Stave Off That Stress
Your boss is having a meltdown and your spouse is in midlife crisis. Will you be stressed out too? Stress can be contagious. “People with heightened sensitivity especially can be set off by someone else’s mood,” says family medicine doctor Amy Steigerwalt, D.O., of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network.
Protect yourself from a stress infection: Have calm-down strategies in place so you’re ready when stress threatens. If someone’s behavior is affecting you, let him know how you’re feeling without being accusatory. Resist the fix-it urge. Support the stressed person by listening, but don’t try to solve her problems.
This page last updated 12/17/08 01:42 PM
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