Deadlines, workload, responsibilities create negative thoughts that interfere with our daily life. We worry about our future, whether we can cover our monthly expenses, whether we are meeting the expectations of our employer, our friends or our family. Sometimes we wake up thinking 'How am I going to get through this day? ''. We worry about our performance and fear the unknown. The feeling of uncertainty can become so intense that it will increase the pressure that is already building up day by day. We try hard not to explode but at some point one way or another we will release all the negative energy somewhere. It can be displaced anger when we yell at our mother or our partner. It may be substance abuse to block our negative thoughts. It could be sexual addiction as our response to stress. It could be isolation or overeating. It can be anything that could be an escape from reality.

Some things are out of our control. For example in times of economic crisis, when there is high unemployment people get laid off and have to rebuild their whole life. It is not their responsibility how the economic crisis was created, but they are responsible to create a plan for a new career. There are cases of people working in the 'wrong' sector in that their real self would like to work somewhere else. It is normal that some people cannot decide what they want to do for the rest of their lives when they are 18 years old. This is why we see people changing careers all the time. Money is very important and I know that a family's expectations may be directed solely to this area, but a person's personal values must be consistent with their professional life.

It is so common nowadays to meet deserving women who invest too much time, money and energy to study and work. They work so hard trying to move up and stop everything to raise a family. It makes sense for them to do this if they feel it will make them complete. But in cases where women want to take on roles in their lives other than being mothers and wives then the investment in academic training or career should have some payback and not just remain an experience. This is unique to each individual but the central idea is that we should pursue career aspirations that make us feel good about ourselves, earn an income representative of our worth and have a strategy for the future.

Financial stress is one of the most important types of stress and affects our well-being, our mental health and our purpose in life. It can also lead to depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, sleep disturbances, low self-esteem, anger, loneliness, lack of sexual desire and more.