Stressing - need to calm down!!

I know what you mean. I have been trying to find better ways to deal with stress. Now that I am better I tend to internalize stress or things I'm upset about and then it comes out in weird ways. I was grinding my teeth and sleepwalking earlier this year, and I kept getting sick with colds, flu, etc. I was just finishing my degree after going back to school.

The thing I learned is that ways of dealing with stress that I thought were okay were not. I tried to attack my sister in my sleep when I was sleep walking, and I finally realized that something was wrong. I'm not sleepwalking anymore, but lately I've been realizing that I eat when I'm stressed instead of addressing the issue I'm having. (I had been wondering why I couldn't lose weight).

My current job is a little bit out of line of my expertise, but I'm learning a lot. I learned to keep asking for advise on what I should do, and remember that making mistakes is part of learning. Right now I have a very irregular schedule, but I'm trying to make the best of it.

One big stress now that I am better is that friends are always asking me to do things for them or help them with stuff at inconvenient times. Several times this has caused me to not fulfill my responsibilities at work or school, and so I am learning to have better boundaries.

I am very absentminded at times and things will just fly out of my memory (and fly in 30 seconds later). I have a hard time meeting new people and remembering all of their names, but if I take my time I'm usually fine

Notime4lyme said...
I know what you mean. I have been trying to find better ways to deal with stress. Now that I am better I tend to internalize stress or things I'm upset about and then it comes out in weird ways. I was grinding my teeth and sleepwalking earlier this year, and I kept getting sick with colds, flu, etc. I was just finishing my degree after going back to school.

The thing I learned is that ways of dealing with stress that I thought were okay were not. I tried to attack my sister in my sleep when I was sleep walking, and I finally realized that something was wrong. I'm not sleepwalking anymore, but lately I've been realizing that I eat when I'm stressed instead of addressing the issue I'm having. (I had been wondering why I couldn't lose weight).

My current job is a little bit out of line of my expertise, but I'm learning a lot. I learned to keep asking for advise on what I should do, and remember that making mistakes is part of learning. Right now I have a very irregular schedule, but I'm trying to make the best of it.

One big stress now that I am better is that friends are always asking me to do things for them or help them with stuff at inconvenient times. Several times this has caused me to not fulfill my responsibilities at work or school, and so I am learning to have better boundaries.

I am very absentminded at times and things will just fly out of my memory (and fly in 30 seconds later). I have a hard time meeting new people and remembering all of their names, but if I take my time I'm usually fine

Learning a new job can be very stressful!
After being off work for several years (over 6 years) it was very stressful to learn a new job.
On top of that - the Supervisor was an a—hole
Luckily other coworkers supported me and now everything is fine!
You will be too!

I get easily stressed in the fall when something out of the ordinary happens due to the fact that im already busy trying to get vehicless and my older home ready for freezing winter with less daylight to get it all done.

Low thyroid levels will increase my anxiety.

Poor gut heath will also increas my anxiety, improving my several years long SIBO infection is helping me sleep and greatly improving anxiety!!!!

Girlie said...
Well something else!

Our fridge stopped working.
So we bought another one and a week later it’s not working!!

Unfortunately, nowadays, that’s not a common. Modern appliances do not last long, almost like it’s intentional.

I just repaired my 24 year-old furnace. It was easy enough for mechanical guy to figure out. Same with my two decades, old washer and dryer. I have repaired those as well.

I know several people who have had modern new appliances within 15 years right after the warranty. Super modern expensive refrigerators; the digital board fails comonly which can be $800-$1500.

The most basic old-school refrigerators With an actual temperature knob inside, not digital, without any extras are the best ones to buy. Making ice cubes in an ice cube tray is not difficult. The marketing people seem to think we don’t know how to do that anymore.