Lisa Online's Journal, 08 Jun 11

[<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iXQR6RiB9zc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>b]PAYING A HIGH PRICE?[/b] - Those of us who don't spend regular time alone to rest and recoup are likely to suffer from what psychologists call "privacy deprivation syndrome." Symptoms include increasing resentment, mood swings, chronic fatigue, and depression. Sound familiar? Sound grim? It is! Sufferers struggle through their days in a vacuum of unfulfilled exasperation, only to drop into bed too emotionally depleted to sleep well at night. THe littlelest thing can set them off, bringing tears and tantruns- and not only from the children in the family. Soon work and personal relationships begin to suffer. Why? Becasue the never-refreshed are really not that much fun to be around. The cycle may continue unabated until physical illness sets in. Remember the flu you had last year for 5 weeks? The two weeks you were layed up with your lower back in pain last summer? The sinus infection you couldn't shake last month?

We don't have to make ourselves sick before we can all call a time out. Unfortunantly for many people, it is only when we do get sick that we allow ourselves to dispensation for time and space alone. This may be how real life is for you right now, but it doesn't have to stay that way. If you find yourself secretly looking forward to a regular rendezvous with a hot water bottle and Nyquil, then privacy deprevation syndrome is exacting a high price. Let me reassure you there is a better path. How you feel matters - Sara Ban Breathnach

71.2 kg Lost so far: 0 kg.    Still to go: 10.0 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.