Cumulative stress makes sense. I spent five years taking care of my husband who had dementia. I thought there would be a break when he went to a memory care facility, but not so. Among other things, while there he got COVID there and died. Then, I had to make decisions about his life, take over responsibility for our lives, and begin living on my own for the first time. I can identify with most of the emotional symptoms - they are ever present even though it has been awhile.
Thank you for sharing your story Janice! I'm sorry that you had to go through these challenging times. Yes, the problem with cumulative stress is that you're not aware that it is accumulating until you completely stop - at that moment everything that you have been accumulating comes up and it can be quite a tough experience...
It’s been so difficult for me to dispense with all the accumulated stress because I’m the one who has to manage staff and respond to issues. I’ve had intense years of reframing, refocusing, searching, surrendering… whew! This was a great reminder about all the tools I can use.
It's difficult to navigate the world where so much is required from us. But implementing the some of these tools will have us to better manage our response to stimuli and to be in control.
I've always strongly felt the existence of a kind of cumulative stress. I.e. "all that happened to me today was that I spilled my coffee, why do I feel more pissed off than when the movers stole my stuff?" You've done a great job making that problem tangible, and offering up some solutions. Thank you!
Thanks for the insight!
You're welcome, thank you for your feedback!
For sure Jani!
Cumulative stress makes sense. I spent five years taking care of my husband who had dementia. I thought there would be a break when he went to a memory care facility, but not so. Among other things, while there he got COVID there and died. Then, I had to make decisions about his life, take over responsibility for our lives, and begin living on my own for the first time. I can identify with most of the emotional symptoms - they are ever present even though it has been awhile.
Thank you for sharing your story Janice! I'm sorry that you had to go through these challenging times. Yes, the problem with cumulative stress is that you're not aware that it is accumulating until you completely stop - at that moment everything that you have been accumulating comes up and it can be quite a tough experience...
I absolutely have this. All of this. 🙃
It’s been so difficult for me to dispense with all the accumulated stress because I’m the one who has to manage staff and respond to issues. I’ve had intense years of reframing, refocusing, searching, surrendering… whew! This was a great reminder about all the tools I can use.
Thank you for your feedback Chevanne!
It's difficult to navigate the world where so much is required from us. But implementing the some of these tools will have us to better manage our response to stimuli and to be in control.
I've always strongly felt the existence of a kind of cumulative stress. I.e. "all that happened to me today was that I spilled my coffee, why do I feel more pissed off than when the movers stole my stuff?" You've done a great job making that problem tangible, and offering up some solutions. Thank you!
Thank you Cole, I really appreciate it!