No matter where you are in the adoption sphere (first child or you’re add to your blended family) the emptiness of waiting, so frustrating and constricting. Waiting impedes your ability to take on responsibility in your normal daily routine. Things that seemed easy before are now difficult to manage because your mind feels distracted when waiting for the phone call you’re expecting and/or that email that you hope will arrive soon; has not come about. Then when observations causes emotional reaction to watching other families at the grocery store; or that mother with a stroller on the sidewalk, when you stop for a traffic light, while you’re driving during your daily routine.
It is a known scientific fact that stress causes adverse influence on the body. Stress, known as the gateway to chest pain, high blood pressure, insomnia, body aches, digestive issues, headaches, and other physical impairments. Cognitive symptoms may include constant worrying, racing thoughts, forgetfulness, inability to focus, poor judgement, negative outlook and other symptoms that can influence your behavior. The long-term effect of stress can become the pathway to chronic consequences.
The question becomes where do you go from here? How do you improve your response to this extended period of wait time? How do you engage a future perspective to learn you’re not at the mercy of your circumstances?
Working with a coach who can help you with gaining insight to overcome your present limitation by allowing you to develop yourself powerfully to leverage full thinking, reject negative suggestions and to invent your own trajectory.
Let’s face it! Adoption’s triad is not the only issue in life that’s stressful!
7 Happy Life Events That Commonly Cause Stress
It’s an unfortunate paradox that many of life’s most momentous occasions are both the best of times and the worst of times. The events that should be some of the most joyful -– getting married, having kids, taking time off work to travel abroad –- can also be the most stress-inducing. Whether it’s the pressure of planning a major event or the anxiety of trying to live up to our own expectations of how happy we should be, once-joyful milestones can easily devolve into anxiety-filled occasions.
Though it may seem counterintuitive for happiness to cause panic, anything that disrupts our daily routine and normal modes of interaction can cause a stress reaction. The body’s stress response can be set off by any event that triggers a significant emotional response, throwing off our physical and mental equilibrium — thereby making a wedding practically as stressful as a divorce and a tropical vacation more anxiety-filled than a hectic week in the office.
FINDING OPTIONS TO RESOLVE THE STRESS IN YOUR LIFE
I am offering a workshop that will occur at the end of the month, to recognize National Stress Awareness Month April 1 – 31. Over the next several weeks you will receive more information about an early bird registration, dates and times. I hope to hear from you. Enjoy your day and don’t stress! 
Blog Presented by: Sharon Obazee
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