Stress Sucks...

[Guest guest]

Hey all, I've been dealing with a lot of stress lately. I have a

couple animals get injured and that stresses me out more than

anything. I never really considered myself a stressful person before,

but my bf informs me that I am. That was really news to me! It's

funny, I'm sure I must have felt stress before IE, but I guess I just

ate it away. Now I am dealing with it for what it is, it really sucks.

I was reading about stress management and how it triggers that high,

flight/fight feeling and that is really true! Funny how after 35 years

I am just now really feeling. I did a couple breathing exercises, and

some writing and movement and that really helped a lot. I just marvel

at how much I didn't *feel* before. At the moment I have to say I

don't like feelings, but I guess if I don't learn how to feel

uncomfortable feelings, I won't learn how to feel the enjoyable ones,

either.

Meg

IE since Feb '08

[Guest guest]

Hi Meg,

I am still getting used to feeling my feelings too. I begin to sense

something is not quite right down in my gut. Kind of interesting that

we often get " gut feelings " about our stress and our issues. No

wonder we tend to want to fill up our " gut " to numb the feelings.

Sorry to hear about your animals. My little pooch is always the

bright spot in every day and when she got injured last year, I was

literally sick with worry. I had always heard that expression before

but never knew it was possible for me to actually be sick with worry

until then. I have supported family members through illness and even

dying and always held it together fairly well but let something

happen to my dog and I am a complete mess!

Hang in there!

>

> Hey all, I've been dealing with a lot of stress lately. I have a

> couple animals get injured and that stresses me out more than

> anything. I never really considered myself a stressful person

before,

> but my bf informs me that I am. That was really news to me! It's

> funny, I'm sure I must have felt stress before IE, but I guess I

just

> ate it away. Now I am dealing with it for what it is, it really

sucks.

> I was reading about stress management and how it triggers that

high,

> flight/fight feeling and that is really true! Funny how after 35

years

> I am just now really feeling. I did a couple breathing exercises,

and

> some writing and movement and that really helped a lot. I just

marvel

> at how much I didn't *feel* before. At the moment I have to say I

> don't like feelings, but I guess if I don't learn how to feel

> uncomfortable feelings, I won't learn how to feel the enjoyable

ones,

> either.

>

>

> Meg

> IE since Feb '08

>