{"id":870,"date":"2023-01-16T17:09:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgenowik.com\/?p=870"},"modified":"2023-01-22T14:49:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T14:49:40","slug":"stress-management-is-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgenowik.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/stress-management-is-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress Management is Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-1\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:#1d242d;--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-870-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/georgenowik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Episode-056-Stress-Management-is-Hard.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/georgenowik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Episode-056-Stress-Management-is-Hard.mp3\">https:\/\/georgenowik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Episode-056-Stress-Management-is-Hard.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>~ Or: &#8230;.. actually, there is no or.\u00a0 Stress Management is hard.\u00a0 Period.<\/h2>\n<p>So here we are!\u00a0 As of this writing it is the third week of January in the 2023rd year of the moderately recognized Gregorian calendar.\u00a0 Raise of hands: how many folks are still reeling from the holidays?\u00a0 Is anybody else trying to figure out where the last few weeks have evaporated to?\u00a0 Is stress management something that is completely bereft of management?<\/p>\n<p>This week is considered one of the most depressing for folks in this area of the world. From a meteorological perspective, it is the dead of winter and clement weather is infrequent.\u00a0 Even our neighbors in Southern California, who generally receive the bounties of ceaseless serotonin sequencing, are in the throes of some pretty <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/storm-topples-trees-brings-more-flood-damage-to-southern-california\/\">wet &#8216;n wild weather<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are several other reasons why this week in particular is considered to be such a burden to our state of being.<\/p>\n<p>What does any of this have to do with stress management?\u00a0 So glad you asked!<\/p>\n<p>Managing stress is a part of our everyday lives.\u00a0 There are good and bad stressors.\u00a0 Sometimes either or both of those can exceed the whelmedness thresholds of the keto-compatible fatty computers made of meat that reside within our skulls.<\/p>\n<p>So!\u00a0 I <span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">\u0153<\/span><\/span>ffer unto you this brain dump of things that I&#8217;ve read and thoughts that I have on the subject.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a mix of things happening right now along with just general stress management stuff and things.\u00a0 Buckle in because here we go!<\/p>\n<h3>Disclaimer<\/h3>\n<p>This writing was inspired by a day this last week where my stress management went out the window.\u00a0 Literally.\u00a0\u00a0 I could just catch a view of the feet as they went soaring through the glass to render a kiss upon the pavement below.\u00a0 Bad days happen!\u00a0 But it inspired some writing so I <em>guess<\/em> something good came of it?\u00a0 I&#8217;ll let you be the judge of that.\u00a0 Ok not literally, just figuratively.\u00a0 But you know.<\/p>\n<h2>Some Causes of Stress<\/h2>\n<p>There. Are. So. Many.\u00a0 It&#8217;s neither fair nor funny.\u00a0 While I could spend the rest of my life writing all of them down, I think I&#8217;ll keep it to a top 4 list for now.\u00a0 And the sake of the word count.\u00a0 I know, I know.\u00a0 My word count management is hilariously awful.\u00a0 But enough about that!<\/p>\n<h3>Chronological Advancement is sus<\/h3>\n<p>From whence you started reading this sentence to right this moment, you have aged ever so slightly.\u00a0 As those moments pass, our ability to confront challenges with the same level of vim and vigor is reduced.\u00a0 This is natural.\u00a0 Since none of us is getting younger, it&#8217;s helpful to recognize that it&#8217;s a thing.<\/p>\n<h3>Time Management and Stress Management are in cahoots<\/h3>\n<p>Overfilled plates! Too many stuffs!\u00a0 Time and stress management seem to work in tandem.\u00a0 Like some kind of cabal.\u00a0 When time management throws up the white flag, sometimes stress management is quick to follow.\u00a0 This is particularly notable for folks who adhere to a routine and the routine is interrupted.\u00a0 Or demolished.<\/p>\n<h3>Curve Balls<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Life is what happens while we&#8217;re planning something else.&#8221;\u00a0 In a similar mode as right above, curve balls mess with time management.\u00a0 They also mess with life management sometimes.\u00a0 A pipe bursting is never on anyone&#8217;s bingo card.\u00a0 Or a sick child.\u00a0 And a tree coming down in your driveway right before you&#8217;re supposed to go to work?\u00a0 Get outta here.\u00a0 Life is full of curve balls and they can contribute to that tension.<\/p>\n<h3>Money Talks<\/h3>\n<p>This one comes up in almost all the lists: the feeling that having more money will resolve all of the stresses in the world. Conversely, being in possession of fewer earth dollars is the cause of many stressors.\u00a0 It is very true that money is a constantly evolving place of struggle for so many of us. Would having more of it solve some problems?\u00a0 Probably!\u00a0 Is it the entire answer to stress management?\u00a0 Behavioral health experts would argue that there are other more effective strategies to stress reduction.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms of Stress<\/h2>\n<p>The American Psychological Association has a VERY comprehensive study on this matter and they list a TON of those things.\u00a0 Rather than share the entire ton, I&#8217;m going to whittle it down to a more manageable sum.<\/p>\n<p>The top five symptoms of stress as reported by respondents in their study are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Irritability or anger<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Lack of interest, motivation, or energy <em>(i put the oxford comma back in for them because seriously)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Feeling nervous or anxious<\/li>\n<li>Headache<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Any one of those symptoms can feel overwhelming.\u00a0 They can also feed into and cause each other.\u00a0 Like some kind of perpetual notion device.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a cycle that is difficult to stop once it gets rolling.\u00a0 Recognizing that it&#8217;s a thing can help us to stop and take note and evaluate next steps, though.<\/p>\n<p>There really isn&#8217;t a whole lot more I can add to that list or this section.\u00a0 Outside of unnecessary pontification, at least.\u00a0 And ain&#8217;t nobody got time for that.<\/p>\n<h2>Blue Monday<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about Blue Monday and how it relates to my thoughts on stress management in the right now.\u00a0 In case you&#8217;re like me and never heard the term Blue Monday until you saw it referenced in a post somewhere, Blue Monday is considered to be one of the most depressing days of the year.\u00a0 Which, if you&#8217;re like me and think of Mondays as the best day of the week*, is interesting to try and chew on.\u00a0 For most others, Mondays are already a chore.\u00a0 But this one specifically is considered to be the most depressing.<\/p>\n<p>According to Google University, here are some reasons for why this Monday is considered so depressing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post-holiday blues start to kick in. Vacation is over.<\/li>\n<li>Stress from said holidays heretofore put off must now come to account. With interest.<\/li>\n<li>Statistically speaking, this is the point at which any new years resolutions have fallen apart.<\/li>\n<li>The impact of returning to a regular routine after being away from it is hitting.\u00a0 It&#8217;s like jet lag, but with life.\u00a0 Life lag.<\/li>\n<li>In the event of excessive expenditure of earth dollars for aforementioned holidays, bills are due and the numbers are larger than normal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Monday that represents the start of this statistically most-depressing week is called Blue Monday.\u00a0 The above list is quite a lot, when you really look at it.\u00a0 Any one or two of those things can be difficult to manage.\u00a0 Stress management of potentially that entire list is a brush fire waiting to happen.\u00a0 In the dead of winter, no less.\u00a0 You&#8217;d think that a brush fire in winter would be comforting.\u00a0 Or at least good for smores.\u00a0 Nope!<\/p>\n<p>So this week and Blue Monday are happening <em>right now<\/em> as of this writing.\u00a0 Like the annual holidays mentioned before, the holiday hangover is equally annual.\u00a0 Welcome back!\u00a0 I think.<\/p>\n<h3>* A note on Mondays<\/h3>\n<p>yes, I think of Mondays as the best day of the week.\u00a0\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because depending on your perspective, it can be one of a few things.\u00a0 The first day of the work week is a great day to start fresh and really get after the <a href=\"https:\/\/georgenowik.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/goal-setting-vs-resolutions\/\">goals<\/a>.\u00a0 An opportunity to come out of the gate swinging.\u00a0 If you prefer a positive spin on the negative aspects of Monday, consider this.\u00a0 It&#8217;s this week&#8217;s furthest day away from any subsequent Mondays.\u00a0 You&#8217;re welcome.<\/p>\n<h2>Popular Methods for Stress Management<\/h2>\n<p>There exists a myriad of methods in which people will seek out stress management and relief.\u00a0 Some of those things are really positive.\u00a0 Some of them are a bit less wholesome.\u00a0 The degree of effectiveness can vary.\u00a0 It probably seems a bit judgy, but I&#8217;m going to categorize some of them below.\u00a0 This isn&#8217;t meant to be critical of anyone in particular, it&#8217;s more of a recitation of a whole bunch of reading and common themes found.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of items that are noted as &#8220;positive coping mechanisms&#8221; by both the APA and the health department of Alberta, Canada.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a very neighborly thing, you see, in that both are independent of each other and still have some of the same findings.\u00a0 Amazing!<\/p>\n<h3>The good<\/h3>\n<p>Listening to music is at the top of the list.\u00a0 In general according to both of the sources cited above and according to THIS GUY RIGHT HERE.\u00a0 For me there are moments when that threshold is so thoroughly crossed that I&#8217;ll drive in silence and stew.\u00a0 One of the things that helps bring me back to a better head space is music. Undeniably effective.<\/p>\n<p>Going for a walk or getting out of doors.\u00a0 So many of us spend our days and nights indoors and sedentary.\u00a0 Fresh air, the sound of birds or rain or construction vehicles, putting one foot in front of the other.\u00a0 The next time someone tells you to &#8220;take a hike,&#8221; thank them for the spectacular advice.\u00a0 They&#8217;ll be confused and you&#8217;ll inwardly laugh.<\/p>\n<p>Reading.\u00a0 Some of us are voracious readers.\u00a0 This is a fact that I am thankful for because you might actually still be here with me.\u00a0 Others find it challenging to pick up a book.\u00a0 Or Kindle.\u00a0 Reading vessel of some kind.\u00a0 I am one of those people.\u00a0 Sitting and reading is listed as being in the top 5 of coping methods.\u00a0 For me? It&#8217;s the opposite.\u00a0 But that&#8217;s just -me-.\u00a0 I encourage everyone to explore that aspect of stress management and let me know where you land!<\/p>\n<p>Seeing a mental health professional. It&#8217;s low on the respondent list and present in both.\u00a0 Because sometimes we <em>don&#8217;t <\/em>&#8220;got this.&#8221;\u00a0 Seeking help from a trained behavioral health professional is a really good idea.\u00a0 Our families and friends are here to help us and sometimes there&#8217;s a barrier that even they cannot help conquer.<\/p>\n<p>The list continues on with items such as watching movies, playing video games, taking a nap, finding religion, and working on a hobby.\u00a0 Every one of those things is great in their own right!\u00a0 Since everyone reacts differently, it&#8217;s nice to have a diverse list of options.\u00a0 Like a buffet of better.\u00a0 Remember to tip the wait staff.<\/p>\n<h3>The not quite as good<\/h3>\n<p>Repeating my disclaimer: this is a list of things from reputable sources.\u00a0 Please keep that in mind as we proceed!<\/p>\n<p>Over-consumption of <em>something<\/em>.\u00a0 Since I&#8217;m actually working on word count control, I&#8217;m gonna rope a whole lot in this one category because they share a common theme: ingestion.\u00a0 Among the list of ingested items is food, fingernails, alcohol, cigarettes, and other controlled substances.\u00a0 Not everyone has a predilection toward that coping mechanism but they are at the top of lists of sometimes negative responses.<\/p>\n<p>Negative self talk.\u00a0 This is an easy rabbit hole to go down.\u00a0 Since it manifests differently for each of us, I won&#8217;t go too deep into it but it&#8217;s definitely a thing that can happen when stress levels are high.<\/p>\n<p>Risky behaviors.\u00a0 &#8220;Driving in a fast car&#8221; was specifically cited as one of them.\u00a0 My first thought is as it pertains to race tracks and perpetual left turns and this like.\u00a0 However, I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s what they had in mind.\u00a0 Aggressive driving is likely what they are referring to and that can be deadly.<\/p>\n<p>Avoiding family or friends.\u00a0 Or conversely, not being kind to them.\u00a0 Withdrawing into ourselves is often a stress reaction.\u00a0 Not wanting anything to do with anyone or anything.\u00a0 For me I know I get lost in my head during moments where the levels get high.\u00a0 In contrast, sometimes that reaction is lashing out at those we love.\u00a0 Be it verbally or physically, this is a reaction to watch out for closely.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Stress management is hard.\u00a0 We all know this.\u00a0 There are some individuals out there who seem to have it together no matter what is thrown at them and to those folks: I salute you.\u00a0 Since the rest of us are more human, let&#8217;s focus there.\u00a0 We&#8217;re all trying to get by and through the day to day.\u00a0 There are ups and downs.\u00a0 As a result, some days will be better than others.\u00a0 So how do we cope?\u00a0 How do we get through the worst to get to the best?<\/p>\n<p>For me, sometimes the answer is &#8220;just get to the finish line and crawl into bed.\u00a0 Tomorrow will be a new day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to hear some of your thoughts on all of this.\u00a0 Especially since I&#8217;m coming off a really challenging weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Also, so much for the word count goal.\u00a0 Whoops!\u00a0 Thanks for hanging in there with me this far.\u00a0 One of these days I&#8217;ll learn brevity.<\/p>\n<p>Today is not that day.<\/p>\n<p>Until next week.<\/p>\n<p>-= george =-<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":877,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[256,69,258,257,255,164],"class_list":["post-870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-coping","tag-health","tag-relaxation","tag-strategies","tag-stress","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stress Management is Hard - George Nowik - Voice Actor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stress management can feel like a full-time job. 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