Ah…. the other nasty S word!
Do you have stress?

Of course, who am I kidding 😂😳 we all do!!!

But come on, are you ready to actually talk candidly about this shit?

When do you get stressed?

Holidays? Weather changes? Vacations?

Work? School? Kids?

Pandemic? Covid? Lockdowns?

Dinner time? Lunch Time? Tax Time?

Mondays? Tuesdays? Weekends?

Paying Bills? Family Visits?

When the Phone rings? When the Alarm Clock goes off?

Maybe you’re always Stressed?

but wait a minute…. do you know what it feels like to not be fuckin stressed out??

Stress can pop up at the most shittiest times, it can hit you like a ton of bricks & make you cry out for your mama.

Stress can also build up slowly and quietly doing some serious damage all the while, until you are completely exhausted & don’t know what hit you.

Stress effects your body mind & soul & it zealously embraces every aspect of our human selves. Stress is all around us everyday and everywhere and everyone deals and responds to stress differently. There are also just as many ways to deal with stress as there are symptoms of stress.

Where do you stand?

What actually works?

Where do you start?

Although it’s true that without a little bit of stress

in life we won’t feel challenged, but

where is the line drawn between just enough

pressure & too much stress?

Let’s talk for a minute about some of the actual damage that too much stress can do to a person.

Have you heard yet that stress can cause more damage to a body then enjoying a burger and a beer?

WTAF?

But it’s true!

Stress is like acid, pulsing thru our bodies eating away at our bones, muscles and cells (it can even leave a nasty taste in your mouth)!

There’s adrenaline coursing through your body and it leaves everything in its path tired & exhausted.

You just want to rest, you just need coffee, f*ck you just need to cuddle up with something fluffy and catch a break!

When you have chronic damaging stress, your body can’t do what it’s suppose to do (mainly take care of itself & you).

Stress can make us tense, forgetful, anxious and angry. If it gets too much we may even become fearful, have panic attacks, gain or lose weight, get indigestion and many other seemingly unrelated issues.

Our hearts may physically hurt, experience pounding, irregular beating, palpitations and an increase in blood pressure is also common.

We can start sweating more (sexy right), have headaches and other body or muscle pains and this can leave us even more tired and unable to cope! You want to sleep, you need to sleep ~ but when you go to lie down you just can’t fall asleep because your fuckin mind is racing around with thoughts you can’t stop! (sound familiar??)

When chronic damaging stress becomes too much for us mentally, things can go down hill really fast. It leaves us drained and without energy to finish (or even start) the day.

We can feel alone, have difficulty starting or finishing tasks & even making decisions.

Stress can make people feel unwanted, unloved, ugly and like a total failure (but you are NOT!!!!) and as you can imagine, these feelings can quickly turn into something even more serious. (like depression or anxiety)

Now you may be asking, with all these symptoms being due to stress, what the serious f*ck can we actually do about it???

If we try to think of stress as the symptom & pressure as the cause

and

If stress is the inability to cope with pressure well….

we really just need to learn to cope better?

(I know I know, easier said then done!!)

But if you’re ready to start tackling this shitty word stress and how it’s taking over your daily life, then make some time cause I’m going to be sharing some steps over the next few week to help you out girl!