Every marriage experiences stress. It can come from work, family, friends, and even finances. Couples may suffer from stress over a conflict or a difficult period in their marriage- arguments, differences, or feeling neglected. 

While we already know how stress affects us mentally and physically, Stress can negatively impact relationships.

Although stress is part of the human experience, it can be harmful for relationships. What happens to many of us is that we bottle it up or keep the stress to ourselves, which makes it difficult for our partners to understand what we are going through and to provide support. Pulling into yourself and trying to manage it alone erects a barrier to emotional intimacy

Being stressed and taking it out on a partner, is another way it can negatively impact the relationship. You know when you are totally stressed out and your spouse says something that just hits a nerve that isn’t always so raw? And it can be such an innocuous thing. 

I know that when I feel really stressed and my husband comes to me with what I think is just not as important as the stressful thing in my life, I can be downright snippy. It isn’t about your partner, but about you. You are reacting out of a stressed place. 

Not dealing with stress can impact relationships when couples “catch” each other’s stress. When our partners are stressed, we become stressed. Stress can breed stress in a marriage. We feed on one another’s stress. 

Think back to an argument that escalated quickly. You might have “caught” one another’s stress during the argument, which made you both feel even more frazzled and made you say things you wouldn’t have otherwise said. Couples get stuck in this negative cycle and may be too stressed to deal with the underlying issue(s).

So, how do you keep your stress from putting an unnecessary burden on your marriage?

 Stress inside and outside of the marriage must be effectively managed with a few simple coping strategies.

In this episode, I'll share with you 6 ways. You can find the complete transcript at
http://reviveyourmidlfemarriage.com/89