Y’all Need to Relax!
Raise your hand (or quietly nod) if you are feeling
any of these things right now?
STRESS. PRESSURE. FEAR. ANXIETY. SELF DOUBT. DEPRESSION. STRAIN. EXHAUSTION.
Now that we all look a little silly with our hands raised way up in the air while nodding quietly but fervently at our phones… know that YOU are not alone.
Stress In America
TOP CAUSES OF STRESS
1. Job Pressure – Issues with co-workers, management, and work overload.
2. Money – Loss of job, retirement, and medical expenses.
3. Health – Health crisis, terminal, and chronic illness.
4. Relationships – Divorce, death of spouse, arguments, and loneliness.
5. Poor Nutrition – Inadequate nutrition, caffeine, processed foods, and refined sugars.
6. Media Overload – Television, radio, email, and social media.
7. Sleep Deprivation – Inability to release adrenaline and other stress hormones.
EFFECTS OF STRESS
• 77% of Americans regularly experience physical symptoms due to stress.
• 73% of Americans have psychological symptoms caused by stress.
• 33% of Americans feel as if they are living under extreme stress.
• 48% of Americans feel as if their stress has increased over the past 5 years.
• 76% of Americans cited money as their leading cause of stress.
• 48% of Americans report lying awake at night due to stress.
• 48% of Americans feel as if stress impacts their personal and professional life negatively.
• 35% cited jobs as a primary source of stress from interference with their family life.
• 26% of Americans have been alienated from a friend or family due to stress.
• 54% claim stress has caused them to fight with those close to them.
• 10% of strokes are caused by work stress.
• 1 in 5 Americans experience extreme stress from shaking, heart palpitations, to depression.
https://brandongaille.com/51-stress-statistics-america/
(info from this article)
“Y’all Need to Relax” was born out of road rage.
While deciding what decal to make and put on the back of her car, Robyn asked, “what do the people around me need to know?” and thus, a desire to get the drivers of I35 to calm the f down was born. At the time, we didn’t plan to take it further… but that quickly changed and is now our mission for 2020.
Y’all Need to Relax is more than a cute little logo, it’s a call to action for all people to make time for their health and well-being. It’s a direct invitation to YOU to find more joy in daily life and actively practice reducing stress. Ideally through any of our awesome wellness-based services, but finding what works for you.
YOU KNOW THE SPIEL:
DRINK MORE WATER. EXERCISE REGULARLY. DO THINGS THAT MAKE US HAPPY.
REDUCE STRESS. EAT OUR VEGGIES.
But, are we doing that?
I know that I, Jessie Bishop, consume more coffee than water.
I watch more T.V. than I do yoga.
And somehow, despite working for one of the most relaxing places in North Texas, do little-to-nothing to reduce my stress.
But, I eat my veggies daily, so there’s that.
I NEED TO RELAX.
So join me, join Robyn, join Pure Synergy in a year of intentional relaxation, stress reduction, and all over chilled out-ness. Give yoga a try, get a massage, get a facial, get some professional counselling, get in touch with your spiritual self all at Pure Synergy Wellness & Movement.