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Stressful weeks, and how you grow from them;
These past few weeks of mine have dipped in and out of miserable.
I filed a restraining order, lost a few friends, and had a nice lengthy meltdown.
But I also finished my debut EP, realized that the friends I lost were ones I should have done away with long ago, and my meltdown inspired me to finally make a much needed change, cut all my hair off, and start fresh.
After it all I feel stronger and slightly more put together. I still have odds and ends that I need to trim off, but with the new year I think those things will all fall into place.
What about you? How do you wrestle your stress and make it your bitch?
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Permalink Reply by Lily Boob on -
This summer was pretty stressful for me. Pretty similar to yours, where I had to cut ties with people.
I just tuned out a bit. Laid low. Didn't go out as much. Stayed home, watched tv, read, and took many bubble baths.
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Permalink Reply by Hannah Sciurba on -
Same. For a week I turned off my phone and computer and spent time with myself and my work (and my dog).
It was hard to break when I needed to join real-life again, but I feel better for it.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on -
We are also going through some stress right now. We just got a new car and a new apartment. My wife's boss was a total dick and gave her a hard time over depression and anxiety, so right now she is not working. I honestly think the best thing for her to do is quit. However, the stressful part is our job (we both work from home) failed to give everyone their holiday pay.
Our car, insurance, loan, credit card AND new bills are all coming and we don't even have enough for them at this moment.I can't even say the amount of panic I am in. I am SUCH an optimistic person and right now I am just not sure what to do or what to try. My wife is my rock during all of this, and I am hopefully hers. :) At least we have each other! Even if we lose everything else, haha. But let's hope we don't!
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Permalink Reply by Hannah Sciurba on
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Aw Angela, it's great to hear such a positive mental attitude. I know the feeling of being financially pressured. I myself am more broke than I have ever been in my life, it's really scary. But at least you know how to look at what really matters in life.
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Permalink Reply by jaminicole on -
Oooh, I had a meltdown this summer. I dealt with it by drinking a lot by me onesies. And then I went through and planned my meltdown to the fullest extent:
http://jaminicole.com/2010/06/09/warning-very-strategic-meltdown-ap...
In the end, however, things turned around right after I pierced my nose and I had little to no incentive to finish the list. But when things got good again, I started to see the reason in all of the bad.
It's funny like that. We go through rough times and end up appreciating them once things are good again.
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Permalink Reply by Hannah Sciurba on
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That was a WONDERFUL blog, seriously.
I think you're right, I think when you get to a certain bottom in your life you need to do something exciting to pump that adrenaline right up. I cut my hair off myself, made some bad decisions, and I feel like I'm a better person for all of it.
From now on I will refer to you and plan all impending meltdowns. Maybe if I post a calendar of my events people will stop trying to reach me during one. ;)
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Permalink Reply by leilani on -
Wow! That does sound incredibly stressful. Sorry things have been so tough!
I think the biggest thing I've learned is that despite my natural inclination not to, it's cool to give in to stress and madness and whatever's going on. Reaching out to people isn't inappropriate or "weakness" because everyone copes with stress and if anything, people will appreciate you for keeping it real.
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