Stress

I am proud to say that my “newfound confidence,” as my friend put it, has not yet dissipated! Because of this, I decided that I am going to keep posting, although it may be sporadic. I am the kind of person who could post two blogs in one day or one blog in two weeks, so don’t expect much.

 

Today, I decided that I would write about stress because we all deal with it and because I have a lot at the moment. See, I have three applications due in about three weeks. Each of those applications needs three references. On top of that, I am working for my mom while I am at home, there is a lot of friendship drama going on, and I have other friends who come to me when they need someone to talk to. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love that people feel like they can open up to me, but, there is stress involved.

 

Everyone deals with stress. We each operate at our own levels and you can only deal with so much. That is what leads to ways that each person deals with their stress. The ways that are most common to me are unhealthy and things that should be avoided. I have a friend that used to cut when she felt stressed. I have a friend who cries and has panic attacks. I have another friend who stress-eats and toots when she gets stressed. I used to ignore the stress and hoped it went away. Like I said, these are ones that should be avoided. But, I also have friends who deal with their stress in alternative manners. Keening which, for those of you who don’t know, is therapeutic moaning, counseling, talking to someone, journaling… all of these are healthy ways to deal with stress. And there are so many more.

 

Stress will always be there. It is impossible to avoid, even if you try really hard. Trust me, I know from experience. Anyway, I guess my point is that, if we can’t avoid stress, we might as well find a good way to deal with it or it will control us. And, if you read my last blog, I am sick and tired of things controlling me and controlling the decisions that I make. Therefore, I have found good ways to deal with stress instead of cutting, or not eating, or manipulating those around me. If you’re stressed, that’s okay. Just don’t let it take hold of you and don’t let it hurt you. Work with me in becoming an imperfect perfection and control the stress rather than letting it control you!