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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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  • I find there are a number of things I can do that help to relieve stress and anxiety but they will only work up to a point.  Once things build up beyond a certain level they seem to snowball and I am no longer able to effectively control them.

    One thing I do find is that I am simply not able to do as much as most people my age; I just can't juggle a full time job and a social life and the housework and everything else (that I sometimes refer to as 'joined up living').  I have a lot of difficulty multi-tasking, things seem to take me longer and I seem to need more 'down-time' than most.  The extent to which I am able to accept that (rather than getting frustrated with myself) and adjust my life accordingly has a huge impact on my mental health but is an ongoing battle.

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  • I find there are a number of things I can do that help to relieve stress and anxiety but they will only work up to a point.  Once things build up beyond a certain level they seem to snowball and I am no longer able to effectively control them.

    One thing I do find is that I am simply not able to do as much as most people my age; I just can't juggle a full time job and a social life and the housework and everything else (that I sometimes refer to as 'joined up living').  I have a lot of difficulty multi-tasking, things seem to take me longer and I seem to need more 'down-time' than most.  The extent to which I am able to accept that (rather than getting frustrated with myself) and adjust my life accordingly has a huge impact on my mental health but is an ongoing battle.

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