Comments on: What’s Up Wednesdays: Stress and Anxiety

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:06:12 +0000

I feel it has reduced my stress level because I know what is important and don’t sweat the other stuff.

My stress may not be your stress and your stress may not be my stress. It’s as you said perspective.

By: dcr

dcr — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:50:41 +0000

By the same token, other stresses in life can be well-worth the effort as well. As a parent, what changes are your priorities. So, regardless of the situation, the end result is what determines whether the stress was worth it. For example, if you write a book, having the finished, published book in your hands, and hearing of people enjoying it, can make all the stress you went through in creating it worthwhile.

You also have a change of perspective, which I think may have been your point, but while that change of perspective may reduce stress in some areas, it would raise it in others. And, I would think it to be much more stressful to have to worry about providing for yourself and a family than it is to worry about yourself alone.

It all may be worth the stress, but my opinion is that it can’t be much of an overall stress reducer.

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:52:43 +0000

I don’t think it does. While the stresses might be different, they are well worth the effort. The view changes as a parent, you focus is your family not your work or other problems. I didn’t believe it until I had 2 kids, but nothing is worth stressing over. Your family is/should be your only concern, the rest is cake.

By: Damien

Damien — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:18:15 +0000

Man you have the best theme! Wouldn’t you agree that in and of itself relieves stress? Thanks for the mention my friend.

By: dcr

dcr — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:35:26 +0000

But that just adds a new level of stresses.

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:13:55 +0000

Want to relieve stress from work or other parts of your life? Here is the one solution that never fails: HAVE CHILDREN!

Your work and other parts of your life take on a whole different importance when you have children. The responsibility of taking care of another human being that depends on you for everything consumes you and will take your mind off the normal stresses of everyday life.

By: dcr

dcr — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:35:59 +0000

Ah, stress. Yes, it has been one of those days. Worked ’til about 3:00 a.m. on a project, making some excellent headway. Then, this afternoon, found a small thing I had overlooked, which means that a good amount of work has to be redone.

I am managing the stress with a Coke.