How Do We All Handle Stress In our Lives?

Well the first thing to do is not put decisions related to your stress off. The longer you wait, the larger the stress monster becomes. It is like when a kid in college has four research papers due in one week and he procrastinates. Boom! He waits until Sunday night and those four papers are due tomorrow! That kid is going to have a head of grey hair way to early in life. If he had just started earlier in the week, he would have been under way less stress. I know facing the problem head on is stressful but it is the least stressful option in the end. You will have to decide now if you will support your son or your daughter, for example. Another tip is to handle it one problem at a time. Don't tackle your health, paycheck and children all at the same time. Focus on one issue, solve it, take a break and then move on to the next issue. Be timely about it but be merciful to yourself to. Accept what you can do nothing about. Once you accept the change as part of your reality, it is no longer a cause for stress. For example with your paycheck issue. It sounds like there is nothing you can do about the direct deposit issue. Alright then, you will still get your paycheck but you will just have to get used to the new method of delivery. Just accept the new method and it will become a normal part of reality. A part that is not a problem to stress over. And lastly, get that health stuff checked out! What you described concerning your rib cage sounds like more than just the strain caused by stress. It might be a more serious health issue and you should get yourself checked out as soon as possible! Believe me: pain and bad health will make any stress a 100 times worse faster than anything else in this world can.

Dear irishmist, let me give you a hug, i'm sorry to hear all those troublesome things, but yeah, we do meet such hardships nor and then in life. Actually when I was young, our family is much the same as yours. We were living a miserable life in severe shortage of material possessions. But life needs to go on despite all those misfortunes, and now, things are getting much better through our combined effort. My husband and I are still working hard every day, including the weekends, but everything is going smoothly right now. So believe that when the thick clouds back the sun, the sun must shine again someday. HOld up and best wishes to you!

I am literally illergic to stress. I get the rash, shakiness,etc. It depends on how quickly this stress comes on me and how much. Most of the time I can handle it and get it under control. Especially because I am on medication that helps me with my panic attacks that come with the stress. I used to be able to handle but can't anymore.

If you are in some sort of physical discomfort then you should go to the doctor. I suffer from tmj migraine headaches. I know stress can make certain conditions worse. It sounds like getting her out of those jams especially if they are costly ones isn't going to help her become responsible. Sometimes you got to think of yourself and theirs nothing wrong with that. People should think of themselves but think of others to when possible. It sounds like you might be doing to much. Slow down. Take care of yourself.