stress

Managing Stress

Factors that create stress for me are money worries such as debts and work I worry about money and all the bills that need paying every month and because of these bills and debts I have to work extra shifts to ensure I have enough money to pay them, working extra shifts then causes problems with my partner and I as we don’t see each other as much as we’d like. At the moment the access course is also adding to my stress as I am a night carer and work full time plus I have to find time to complete course work at home and spend the day on the access course on Friday’s.

I know that I am stressed as I get very agitated and upset, crying a lot which then makes me smoke more as I feel less agitated when I smoke. I also get angry and usually take my anger out on my partner and shout at him not really for any reason. Then I feel bad for shouting at him and then get upset again.

When I feel stressed I like to take long walks or have a soak in the bath.
Long walks in the country side seem to clear my head and allow me to have some time on my own to think about things and to calm myself down. I think the exercise I get with walking also makes me feel better.
Taking some time out just for me is a nice way of relaxing to try and forget about what has been bothering me.