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As winter approaches, Americans are getting ready for the usual things that accompany the holidays - shopping, parties...extra pounds - and, of course, stress. K-S-M-U's Katie Hummmel talks with a medical expert about stress during the holidays.
WE ALL TALK ABOUT IT.
MOST OF US COMPLAIN ABOUT IT ON A REGULAR BASIS.
STRESS IS A MAINSTAY IN OUR AMERICAN LIVES AND DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WE SAY WE SUFFER FROM IT EVEN MORE.
JOE PARKS IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH.
DR. PARKS SAYS THE SERIOUS KINDS OF STRESS, THE TYPES THAT CAUSE ILLNESSES, HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HOLIDAYS.
AND EVERY YEAR, DR. PARKS TELLS THEM THEY REALLY AREN'T SUFFERING FROM STRESS.
HE SAYS IT'S JUST A MINDSET : A PART OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
SO IF WERE NOT SUFFERING FROM STRESS DURING THE HOLIDAYS, THEN WHAT AILS US?
ACCORDING TO PARKS, AMERICANS ARE SUFFERING FROM'ADVERTISING.
SO, PARKS SAYS WE JUST FEEL DIFFERENT DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
AND HE HAS SOME ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH THE CHANGE.
SO, PARKS SAYS IF THE FEELING COMES - THE URGE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT "BEING STRESSED OUT" DURING THE HOLDIAYS, THEN HE RECOMMENDS YOU STOP TALKING ABOUT THE SITUATION AND CHANGE IT.
