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| stressed I am surprised to find myself deeply interested in reading such research material as Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers. It's about stress and the effect it has on us. Yes, I am under stress probably 23 of the 24 hours of the day, seven days a week. It's gone from stress connected to tangible circumstances to a constant state of high tension, super awareness, slight paranoia, headaches, anxiety, etc. I have been thinking more and more about this state lately. And it's because I remember a time when I didn't feel stress and didn't really understand what it meant. Depression? Yes, I always knew that feeling but stress was something I only learned in the last 7 or so years. Before then I knew anxiety was a normal state and I could deal with it, letting it ride over me knowing that sooner or later the circumstance that was causing me stress would leave and I would be back to normal. Being stressed constantly is like having a switch stuck in the on position. Muscles are tight, attention is shifting every ten seconds, simple concepts become difficult, patience is non-existant, little things become big things easily, etc. I imagine the brain uses a chemical to put you in a state that allows you to deal with stressful situations, allowing multitasking and a bit more energy. But the stress is supposed to dissipate and you go back to normal. It must be incredibly damaging to have that chemical in your system all the time. I definately feel like a different person these days, a bit of a dullard, not very tolerant and lacking any empathy at all. Being under stress all the time makes it difficult to change the situation I need to leave in order to have less stress. But is it all job related? I don't know. March 18 06 |
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