Lately, I've been very concerned with stress. One could say I've been stressing about stress. Ha. But what, exactly, is it? Apparently, stress is a force strong enough to cause ulcers, acne, weight gain, missed periods, feelings of imbalance, and bunch of other things. I've tried to understand it, but the definition seems elusive. Apparently, doctors aren't too sure how to define it either. So whatever the hell it is, I've had too much of it.
I'm tired of stressing about stress. All the "solutions" for eliminating stress that advice givers give are deceptively simple, like "pursue realistic goals," and "be a friend to yourself." What does that mean? Maybe I'm making this into a bigger deal than it is, but I don't really see how a person who is stressed out can find that information useful. It sounds good, to be sure, but it doesn't give people any TOOLS to deal with it. It just gives a broad idea. Oh, but advice givers do give specific advice, you say. Yes, they give advice like "breathe deeply" and "set aside 10 minutes a day to meditate." Please. Like that's really going to work.
So, unable to find a person or resource around me who can figure it out, I've come up with my own solution. "Take a break." Take a break that's long enough to make you remember what it felt like when you weren't living life on the edge of insanity. It really does help.
Hey, guess what? I think I just found another stress reliever: blogging. This is the most time I've devoted to my thoughts in a really long time. Never mind that it's 12:41 am... I'm going to sleep in tomorrow because I want to. And life can wait. How's that for not being stressed? :)
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