Are you at the end of your tether, stressed out and tired? Perhaps it's time to reassess your lifestyle and habits. Here are 10 stress pitfalls to avoid:
- Skipping meals
- People pleasing
- Poor organisational skills and time management
- Road rage
- Self-medicating with alcohol, tobacco or habit-forming drugs
- Blaming others
- Eating junk food
- Martyrdom – the "poor me" victim mode
- The need to always win arguments
- Comparing yourself to others
(Health24, updated September 2009)