Recession Affective Disorder
City Spa Identifies New Ailment - Recession Affective Disorder (RAD)
Sleep problems, aching limbs, loss of libido, an oppressive feeling of unhappiness? Sounds like a case of ‘Recession Affective Disorder or R.A.D’ - but help is at hand.
The Spa at The CityPoint Club, the Square Mile’s leading day spa, has witnessed a surge of interest over the last two months in its stress relieving therapies with many clients upgrading to hour plus massage treatments to counter ‘Recession Affective Disorder’, the effects of excessive stress caused by the recent economic downturn.
Spa Manager, Joey Manansala says: “In October we saw a 15% increase in bookings for massages, particularly amongst our male clients. Our therapists report that clients are complaining of chronic aches in the neck and shoulder area as well as difficulties in sleeping and generally feeling down. We regularly have city workers coming in for back massages but over the last couple of months demand has been for full body and deep tissue massages. We are seeing clients physically and emotionally exhausted and an increasing number are falling into a deep sleep during the treatment.”
In response to this demand, The Spa at The CityPoint Club has expanded its range of massage treatments by introducing treatments such as Gerard’s Bamboo Massage, Tibet and Oloil which incorporate massage techniques from around the world and are designed to heal and relax the body and mind.
Caroline Carr, hypnotherapist and author of ‘How not to worry: How to stop anxiety spoiling your life’ says “Uncertainty about the future, financial pressures and fears about losing one’s job can send stress levels soaring and can have a negative impact on health. When stress like this is identified, the key is to deal with it immediately through seeking different levels of help. Certainly massage treatments can help physically and mentally relax you and techniques such as hypnotherapy can help you effectively adjust to changes, enabling you to cope more effectively with stressful times. From a commercial point of view, without treatment, chronic stress will almost certainly lead to more absenteeism and a downturn in productivity.”
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