An introspective, dear diary post to share:
Things I've learned (or had to relearn) in the past few days:
1. Stress will manifest in the most bizarre ways. Just go with it and try not to question the crazy ways you might feel. Especially this time of year, everything is magnified. With all the joyfulness of the holiday season, your subconscious can bring up all kinds of emotions that only contribute to stress levels.
2. Even when it feels like the last thing you should do, if you are bogged down with a million tasks and feeling overwhelmed, get out of the house/office etc and do something nice for yourself. Multi-tasking while doing so can make you feel a little better, like walking on a treadmill while trying to study flash cards.
3. You aren't alone in your feelings of stress. One of your best friends might be going through the same feelings, and talking and even joking about it can help a lot. It might even open the floodgates and let you have a good cry, an often needed thing.
4. At the end of the day, a good night sleep can make all the difference in the world. Take a bath, light some candles, do whatever you need to do an unwind. Waking up refreshed makes all the tasks of the day seem a little bit more do-able.
5. For a food plug, eating well will help. Not making time to eat until nine at night when you scarf down take out is not going to make you feel very good. Plan out when and what you will eat ahead of time so at least your body will be working with you and not against you.
5. No matter how hard life seems for you, someone else probably has it harder. This doesn't take away from what you are feeling, but sometimes recognizing this can help to put things in perspective. If you walk into a grocery store and see volunteers standing outside running a food drive, buy them a few things they need. Three dollars for a bag of potatoes is not a lot to ask for people who are hungry. With this economy, people are struggling even more and relying on food pantries for help. (Read this article:
"Food Pantries Challenged by Growing Demand" )
I'll be back tomorrow with normal posts. For now I'm getting through the day, and I hope you are too.
Things I've learned (or had to relearn) in the past few days:
1. Stress will manifest in the most bizarre ways. Just go with it and try not to question the crazy ways you might feel. Especially this time of year, everything is magnified. With all the joyfulness of the holiday season, your subconscious can bring up all kinds of emotions that only contribute to stress levels.
2. Even when it feels like the last thing you should do, if you are bogged down with a million tasks and feeling overwhelmed, get out of the house/office etc and do something nice for yourself. Multi-tasking while doing so can make you feel a little better, like walking on a treadmill while trying to study flash cards.
3. You aren't alone in your feelings of stress. One of your best friends might be going through the same feelings, and talking and even joking about it can help a lot. It might even open the floodgates and let you have a good cry, an often needed thing.
4. At the end of the day, a good night sleep can make all the difference in the world. Take a bath, light some candles, do whatever you need to do an unwind. Waking up refreshed makes all the tasks of the day seem a little bit more do-able.
5. For a food plug, eating well will help. Not making time to eat until nine at night when you scarf down take out is not going to make you feel very good. Plan out when and what you will eat ahead of time so at least your body will be working with you and not against you.
5. No matter how hard life seems for you, someone else probably has it harder. This doesn't take away from what you are feeling, but sometimes recognizing this can help to put things in perspective. If you walk into a grocery store and see volunteers standing outside running a food drive, buy them a few things they need. Three dollars for a bag of potatoes is not a lot to ask for people who are hungry. With this economy, people are struggling even more and relying on food pantries for help. (Read this article: "Food Pantries Challenged by Growing Demand" )
I'll be back tomorrow with normal posts. For now I'm getting through the day, and I hope you are too.