Once the holidays are over, the pressures of everyday life begin to creep into the New Year. Worries about war, terrorism and the economy stack on top of personal troubles to create a stew of insecurity and instability. It’s enough to make anyone lose sleep.
According to Karen Lewis of Lake Martin Family Therapy, chronic stress could cause such symptoms as weight loss or gain, headaches and chest pain – just to name a few. But the most common symptom of anxiety, Lewis said, is sleep disturbance.
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