How Constant Transitions In Our Life May Impact Stress Levels
2 min readApr 1, 2022
According to the book Transitions, by Dr. William Bridges, the pace of American life has sped up greatly, causing us to experience more personal transitions than ever.
We think of changes in our relationships, jobs, homes, and more as just changes. They are actually transitions. A transition consists of (1) an ending, (2) a neutral zone, and (3) a new beginning. We are constantly transitioning and we often don’t process the endings and beginnings of transitions well.
The number of transitions in our lives at any given time and how we deal with them may cause us unidentified stress.
Categories of transitions
Changes in relationships:
- Friendships, work relationships, marital relationships
- Children leaving home
- Death of a pet
- Death of loved one
Changes in home life:
- Moving in with someone
- Having a baby
- Moving houses/neighborhoods
- Remodeling home
Personal changes:
- Getting ill or well again
