PE-185/WellnessActivity10

= Wellness Activity #10 = Record 3 stresses that are currently in your life. Do they create eustress or distress for you? State at least one stress-reduction technique you could use to minimize the tension that occurs with each of these (i.e., meditation, relaxation tape, taking a bath, playing a sport, etc.).

The biggest stresses in my life right now is school. Being ADD and LD in writing make everything about it a struggle. Its especially frustrating when I'm so successful in every other aspect of my life. I'm currently in the process of a major overhaul of my organization / time management system. Hopefully, it will help me remove stresses from the rest of my life so I have more energy to give to school.

Work used to be one of my biggest stresses. In order to reduce the total control over my life I had to leave my former job, since they refused to adjust my workload. My new job is much better, and I've been trying to pay attention to not taking on more than I can handle there. Its still hard for me as I do love my work, and am motivated by others reliance on me. I used to take night time walks to relieve stress. Its just not the same since I left the farm.

One other stress I have is keeping the house up to my fiance's standards. She's a very neat and organized person, and I'm anything but. We've come to a compromise where I get to keep my office any way I'd like so I have a refuge. In exchange I do my best to keep the rest of the house in a state that allows her to relax.