We could be putting on weight because we have too much stress in our lives and not enough sleep. How many of us today try to take on far too much? We rush around from pillar to post, in reality struggling to do anything really well. The tension rises as we bounce from one challenge to the next! So we comfort ourselves with food.
Teenage life has got to be the most pleasing stage in a persons life. This stage, however, is also the one where emotional feelings are predominant. A normal teenager usually feels the pressure of changes due to peer pressure, love life, identity crisis and simply puberty. Plus, teenage life is also the time when these kids and their parents start to argue because the former wants to feel liberated and independent. With all these, it would be hard to distinguish if the teenager is just having a mood swing or is experiencing depression.
Since her first year in graduate school, Cheryl has been drinking in an irresponsible and unhealthy manner. Now, five years later, regrettably, she was drinking more often and more recklessly than any time in her life. One Tuesday night when she was feeling a little depressed, however, she made up her mind that instead of going out with her drinking buddies, she would stay at home, cook her favorite meal, and watch TV.