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Stress & Coping

Sgt Romeo

Am I the only one who really suffers with stress & then can't find a coping strategy so gets more stressed over really insignificant things?

Nothing I have tried to help me cope with stress has helped.  Every suggestion people have given me has been tried.  I CANNOT relax.  It's a physical impossibility for me.  I don't know how to relax.

It may well be that I'm still thinking about the long list of things I have to do that is stopping me from relaxing, but I don't know how to deal with this.

It feels like I need a break from everything right now.  But I have to keep going to work to pay the bills.  I have to keep getting up in the morning.  But I don't know how much longer I can keep going like this before I snap.

Can anybody offer any advice?

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  • Hi,

    Just read your post, and almost word for word, it is exactly as I feel right now. After my diagnosis, I look back in my life, and I cant really pin any time down when I felt I was on top of things, coping. There was a brief period about 2-3 years where I felt more secure, which helped a lot. I was earning a lot of money with a job that was less stresful, without the worries of housing.

    I think the problem is we do not fit in to an nt world.

    I am not bad coping with work, but my personal life is just getting more harder. I think that is partly because working full time just takes so much out of me, I don't have energy to evolve my personal life. Just sorting out general stuff takes so long.

    I think the simple fact is things do literally get too much for us, and with all the attention to detail, wanting to keep people happy, its just not possible.

    I knew this week would be hard, and just trying to get it all over with

    One thing I do try and do, is some job I hate or not looking forward too. I hate gardening, particularly trimming this horrendous conifer hedge.

    Most times I can't get my mind focused enough to motivate me to do it, but when I have, it has really helped. Just remind myself that i am feeling bad now, so may as well do this; so when I feel easier I will have some more time free

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  • Hi,

    Just read your post, and almost word for word, it is exactly as I feel right now. After my diagnosis, I look back in my life, and I cant really pin any time down when I felt I was on top of things, coping. There was a brief period about 2-3 years where I felt more secure, which helped a lot. I was earning a lot of money with a job that was less stresful, without the worries of housing.

    I think the problem is we do not fit in to an nt world.

    I am not bad coping with work, but my personal life is just getting more harder. I think that is partly because working full time just takes so much out of me, I don't have energy to evolve my personal life. Just sorting out general stuff takes so long.

    I think the simple fact is things do literally get too much for us, and with all the attention to detail, wanting to keep people happy, its just not possible.

    I knew this week would be hard, and just trying to get it all over with

    One thing I do try and do, is some job I hate or not looking forward too. I hate gardening, particularly trimming this horrendous conifer hedge.

    Most times I can't get my mind focused enough to motivate me to do it, but when I have, it has really helped. Just remind myself that i am feeling bad now, so may as well do this; so when I feel easier I will have some more time free

    Random

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