We've
heard this thousands of times in our lives and sometimes we say it
ourselves.
When it rains, it pours.
Stress is
difficult to manage. There are millions of self-help books, Ted Talks,
podcasts, etc. For me, hearing someone else describe how to manage MY stress
isn't helpful. They don't know all the nuances of what causes my stress. They
don't know that I have 3 really big projects at work and a bunch of smaller
projects. Or that I don't feel adequate or that I don’t feel like I am
contributing as much as I could because I am stretched far too thin in all
aspects of my life.
My whole
life I have managed my stress by crying, eating, sleeping and if it is nice—being
outside. Eating is not a healthy way to manage stress. It is everything in me
to NOT succumb to my intense craving for an order of Small Sweet Pork Nachos
from Costa Vida. Cheers to discovering how to overcome that coping mechanism. I
would say I am open to suggestions, but I am not. I need to figure out what
works for me. Not what works for someone else. Yes, sometimes we do cope the
same way as someone else. I’ve always been someone who has to learn for myself
even if it is the more challenging way to learn.
The more
stressed I get, the more depressed I am. It’s a cycle that is hard to break,
but we MUST break it.
SO. I focus on the good. Most of the time. Okay, I try.
Another
week has passed and another pound down.
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