In my opinion worrying does not help the situation, it only makes things worse. Well it certainly made things worse when I had a stutter – the more I worried, the worse the the stuttering became. I was desperate to find a way that could help me to stop stuttering as I knew this would help me to gain in confidence and have a better quality of life.

Insomnia

I personally had problems with falling to sleep at night due to the amount that I would stress and worry about things – I know that this seems like a crazy thing to be doing and looking back I agree it was – this was just the way in which I was living my life at this stage. Other causes are snoring, an intake of too much caffeine, a noisy environment or depression.

Irritability

When people lose sleep or work to hard they can become over tired and this can lead to irritability. This can cause people to have a higher pulse rate, making their muscles feel tight and can leave people also feeling anxious and lethargic.

It is important to therefore ensure that you obtain a good amount of hours sleep per night (at least seven)and that you only work a certain amount of hours per week. Money is important to people, however in my opinion health should be the priority. I found myself working too hard at one stage for a company which sold composite front doors; this soon started to affect my sleep before I finally realised the mistake that I was making.

Solutions to these emotional health problems

I have come to realise that I need to treat myself from time to time. I have always found it difficult to relax and would often feel stressed and under pressure.

I know what I like and also what I love – it is essential that I enable myself these treats as it certainly enables me to become a much calmer person. These include reflexology, meditation, yoga, aromatherapy and tai chi. Yoga was something which did not really agree with me – I am not really sure why and in reality I will probably give it another go, with perhaps a more positive attitude, in the future.

I am now a far more content, happier person and as a career now work in the jobs in foster care industry. I am sure that other people can also become more self-fulfilled with the help of alternative therapies and additional sleep.

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