Stress. It all comes down to that for me

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I’ve been suffering from stress for the last week due to real world problems.

Now it’s the weekend and all the issues seem to have been resolved. More or less anyway. For now lol.

So my stress levels are nearly zero right now.

But the difference in my mental health when subjected to some stress is Incredible. I felt like I was going to have a heart attack.

I’ve obviously been pretty good at avoiding stress till now!

My stress response seems involuntary. Like I have no control over it.

How does everyone else deal with stress?

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I’m under a lot of stress because being a caregiver to a sick elderly father takes a toll on you very easily.
Unfortunately I handle stress by diving right into it.
There’s no escaping it, although Klonopin helps cushion the blow.

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I had plummers last two months.. Felt stressed a lot with them,and was thinking why.. Those men are working hard,so I felt like I’m incapable of doing any work at all.. besides,by ageing it just get worse to have people in my home.. @everhopeful @Wave , it’s just ageing

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That’s what I was thinking this week.

I think I’m great at avoiding stress, but very bad at dealing with it when it’s here.

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I try to distract myself or live in the moment but it’s hard

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I’ve got to do something about my stress response. It’s going to kill me if I don’t.

I had more stress today. But my response to it wasn’t good.

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I use Eckhart Tolles practises when I can. Be in the present moment. When stressed or upset, feel the feeling, but do not mentally comment on it. Surrender but dont over analyse

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Oh definitely, my level of stress directly correlates to how mean the voices are to me. In a prolonged stressful situation I start getting abused.

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Stress is not my friend . I tend to lose the plot when stressed.

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I was under so much stress over a phone interview for a job I had no experience in, that I was sick. So I cancelled the appointment. I had an interview for a part time job in my field that didn’t stress me out much. But I was nervous at the interview and didn’t get the job.

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