion about the DSM<\/a>.<\/p>\n