New study reveals scale of Christmas stress for Irish Adults

Alka Seltzer reports that one in two Irish adults are already stressed about Christmas and that 79% of these are anxious about personal finances

A new Alka Seltzer study reveals the scale of stress among Irish adults during the festive season and reports that almost half of adults are already stressed about Christmas.

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In the run up to Christmas a new study by Alka Seltzer reveals the extent of which the Christmas period is triggering stress among Irish adults.

Its ‘Christmas Stress and Excess’ report surveyed 1,000 Irish adults and found that one in two are already stressed about Christmas. It reports that 79% of these are most anxious about personal finances at Christmas.

It has been shown that women aged between 32 and 50 who juggle household budgets and family duties carry the biggest seasonal stress levels at 76% compared to an average of 63% for younger or older people.

According to Alka Seltzer, brand manager Jennifer Walsh: "For many Irish adults the downturn has already caused immense worry and concern. The additional pressures on pockets at Christmas can pile on even more stress, adding to financial difficulties."

She adds: "As stress can be one of the major causes of tension headaches, ‘Seasonal Stress and Excess’ has allowed Alka-Seltzer gain further understanding of seasonal pressures and develop some coping strategies to help mitigate the Season of stress."

The report outlines a number of strategies to ensure stress around Christmas is limited. Some suggestions include being prepared for the unexpected, pruning to-do lists to ensure only essential actions make the list, setting a budgets for gifts to ensure money is not wasted or spiral out of control and sharing the workload to ensure jobs get done making more time for relaxation.

It also reports the importance of keeping meals to manageable sizes to avoid heartburn and indigestion problems that are associated with the festive period. The study reports that eating habits at Christmas and large fatty meals can take their toll making for unhappy eating experiences. 

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