The late Dr Anthony Clare, the well-known Irish psychiatrist, described stress as "what we experience when there is a significant lack of balance between the resources we possess and the demands made on us". We become stressed when our system is overwhelmed by any experience, physical, mental or emotional. Stress is not something out there. It is a completely internal phenomenon based on how we see, interpret and react to events in our lives.

The most common symptoms of a stressed life-style are:

• Sleep disturbance
• Irritability
• Poor concentration
• Shallow breathing
• Dry mouth
• Headaches
• Sweating
• Muscle tension
• Stomach churning/knotting
• Palpitations
• Panic attacks
• Depression
• Increased smoking
• Impotence
• Increased alcohol consumption
• Never enough time
• Lack of energy and zest for life

Do some of these symptoms seem familiar to you? A regular Time for You treatment will help to alleviate many of these symptoms. Helpful tips and suggestions that can be incorporated easily in your lifestyle, always accompany treatments.