Last night I got absolutely no sleep at all (insomnia brought on by being upset about something). Now today I feel crazy tired and really queasy.
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posted by silverstatue
on Mar 9, 2007 -
30 answers
Travel anxiety. I've been travelling for a week or so now, and I thought I wanted to be here. Now that I am though, all I can think about is the number of days till I go home.
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posted by aeighty
on Feb 27, 2007 -
15 answers
Can a combination of stress and intense physical activity cause problems with my menstrual cycle even though I am on the pill?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 24, 2007 -
11 answers
I'm two weeks away from escaping a bad work environment. What are some techniques for dealing with high-stress moments in my final weeks?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 8, 2006 -
34 answers
Oh god, not another moving/travel question. Oh, but it is! Eattheweak and I are picking up and moving from Denton, TX to the Olympia WA area in about seven weeks. We've done nothing to prepare and now it's crunch time. You can bet your britches that there's
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posted by nadawi
on Aug 14, 2006 -
12 answers
I live in my own head too much. I over-analyze my own feelings/thoughts as well as the actions of others. How do I overcome this?
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posted by piratebowling
on Jul 22, 2006 -
25 answers
I start a new job next week at a local newspaper in the production end of ad sales...ie. design. This will be the first time I've worked in three years. I dumbed down my resume a lot to get the job, which I really want. It's in a small town, which I moved to three years ago and the paper publishes twice a week....small town....really small town. I used to work at a high profile 24 hour Cable News Network located in Atlanta, GA, which shall remain nameless, wink. wink, in a very stressful, high responsibility position...
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posted by jamie939
on Jul 17, 2006 -
12 answers
Help me win a bet against my girlfriend. Relates to deaths while opening those pesky plastic packages.
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posted by Sonic_Molson
on Jun 15, 2006 -
17 answers
How do you stay productive while working full-time when there may be elements of stress and burning out involved?
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posted by dino terror
on Jun 15, 2006 -
14 answers
RomanceFilter: Looking for romantic ideas to help g/f through stressful times ....so the stress doesn't kill our long distance relationship.
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posted by TheDude
on May 3, 2006 -
27 answers
Any time I feel like I am under any sort of stress or have a decision to make (even an easy one), I seem to go through these cycles of avoidance, which usually involve checking several e-mail accounts and web sites that I follow. Then when that is done, and I return to work, I realize the stress is still there so I repeat the cycle again. This keeps me from getting much work done. How do I stop this cycle?
posted by rwatson
on Apr 14, 2006 -
25 answers
I get depressed when I don't have any work to do, but get totally stressed with the workload I usually have. What gives?
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posted by sdis
on Apr 4, 2006 -
17 answers
I've ceased smoking cigarettes. Problem - I have developed severe motivation problems. Suggestions for solutions?
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posted by PurplePorpoise
on Apr 4, 2006 -
16 answers
I'm wound so tight I feel like I'm crawling out of my skin, but sitting and meditating is achey and boring and too time-consuming.
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posted by blahtsk
on Mar 31, 2006 -
33 answers
This is so embarrassing, even though it's anonymous. Here goes. I've been making myself throw up lately.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 9, 2006 -
33 answers
Money is difficult. I'm familiar with
Your Money or Your Life, "pay yourself first", Quicken,
The Tightwad Gazette, etc. but my money problems seem to be intertwined with a lot of relationship stuff that is hard to unravel.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 8, 2006 -
45 answers
Does anyone have experience with Seattle Mental Health's Northwest Counseling Institute in Redmond, Washington?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 30, 2006 -
2 answers
Yesterday I caused a car accident. I'm a college sophomore and I've never been in a car wreck before. I have liability insurance so it only covers the other persons car and its going to cost $1250 to fix my car which I have no choice but to fix. I also have to appear in court next month to deal with the ticket or whatever. The whole incident has just weighed on my heavily. I can't get any work done, I am having trouble sleeping. I just feel awful. Does anyone have any advice on dealing with this kind of situation?
posted by icespide
on Jan 21, 2006 -
24 answers
FearOfFlyingFilter: Do you fly Lufthansa? Do you listen to their "Relaxation Program" on the in-flight radio? Do you have any idea who does the guided imagery on it? Or, have any other great suggestions for calming things I could listen to at 30,000 feet?
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posted by Your Time Machine Sucks
on Nov 17, 2005 -
9 answers
How can I stop being bothered by little things at work? There are some things my coworkers do that drive me nuts, but they aren't the sort of things you just ask people to stop doing.
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posted by Godbert
on Sep 21, 2005 -
42 answers
Boss Panic! I have a friend who becomes very apprehensive when he knows the boss is coming.
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posted by frykitty
on Aug 5, 2005 -
10 answers
I'm looking for datasets (or ideas for possible datasets), preferably live feeds of data, with which to stress test some analysis algorithms I've written.
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posted by gentle
on Jun 12, 2005 -
6 answers
Please help my husband! What are your favorite techniques to manage your stress and anger at home, for free, that requires no professional assistance?
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posted by ferociouskitty
on May 24, 2005 -
33 answers
When work is getting far too crazy for you to keep up how do you cope? I've been made the lead on a project that was pretty out of control to start with and things have just been getting worse as the project gets more and more successful. What advice do you have for handling the stress before I find myself telling my CEO exactly where he can go stick whatever nearby objects are available for sticking.
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posted by anonymous
on May 6, 2005 -
12 answers
I am under a tremendous amount of stress lately due to factors with my health, job, and homelife. I have tried all sorts of natural ways to control this but with no luck. My doctor has prescribed Ativan, which works, but gives me an endless headache. A past experience with Xanax proved similar. Buspar did nothing. I am already on an anti-depressant. Is anyone aware of any other prescription drug that I could suggest to my doctor as an alternative to the benzos?
posted by jswanson19
on Apr 20, 2005 -
13 answers
I must destress. I need some good pre-bedtime, hanging out, or typing-into-the-night music. If you suggest it, I will download it.
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posted by saysthis
on Apr 16, 2005 -
41 answers
My brother was in an argument with our mother, and he said something in his head 'popped', and he started shaking and convulsing. What happened?
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posted by Jairus
on Apr 9, 2005 -
10 answers
How do you deal with post-traumatic stress? An incedent happened to me a couple of days ago that I just can't seem to shake...
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posted by zardoz
on Mar 16, 2005 -
20 answers
I've been driving a car for about a decade now, and it's suddenly occurred to me that I'm now completely paranoid about anyone else driving me somewhere. I'm constantly checking the mirrors while they drive, and getting stressed because I think they should be braking sooner or driving in a different lane. It even happens when I catch a bus. Has anyone else experienced this? How did you get over it?
posted by Jimbob
on Feb 8, 2005 -
27 answers
My life is overflowing with stress. I have a wife and a 3 year old. We moved recently to a metropolitan area and we are having serious issues adjusting. I may have miscalculated the financial burden of where we are living, although we moved here to make more money, in addition my wife is starting two new jobs and is now having health problems (which she is blaming on the stress). Neither of us are the most organized people in the world and family won't be much help financially (in fact issues on my side of the family are adding to the stress). If you've been in this sort of situation, how the hell do I get out? What is the first step?
posted by anonymous
on Nov 15, 2004 -
7 answers
