Twice a year we change the time. Spring forward. Fall behind. An hour disruption can cause more havoc than it helps. More accidents! Tired people for a week or more. Readjusting our sleep patterns-particularly difficult for children and little babies and probably old people. Called Daylight Savings makes sense in the Spring. In the Fall, it means that night time comes sooner. Dark at 5 p.m. is not fun. Drivers adjusting to night driving takes some time. Who would have thought one little hour brings readjustment! In life, little things are often perceived as being nothing, just get over it! "You can cope!" How many little "things" happen to us and we find ourselves stressed or anxious without being able to identify what is going on. Changing the hour on the clock is in our face. But many things piling up in our lives is more insidious! It is like the first wrinkle on our face. Before we know it more have arrived! Gaining or losing weight- one pound or in some countries kilos happens slowly. Family members with new adventures in their lives- new baby, new job, thinking of moving and normal annual activities like Christmas with all its work and fun- festivities can make us tired too! Adjustment do happen but at what cost to our mental and physical health! By identifying those changes in our lives and finding strategies to cope helps! Too often others around us can be in denial mode, pretending nothing fazes them so we may look like we just can not handle everything! Well, don't be fooled! As a clinical Social Worker, I recognize denial and avoidance like a sore thumb! Other disciplines work well in denial! To stay healthy, accept your own adjustments and work with them. It is not necessary to share your feelings with everyone nor how tired or cranky you may feel! Know your own adjustment limitations! Like the new time on the clock, this too shall pass! How are you doing with the time change?
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