Stressing...*rant party*

:rage::rage::rage:I'm so stressed right now.... The stocks are crashing, my baby ball not feeling well ( the biggest of my worries), my school work is getting so far behind, it seems like everyone is giving me an attitude( I do not take being under attack very well), and I'm sick of it! I just want something to go right.... I'm tired of everything going horribly wrong. So what's everyone else stressing about? Any body having as awful a life as me right now? What's on your minds?

Are we still having US Fish and wildlife dept after our snakie rights? If we do thats another thing thats stressing me out.

Lets see: I have intense stomach pain that my docter "thinks" is an ulcer

I had a group project due yesterday and my group assumed I didn't do anything and was screaming at me in front of my entire program, I sent them 7 emails including way more than my share of the project and received no response, I was crying in class so now I look like an a**.

I have several tests this week.

I have to work all week.

I am BROKE.

And I can't eat anything I crave because of my retarded stomach, yet I have not lost any weight.

My kingsnake won't eat.

*sigh*

whewh

Let's see . . .

The stock market and my 401K tanking has me stressed.

Picking the lesser of two evils for President is giving me insomnia.

Lack of sleep is making me a raving witch at work so I'm not making any friends here . . .

:sigh2: Now, take a deep breath and think of happier times . . . .Everything is going to be just fine:please:

You people have problems. I get up, go to work, come home, take care of my snakes and do some web work, eat dinner, go to sleep, rinse and repeat.

Everything else doesn't matter to me, I don't have control of it so really I don't care. And as far as US Fish and Wildlife goes...they can kiss my butt, I'd like to see them try to stop me from enjoying my hobby.

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Originally Posted by AaronP

You people have problems. I get up, go to work, come home, take care of my snakes and do some web work, eat dinner, go to sleep, rinse and repeat.

Everything else doesn't matter to me, I don't have control of it so really I don't care.

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This is how I live my life. Stuff happens .. life goes on. I understand the people worrying and I am not saying that it is wrong to worry about your future, it's just not my style. I try to roll with the punches the best I can .. and hope for the best.

I was going to try to come up with something to say but AaronP said it all for me. Anytime I think I'm getting ahead, life smacks me in the face. I spent $1600 last week fixing a gas leak in my yard. I thought the $18 a month I pay the gas company extra each month for "insurance" would cover it but guess what, it didn't. Hey, what am I going to do?

Just like AaronP said, go to sleep, get up the next morning and start all over!

Yeah... i go on and live my life but My life is fast paced and stressful!!!! I am a 3-d Animator and it is HARD!!!! on top of going to School no less. Your lives must be pretty boring/easy IMO cause in my life nothing ever slows down. I don't have 5 min to even catch my breath. I love my life but there is nothing wrong with wishing that it was a little more relaxed. I wish I could just go through my day not being hounded for my work. How are you guys not worried about this stock market crash???? I'm only 18 and I am freaking out!

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Originally Posted by RoyalGuardian

How are you guys not worried about this stock market crash???? I'm only 18 and I am freaking out!

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No one likes to lose money regardless of your age. Be thankful that you're not 68 trying to cash in on your 401k/savings plan.

It's nice to see someone 18 taking an interest in their future. Good for you.

The others are right . . . worrying/stressing doesn't make it get any better.

I know like I said I love my life so its not that bad. I do get up and go get them everyday but its ok for your life to be stressful if you are diagnosed with anxiety disorder:D

My life isn't boring, I just like to understate it.

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Originally Posted by AaronP

You people have problems. I get up, go to work, come home, take care of my snakes and do some web work, eat dinner, go to sleep, rinse and repeat.

Everything else doesn't matter to me, I don't have control of it so really I don't care. And as far as US Fish and Wildlife goes...they can kiss my butt, I'd like to see them try to stop me from enjoying my hobby.

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Sorry about that...

For some reason I haven't been sleeping all that much, ive been working on 3 hours of sleep a day.

Two normals wont eat

Had to treat all my snakes for roundworms... NOT fun!

stressing out about all of the above them and then some

I'm not really stressed out by too much right now. I don't like to think about the economy, I can't change it, so I adapt to it. I'm actually rather upbeat, we're pregnant with our next baby (hoping for a healthy girl), our son is growing up healthy, never goes without, we have a comfortable place to live, don't have any financial problems currently and we have several hobbies. Can't ask for too much more.

You know what really grinds my gears? When I can't find the droids I'm looking for!

JonV

I don't think I'm boring either. I have two kids I have to think about and my family has had to change our lifestyle now that we are getting nailed at the gas pumps. Once again though, why get yourself sick over things you have no control over.

I used to be a surgical technician and worked at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. This experience really woke me up. Sorry RoyalGuardian, but you have no idea what type of stress some people/families have. While your crying and ranting online about your 401K, there is probably another 18 year old just like yourself struggling to live through the night.

All I'm trying to say is that things could be alot worse. Be thankful for what you have. :)

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Originally Posted by nevohraalnavnoj

You know what really grinds my gears? When I can't find the droids I'm looking for!

JonV

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Yeah, What gives with that?!

Take this from someone who has Bipolar Depression and an extreme Anxiety Disorder... the ONLY thing that's stopped all my symptoms (not even medication would do this) is Yoga.

stress is related to 99% of all illness

I dont do stress anymore. Its bad for you and causes more stress.
You are what you think about and if you think about negative things you will have negative experiences, it is an ugly cycle.

Sometimes we have to stop and remember how blessed we are to have so many wonderful things that most people in the world can only dream of. Unfortunately most people dont realize how much they have going for them until it gets taken away.

There are so many wonderful things in life we take for granted. Next time you see a quadrapalegic in a wheelchair or the starving peoples in 3rd world countries maybe it will be a reminder that we throw away more food and other items than most of the planet have to begin with.

Life is the greatest opportunity you will ever have and trust me it goes by fast. Enjoy every experience while you can one day it will be over and all we will have is our memories, what do you want yours to be?

We learn the most important lessons and values from our difficulties not our successes. It takes this downfall of our economy for us to open our eyes, expose all the greed and make it a better place. So I look at it as a great opportunity for improvement and some great deals on stocks and real estate;).

"Calm seas do not make for skillfull sailors" (Old African Proverb)

Great statement Raul.

I think we all need to hear it or read it once in a while.

It is really important t put things in perspective (but, of course, it´s easier when you´re turning 40 than when you´re 18)

I've been caught in a good-news/bad-news situation lately.

Good News: All that pain and illness I've been having...solved!
Bad News: All the foods I love are off limits for the rest of my life :(

Good News: Getting ready to take a sabbatical from work to develop some new business areas
Bad News: with the market tanking, I might not be able to afford it and need to go out and find a new job PRONTO!

Overall though, I thank my lucky stars every day for the great life I have :)

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Originally Posted by AaronP

You people have problems.

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I'm sorry, but I find that offensive. Most people DO have real problems to deal with. Silver lining, la di da, everything is rainbows and sunshine aside. Yes, we can live every day one at a time and feel happy that we're making ends meet for THAT day.

But some of us have children, mortgages, retirement to think about. Yes we should feel blessed to have those things, but they do weigh on our minds. Especially with the current state of things.

At 30, I have a mortgage, bills to pay, three kids to think about college for, one car that's on its last leg, and family issues to deal with. Needless to say I'm stressed. And venting about it helps, so I think that saying someone has "problems" because they need to do just that is, well, like I said, offensive. And that's my opinion....

devilgrrl, I couldn't have said it better myself. Sometimes people have things on their mind and they just want to say it "outloud". It helps ease their stress. I know that when I'm stressing out about something, normally I just want to talk to someone about it. Maybe get some advice or just have it all off my chest.

I'm stressing about a few things right now and it would feel good to write it all down.

My work hates me for some reason so I'm looking for a new job.

We are broke.

I am failing my online class and I hope the professor dropped me so it doesn't count against me.

My dachshund is having issues with learning to use the bathroom outside.

Of course, when I have all these stresses, I try and find good things going on in my life and focus on them.

I'm getting married this month.

My roommates are moving out this month.

Its my first breeding season.

I've lost 5lbs.

though I should refrain, I'm not going too.

The family vehicle is very unsafe to drive and yet my husband does it every day.

I hate the place I live.

I hate the fact we can't afford to do my immigration paperwork.

I hate feeling so isolated, what with not working and not driving, i rarely see anyone not in my immediate family.

I hate the fact that my hubby needs a new heart and they're waiting for him to get worse before they even start looking.

I hate the fact that ever since my hubby found out he needs a new heart he's given up on any sort of future or life.

I hate that my son is already showing signs of having the same heart condition his dad has. he's 2 and it usually doesn't manifest until late teens to early 30's.

I hate the fact that my snakes are all living with friends until we move again.

I hate the fact that no matter how much fat we trim from the budget we still never have any money.

I'm very lucky. I still have a job that I love and a whole bunch of snakes. Credit Default Swaps anyone?

So far the only stress I can talk about has been Eustress!

Going to Tinley!
My neighbors moved out next door!
We're coming up on another breeding season!
I still have a job!
I make enough money that if I kicked Chris out to the curb I could still live comfortably!
I'm getting a new snake!
My birthday is coming sooooon!

Just enough good things going on right now to not focus on the bad. :)

I'm sorry for saying your lives were boring I just wanted everyone to be on the same page with everyone( it was a kind of bump:oops:). I do find my life stressful and right now I'm going to stress. I'm sorry if I have been kinda snappy lately I'm on a new med ( YAY CITALOPHRAM!) to try to even out my moods. I love each and every one of you like my brothers and sisters and I just want you to know that your awesome and I hope your stressful lives will get better soon! :hug: for everyone!!!!

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Originally Posted by devilgrrl

I'm sorry, but I find that offensive.

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I must be the exception to the rule then, I don't feel better when I rant because then I just realize more than I did before, and that's not usually a good thing. I'd rather just DO then TALK. If I can't DO anything about it I don't bother to TALK about it.

And just to cut anyone off: This is my opinion, and that's it, nothing more and nothing less.

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Originally Posted by AaronP

I must be the exception to the rule then, I don't feel better when I rant because then I just realize more than I did before, and that's not usually a good thing. I'd rather just DO then TALK. If I can't DO anything about it I don't bother to TALK about it.

And just to cut anyone off: This is my opinion, and that's it, nothing more and nothing less.

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And its her opinion that you were being rude. an opinion I also share.

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And its her opinion that you were being rude. an opinion I also share.

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That's cool, god bless america eh :D :salute:

The goddess is america.. In fact she is the earth =P Yay pagans! LOL!

Stressing about when to ask the gf to get hitched is a biggie for me. She'll start applying for med school in the summer, so unless she gets into the U of Minnesota, there will be a big move. Then I'll probably dip into my savings to help her pay for med school because I know her parents can't afford it. And of course these savings are pretty much 100% invested, so those are hurting right now. I'm just holding on to everything and waiting, it's just scary to see big companies go down the tubes. On top of all that, I don't have a job. Luckily I have the best parents in the world and some other $ I've saved up that get my bills paid on time every month, but I hate relying on them, and feel bad about it.

1, i was in a wreck and wont have my car back for 3 weeks!
2, i dont have a way to school(because of the car) so im facing reenrolment
3, ive lost my job because of the car thing
4, i am 2000 dollars in debt to my apartment complex and im possibly going to have to sell the car or the (gasps) snakes
5, my back is KILLING me, and i ran out of my pills

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Originally Posted by shiftto5

1, i was in a wreck and wont have my car back for 3 weeks!
2, i dont have a way to school(because of the car) so im facing reenrolment
3, ive lost my job because of the car thing
4, i am 2000 dollars in debt to my apartment complex and im possibly going to have to sell the car or the (gasps) snakes
5, my back is KILLING me, and i ran out of my pills

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Oh no! Thats aweful! If i could i would by your snakies off you then you could buy them back from me when you had the money... unfortunatly I am out of money right now.... good luck with everything!

thanks for the kind words!!! really i do appreciate it, and i am really really not wanting to sell them, its just that if they start to suffer because of all that has happend i wont have a choice, id rather get rid of them to good homes then hold on to them and they suffer becuase i have grown attached

Well, let's see:

Karl's temp assignment ended and he's been out of work for three weeks.
Unemployment decision won't be made until tomorrow.
Karl's SUV has a transmission that's slipping.
Karl put his back out today.
I have a killer toothache.
I've got $2 in my account until tomorrow (payday).
I'm part of a team of people who is rolling out Oracle 9.0 and due to my role, I can only work 20% of my time on my 40 hour a week job, and the other 80% on the Oracle project.

BUT.....
We are blessed!

I have a good job that is paying the bills.
We have a roof over our head.
We have food to eat three square meals a day.
We have awesome friends.
My company is going through layoffs, but this role I'm in practically assures my job security - will they hear me complain about the extra work? Not a chance!
We have awesome pets, both the furred and scaled variety.
We are already making our Holiday plans - which is a great reduction in gifts to each other, but plan to camp out all day on Christmas with rented movies, a ham slowly cooking in the oven, and attendance at the Christmas Eve Midnight service - and we're more excited about this year than past years!
Stocks are on SALE! We'd be a fool not to invest in them! :banana:

So - all in all - life is good!

"Stocks are on SALE! We'd be a fool not to invest in them!"

I need a job so I can make some paychecks!! Invest early on in life, hold on for 40+ years, that's always been the plan. All these housing forcloseures make me wish I was in the market for a house right now.

I'm 26, still lving with my parents, have $45000+ in debt from student loans, a $2500 bill from a visit to the ER 2 months ago...all on a 15k salary. I usually can afford only one meal a day, too.

But I still have a girlfriend and all my snakes!

I just found out that I may be unemployed as of Monday. I'm the breadwinner in the family so that isn't good.

Ah, the life of a contractor :D

Hopefully I'll find out tomorrow what the deal is....
anyway I have lots of theraputic stress-reducing yard work planned for the weekend :banana:

I'm a college student so i know where you're coming from with the school stress. i'm only taking 3 classes this semester but i've got the work load of 6; and to top it off, one of my teachers is the biggest [insert preferred profanity] ever and will literally write on my assignments "you cannot write. I can't understand anything you've written here; you obviously don't understand anything". really? i can understand contructive criticism, but stuff like that just makes me want to give up. along with that, i'm really worried that my preferred presidential pick isn't going to win, my snakes keep getting scale rot over and over and i dont know why, i'm flat broke, i only have 2 months left before my boyfriend of 2 yrs goes to iraq (leaving me with no friends, 2 dogs, 4 snakes and a lonely house), my boss and managers at work are the most 2faced people i've ever met, and a very close friend of mine just stabbed me in the back about 2 weeks ago. so, when it comes to stress, your not alone! :) keep your chin up!