How can a doctor help with depression, anxiety or sleeplessness caused by marital stress?
According to U. S. Surgeon General, about 40 percent of those undergoing divorce report an increase in symptoms of depression and anxiety. “Any life change is anxiety and stress producing but divorce is one of the worst because it creates an unknown, unpredicted situation with lots of insecurity, low self-esteem and fear,” said Lucinda Bassett, CEO of the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety. If marital stress is causing difficulty with sleeping, eating, socializing or exacerbating medical conditions like asthma or irritable bowel syndrome, experts suggest you talk with your physician who can help you by prescribing medication as part of your treatment, which may also include counseling. Are there natural methods to help me deal with marital stress? Some studies have called divorce a trigger for a change in lifestyle. Some people cope in negative ways, using alcohol, nicotine or other substances to deal with marital stress. But experts suggest eating well, taking vitamins or other nat
