Stressed caused by family related changes
August 2nd, 2008 | 
Author: Obviously the death of a partner is absolutely the highest level of stress that one can experience. There are other events that might seem to be events that should NOT be stressful, but since these circumstances signify a major change in your life they ARE stressful. You need to let go of the old way of doing things and make a change to the new. You need to re-draw the map of your world and re-learn the territory. Examples of these types of stressful circumstances are getting married, moving house, or being reconciled with a partner.
It is noticeable how many sources of stress stem from family related events - it is maybe not that surprising since most aspects of our lives revolve around family, friends and relationships. Examples are marital relationships, sexual difficulties, pregnancy and giving birth, relationships with the in-laws, the neighbors and other family members.
Divorce is endemic to our society these days and according to the Holmes and Rahe scale, it is actually the second most stressful event that you can experience, apart from the death of the partner. Yet it is almost expected these days to shrug off the emotional pain associated with this event and continue with life as if nothing major has happened. Just the fact that divorce is not seen as being such an unusual event any more makes it even more stressful to handle. As opposed to getting almost the same level of support and sympathy from family and friends that one would expect with the death of a loved one, when one gets divorced these days the same level of support is not always forthcoming.
Tags: death of a loved one, death of a partner, divorce, emotional pain, family friends, family members, giving birth, level of stress, marital relationships, pregnancy, related events, sexual difficulties, sources of stress, stressful circumstances, stressful event
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