Fighting the Good Fight Against Daily Stress

​by Jessica Wilkerson, MA, LMFT

​It has officially been a year since our world turned upside down with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.  Layoffs, reduced hours at work, working from home, masks, illness, loss of friends and loved ones, and the constant reminders of it all over the news and social media.  Even if you haven’t suffered directly from the illness, you’ve been affected by it in multiple ways.  It feels as though everyone is working overtime with higher expectations of themselves and it’s wearing us thin.

Anxiety, stress, fatigue, and burnout affect the ways we interact with others and with our inner selves.  The way we beat ourselves up for not being able to navigate life as effectively as we once did is truly toxic.  We hold ourselves to the same standards as we’ve always been able to accomplish, while we're living in a world that has shifted and changed.  Somewhere along the way many people came to the conclusion that inner negativity is a good motivator to achieve their goals, and if they can whip themselves into shape then they’ll be able to achieve their dreams.

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