Stress

My daughter wrote a paper for health class on stress. (see below) She asked me to
type it up for her. I think its her counselor and her way of telling me something.
I wish it where this easy. Poof car problem solved, Poof Mortgage problem solved,
Poof money problem solved, POOF stress solved. Christmas is coming but not. Try
and explain that stress.
Will we be moving in the new year? Don't know wish I could say don't care.

I know most of what is going on with me right now is stress but my mind only
thinks about the quick fixes and we don't want to go there. How do you meditate
when you can't even shut your mind off to sleep.

So I take the little things that brighten my day and try to hang onto the love of my family
and friends. Like the laugh Sara gave us all last night when she was trying to decide when
would be the best time for her to take her vow of silence taking that first step toward becoming
Buddhist. Haven't laughed that hard in months. I vote for Christmas vacations and maybe we all
should do it. Or my husband and I window shopping for cheap idea's to fix stuff around here. Spending time with him is little and far between. Being silly doing stomping dances on the front porch.

Today I get to escape into another season of swimming for now and hope tomorrow
we don't find ourselves under a boulder.
ttfn

Health assignment: Stress 12/6/07

Stress happens to everyone. In the demands of the fast pace world we live in it is not out of the ordinary to have too much in our lives. With families, jobs, or perhaps college on our minds it can build up and become a problem. It is important to know how to deal with this overload of stress because it is not just the little pain in your neck or fogged vision, it can worsen and become a major health issue. Over all stress is your body’s reaction to what’s going on around it. Situations can be handled in two different ways, negatively or positively. Stress does not only plague adults but is very common in over burdened teens as well.
For adults’ stress comes mainly from the family bills even there jobs and juggling all of these things can be hard. Most adults today do not know how to deal with stress in the proper fashion. Although teens may be the top stresses in an adult’s life they have a lot of their own stress to deal with. Juggling school, sports, extra activities such as band or an art club can become to much to bear. Along with all these activities to juggle you throw in the fact that they are changing and making decisions that could influence the rest of their lives. With full stacked up lives it may be hard to deal with all the stresses in your life but it is important to find time or even the slightest thing might build up.
The effects of stress put their own burden upon the shoulders of many when stress is not dealt with. Stress can cause both physical and mental effects making it harder to complete every day tasks. Some physical effects are elevated blood pressure that when left untreated can case stroke and kidney disease if left untreated for a long period of time. Chest pain, problems sleeping, upset stomach, and headaches are also common effects of to many stresses. Not only are the physical effects something to worry about but the mental as well. You might feel unable to work, or snap at others, become agitated easily, worry or feel anxious, depressed, helpless or complacent or restless. Most times stress will also interfere with your judgment and ability to make decisions. Over all it is a viscous cycle when left untreated. Stress in the end just creates even more stress.
With busy lives it is hard to find the much-needed time to deal with stress the right way. There are two ways to handle stress. The first way is you can shut down, snap, and give up and by doing this it will only relieve stress for a short period of time before creating more stress in the end. The second way would be taking a second to think things over organizing your day, possibly even take on less in your everyday life. Those are just a few of the ways to go about handling stress. Another way would be exercise, which release endorphins that will better your mood and give you the extra edge you need to get through the day. Then there is meditation, a mental exercise that allows the person to think and focus on calming your self down and relaxing. It helps a person focus and control their mind. Most find this relaxing after a day when they where unable to think about anything other than the task at hand.
Stress is no joking matter it is something that should be treated as a sickness. For when someone has a cold they don not wait days or weeks or even months to treat it so why wait that long to treat stress. When after all the effects of to much stress can be far worse than a common cold. Take time and watch out when taking on a new activity.
Stress for too long can be dangerous.