Do you know that too? For some people, asking for a meeting feels more like requesting an audience – that’s how busy their schedules are. They won’t have time for a coffee date again for another six weeks, and everything will be full before then. Even in their free time, one appointment chases another. It is therefore not surprising that they find it difficult to relax outside of working hours – those affected suffer from leisure stress. Psychologist and mindfulness expert Ulrike Juchmann reveals in an interview when this becomes a problem and how we can spend our time more mindfully.
Ms. Juchmann, in a recent survey by the opinion research institute Yougov, 50 percent of those surveyed said they sometimes or often felt stressed in their free time. Is this alarming? Anyone who feels stressed usually feels the effects of too much. You feel inner restlessness, rushed and overwhelmed. This can have a negative effect on the psyche and the body. And sometimes it’s not just everyday work that’s stressful, but life as a whole feels stressful.
When should I take leisure stress seriously and counteract it?
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