Re: - STRESS

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Doreen and group;

Truly sorry Doreen.. What a nightmare... both parents... I am so

sorry... For me it was my dad and my baby sister... she was about 45

killed by her abusive husband... Daddy passed due to heart... It can

really mess a person up.. stress that is... I also stressful job... I

ended up with tons of medical problems.. If only we could have seen

it comeing...

I have been getting so close to a lot of the group. Shirley ,,,

Tawny ,,, Kris the uk doc ,,, Mylendaz ,,, Barbara ,,, Bob ,, Brad,,

Our moderator ,,, and now I am not the new kid on the block...

I notice that we adjust very quickly to this very friendly RA support

group... some of the group becomes lurkers which is great also.. And

you Doreen I feel like your one of my family members...

Don't forget to make paragraphs so we all can read long post without

becoming cross eyed lol... Also its a good idea to write our names or

nics at the end of our post,, so we don't end up using the name on

the top of post... I know Doreen dont like being called Mimi except

by her grandkids haaaaaaaaaaaa...

I get Doreen and Shirly mixed up all the time.. They both are so kind

and sweet to me... They both give me a booste in the mornings with

their sweet soothing words... thus I don't know which is whitch

sometimes... So is it Doreen that is Mimi or was it shirly... never

mind... Anyhow welcomes long post...

gentle hugs

Clora

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> Wow, - another amazing article! I can certainly relate to this

> one as well <G>.

>

> I worked for almost 5 years in the accounting department of a

> construction firm and to say that the situation there was

> " uncontrollable " is an understatement! Rules and procedures would be

> put into place only to be changed at the whim of another - whether

it

> made sense or not, whether it was legal or not - preferential

> treatment, nepotism, the " Good Ole Boys " club and that proverbial

> glass ceiling all made for an horrific situation. Add to that

stresses

> throughout my lifetime prior to this job and then dealing with the

> deaths of both of my parents, two good friends, hubby's 2nd back

> surgery, a sick child, and the pain of undiagnosed RA/FMS - all

during

> that 5 year period, made an uncontrollable situation turn into

a " run

> for the hills " type of situation - like my whole world was crashing

> down around my ears - definitely a flight or fight type of feeling.

I

> was damned good at my job and I really felt that I could have made

it

> into so much more, but without the cooperation of people from

> management to co-workers...well...let's just say that when I finally

> quit in 2005, it was the best decision I ever made. Unfortunately,

by

> then the damage was already done. I had nightmares for months after

I

> quit.

>

> But, now the nightmares have stopped, hubby's back is semi-ok, the

> child is well, I have a diagnosis to work with and I do my best to

> keep my stress levels to a minimum. I am working with my PC and

Rheumy

> to find the right combination of meds that will put me into

remission,

> I try to find joy and humor in all of God's creations, have met some

> wonderful people along this journey and am grateful for moderators

> like you, , that give us more information than we might ever be

> able to find on our own, to help us to make some sense out of what

we

> are all going through.

>

> Sorry this was such a long reply. It just really struck a cord with

> me..........Doreen

>