Although many people view the New Year as a fresh start, stress can take many different forms

Numerous factors, including social media, the workplace, and too ambitious New Year’s plans, can lead to stress. The majority of people will give up on their resolution, according to Shelley Doumani-Semino, Senior Medical Director of CVS Behavioral Health. She added that one of the numerous strategies to reduce stress is to start with a modest objective that individuals may work toward.

“If we find that our commitments, be it meetings or social connections, social media, or events that don’t bring as much value, they take up our time and they are stressful. Learn to say no and just cut some of the things that we have been doing,” Doumani-Semino said.

Doumani-Semino added that knowing when to back off is crucial. Stress is commonplace. Thus, developing stress management skills is quite beneficial.

“This value system we have tended to acquire that we always have to be pushing ourselves. We need to learn that good is enough and that we can do the best we can,” Doumani-Semino said.

Numerous minor and major stressors may be present. Financial obligations and problems might be the main sources of stress for some people.

According to David Williams, CEO of U.P. State Bank, maintaining financial health can be achieved by sticking to a budget and avoiding debt.

They just finished the Christmas and holiday gift-shopping season in December, buying this and that. Their credit card bill arrives. I strongly believe that you should pay off your credit card debt. According to Williams, it is the worst debt a person can have.