Bee and I talk sometimes about how our lives are so much more stressful than we would like. Not sure how to mitigate that though... other than the usual (exercise, meditation, etc.).
Maybe one day we'll find a way to actually reduce the amount of stress in our lives, rather than just managing it better.
Is your life stressful? How do you manage it?
coconut / 8854 posts
I'm TERRIBLE at managing stress. I honest don't manage it. I pretty much just stress dump on my DH, and he takes care of it
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
Not particularly but with my anxiety and depression I can't deal with normal things. So I get strung out over non issues and then I make myself sick and don't sleep for days. But I actually have a great life, very low stress. Now if I could just tell my anxiety that.
cherry / 197 posts
In the past 2 weeks I've missed 3.5 days of work and been to the doctor 6 times for the most horribly itchy skin and intense back pain. I was tested for everything under the sun and had a CT scan, only to have the doctor tell me it's all a stress response. How embarrassing. Clearly I need to work on managing my stress a lot better, it can really wreak havoc on your body.
clementine / 814 posts
Lately I am super stressed. Going through the first trimester of pregnancy with a 7 month old has been very very difficult for me - mostly at night. Even on the good nights when DD only wakes up once to have 4 ounces of formula. I am hoping things get easier after 13 weeks. 
grapefruit / 4136 posts
@mrbee: I have my moments, when work is stressful I do bring it home and am kind of a witch (with a b) to mu hub, but I realize so many people have so much more stress than I do and try REALLY hard to keep things in perspective.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
Our lives are bit stressful only because of how little good-quality sleep we get. I figure it gets worse with more than 1 child. I also figure, though, that at some point it becomes less stressful (ie. kids are in school).
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Yup, and I'm horrible at managing it. Guess HB during my time at corporate world helps!
pomelo / 5093 posts
Mine is almost entirely stress free. Wow, I love that.
Ok, I say that, but my father just died, I'm trying to sell my house maybe at a loss, my daughter juuuuuust at 13 months night weaned. I guess I've got stuff going on. But day to day, I feel really low stress and happy. It's awesome.
pear / 1664 posts
Yes. We manage it by reminding ourselves that the sacrifices we make now lead to a better life and future later. Also, reminding ourselves that almost everything that causes stress in our lives is something we chose to do. It makes it more manageable, rather than feeling "put upon" by stress or feeling victimized.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
I am always financially stressed. I am a SAHM and DH works a job that pays the bills, but when something unexpected comes up, we struggle, and in turn I stress out. Sigh...hope we get out of this crappy situation soon.
papaya / 10560 posts
Finding work-life balance is key! DH works and lives out of town, we have a nine week old, no family to help, I just went back to work, it is a big adjustment! Money is definitely tight. But, if the dishes need to stay in the sink more than a few days or laundry in the basket for a couple weeks...we're okay with that!
pomegranate / 3983 posts
My life is not stressful, but a large part of it is my mindset because I used to be in much more stressful situations and consciously made a decision not to let my life follow that path. Everything that could be causing me stress now I don't let it because I know that doesn't help the situation. Things work out as they should and if something comes up we deal with it when we get to that bridge.
pomegranate / 3204 posts
I'm not good at managing stress either and turn into an evil person when things get really stressful. DH on the other hand is so carefree and doesn't stress about anything!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
We have a pretty low stress life right now, but when things get hairy I always go back to the addage "You can't control what you don't track" so I begin list writing, categorizing and delegating.
nectarine / 2063 posts
My life is busy. I go to therapy about once a week and he tells me the same thing every week! "Take care of you." (I'm a caretaker, always putting others before myself) DUH! I have learned that micro managing and taking things on one at a time as helped. I also became a Hospice Volunteer about a year ago. It is a great reminder to slow down & to stop stressing over spilled milk. I ask myself what is the problem & what is the solution. The solution comes so much faster and easier that way. Now if only I could remember to ask myself that before I cry over the spilled milk... Progress not perfection!
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
I have a very stressful life and little in the way of wisdom (except to say that I've grown tolerant to it).
I think I've mentioned this book in the past @Mr. Bee: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142000280/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=15188508595&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4654560831910364340&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_3d0s2tzuuu_b
It has been somewhat helpful. I definitely reverse engineer my vacations around deadlines and try to one-touch all my email and clutter...
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