Drive your troubles away - hit the road - stress a major health problem
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Drive your troubles away - hit the road
"Stress in America continues to escalate and is affecting every aspect of people's lives..."

Forget your troubles and just get happy - (you know the song, so sing along) - hit the road jack - leave your cares behind.  And that's just what millions of Americans are doing.

And there's very good reason; a new survey from the American Psychological Association (you can read it here) says one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress and nearly half of Americans  believe that their stress is increasing.

Stress is taking a toll on people - contributing to health problems and  poor relationships.  About three quarters of people report experiencing physical symptoms and psychological symptoms related to stress in just the last month. Physical symptoms of stress include: fatigue; headache; upset stomach; muscle tension change in appetite, teeth grinding; change in sex drive; and feeling dizzy. Psychological symptoms of stress include: experiencing irritability or anger; feeling nervous; lack of energy; and feeling as though you could cry. In addition, almost half of Americans report lying awake at night due to stress.
(Recognize any of this?)

So drive your troubles away, hit the road - permanently - or at least more often...
What do you think? ...

Readers' comments:
(Latest first)

Grace :   I'm thinking about buying a 2003 Geo Tracker. It is an automatic... Can this vehicle be flat-towed, without damaging the vehicle? Would like an answer asap.

Crazy Don :   I had more than 30 years working and apart from having a good life, buying a house and putting 2 kids through college I had little to show for life. Certainly very little in the way of savings. So we decided after reading about fulltiming that thats what we'd like to do. We had no real RV experience we'd never even owned one. We rented for one week and loved it. So we sold it all, hit the road and we've been very happy for the last 3 years. I know now that many of the health problems I used to have were just stress related or induced. My wife feels exactly the same. Our two kids think we're crazy but we're very happy. We'll worry about the money later, guess we'll just stick to a tight budget.

Ann :   I was stressed out at work after hurricane Katrina. The company wanted more from the remaining employees. After a year I turned 62. I owned a home and a condo. I sold both and paid off every bill I had. I bought a used Class C cash and I am now a fulltimer. I haven't done any traveling yet, but that is still to come. I never felt better. Much, Much less stress. Florida here I come.

Wayne :   Wow, Seems I have known this for a while, and after 20 years in the corporate world and not being able to save a dime but yet being a single dad for just as long I was still able to send my son to college. This past July I was laid off along with 15 other people. I have managed to save about $5,000 in my life and have had a side craft business not much huh? I'm 49 years old and have always loved traveling with my craft business. I never want to go back to the Corporate world the stress was way way too high. Hmmm so lets see, $5,000 an already existing business,and a High To Van, Please tell me how I can go RVing fulltime and maybe find the woman of my dreams in the process. my email is: waynemac5858@yahoo.com

John A :   RVing is great for reducing stress. The very feeling of starting an RV trip is really nice. Then you arrive somewhere and stay for a while and see new things. Then off again to somewehere new. What could be better as a lifestyle? I've never been a fulltimer but I've met many who are and love every minute of it. I guess to complete the picture you need to be financially secure and in good health. I'm blessed with good health but not financially secure and, for whatever reason, I recognize many of the symptoms the article mentions. I'd love to hit the road right now, I'm sure it would be very therapeutic.

Sharon :   How can we not be more stressed? The wars the economy the housing crises not to mention dealing with growing older and fear of getting sick and not enough medical coverage. Saying we are more stressed is no surprise. If we are not reacting to all these things we would not be "normal".

Tina :   A change in routine alone helps a lot. Getting close to nature is especially recuperative. We sold our rv and as a result we don't take those "breaks" as often as we used to. I need to think about this..

 
 

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