4.Speak with a medical doctor. Often your physician can prescribe medications that will help you cope with stressors. They will often need to test for any condition or disease that might be causing a problem. Don’t be ashamed, go and get tested. Diseases such as diabetes and low thyroid can make you feel tired and irritable. This makes you much less likely to cope with the everyday stressors of life. Often there are chemical imbalances that can play havoc with your emotions, and if necessary they can provide medications. A reliable and competent physician can give you direct referrals to mental health care workers too. Don’t neglect using them, it’s worth it.

There are other things that you can do in your everyday life to help eliminate stress, and to find some personal time for you.

Learn to say “No.” There are only so many hours in the day, and there is only so much others’ should expect from you at home, and even at work. Sometimes the consequences for saying no might not be that easy to accept, but at some point the line has to drawn. No shifting or changing can be done except in cases of emergencies of course, but basically you have to find time for you.

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