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\u201cI can\u2019t wait to go on holiday.\u201d If that is your refrain for the most part of the year, there may be more turbulence in your life than a plane flying into bad weather.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt may suggest that you are living an imbalanced life and your overall outlook on life is possibly rooted in dissatisfaction or stress, lacking meaning and purpose,\u201d said Loo Wee Shyon, a senior clinical psychologist with National University Polyclinics.<\/span><\/p>\n But surely, it\u2019s not a crime to want to escape the weariness of everyday life, right? Everyone needs to reset their stress levels every now and then, don\u2019t they?\u00a0<\/p>\n Yes, it is true that \u201cmost of us run on empty all year, juggling work demands, family expectations, and social pressure,\u201d said John Shepherd Lim, the chief wellbeing officer of Singapore Counselling Centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we finally take a break, we give ourselves permission to pause, turn off the noise, and simply be. This is when our stress hormones settle, our nervous system resets, and we remember who we are outside of our roles,\u201d said Lim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n