Tenerife - dealing with stress, anger or a sense of Isolation in Tenerife

Isn't it great when friends and family come to visit you in Tenerife and expect your life to be one long holiday? "What do you mean we can't go to Loro Parque today? We are only here for a week!'"

Yeah, right! You still have bills to pay, kids to get to school, a house to clean, mouths to be fed and a boss who is not likely to let you take any more time off for this, your third family visit so far this year. Or just maybe you came out to Tenerife to open your dream bar or restaurant only to find that you picked a nightmare location and your life savings are now trickling down the overflow pipe behind the bar.

Living in your home country you quite likely had a network of family and friends around you. It was easy to get together for a moan or a laugh, sharing your problems and lightening the load. But when you are fours hours flight away from your nearest and dearest and your spouse is doing your head in you can't just nip across the road for a bellyache with your best friend, can you?

Unless you touched down at Reina Sofia speaking passable Spanish it might take a while to build up a circle of friends. And without some Spanish skills, every visit to the medical centre or any government office is likely to be stressful as you struggle to understand what's going on.

So, what can you do? How do you manage your anger, deal with stress or handle the isolation that you or a family member may be feeling after the big move?

Here are a few suggestions. Please feel free to email me with your own.

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