Even in the 21st century, stress is still the least discussed problem despite its aggravating influence on all other existing problems. The fast-paced life style we all lead at home and at work has pushed our desires and expectations to enormous heights. People have many anxieties, they don’t sleep well or not have enough sleep, their thoughts might race, they feel like walking on egg shells, they are short-tempered, and often feel like they are losing control of their life.
Agitated behavior, drinking and drug problems, marital discord and divorce, and even legal problems often follow. Prescription drugs work between 40 and 45 percent and if combined with psychotherapy could work up 60 percent of the time. The old saying “a stitch in time saves nine” is still valid today but we don’t learn to address the problems until they have spun out of control.
