Working long hours. Crop yield uncertainty. Disagreements with other family members in the operation of the farm. When these situations and events begin to pile up on each other, farm life can become very stressful. To prevent this from happening, individuals needs to recognize the symptoms of stress and then manage the stress.
People react to stress in different ways and have different thresholds of stress.
Trouble adapting to changing circumstances. Finding it hard to relax or to sleep. Verbal and or physical abuse. Once your symptoms of stress have been identified, you must learn how to manage the stress because the body's reaction to stress can have serious implications to your health. By managing stress, you will ease some of the actual stress of your everyday life.