Most people take vacations to de-stress and unwind from their day-to-day lives. However, we could be doing more harm than good in our approach. In fact, many of our vacation habits can cause us to stress more, which defeats the entire purpose, right? Travel and mental health experts tell “The Huffington Post” that doing these common vacation habits tend to only cause more stress to what’s supposed to be a relaxing retreat.
- Overplanning
- Checking your work email
- Comparing your trip to other people’s travel
- Underplanning
- Ditching your self-care habits
- Only booking the cheapest options
- Not understanding your budget
- Setting unrealistic expectations
- Not coordinating with the group
- Pressuring yourself to relax
Source: Huffington Post