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What's the biggest source of stress for you? How do you deal with it?
Asked by Work It, Mom! Team, 19th Jul Answer this now »
Showing 8 replies to this question
eileen b 23rd Jul
Martha 22nd Jul
My
biggest
source
of
stress
is
"how
am
I
going
to
pay
all
these
bills
when
I
keep
getting
laid
off?"
Between
daycare
which
I
need
to
look
for
work,
the
small
paying
jobs
I
get
that
barely
pay
the
bills
and
being
laid
off
again
in
a
few
weeks
from
now
plus
I
do
not
get
any
kind
of
child
support
from
the
idot
I
am
seperated
from,
the
stress
is
enormaus.
How
do
I
deal
I
just
keep
going
that
is
all
you
can
do.
Sure
I
cry
but
what
good
does
it
do?
I
look
like
a
red
eyed
racoon
after.
Attractive.
shanrobs 22nd Jul
My
biggest
source
of
stress
is
my
job.
I
despise
it
tremendously.
I
feel
sick
as
soon
as
I
walk
into
the
building.
KC,
I
have
the
same
eye
twitch
that
you
have
and
yes
it
is
caused
by
stress.
My
hair
is
also
starting
to
fall.
There
is
so
much
unfairness
and
favoritism
at
my
job.
I
can't
take
it
anymore.
I
want
to
find
another
job,
but
I
live
in
a
small
town
with
no
opportuinities.
I
am
currently
trying
to
build
my
work
at
home
business
which
seems
to
be
taking
forever
to
pay
off.
I
really
don't
know
what
else
to
do.
I
want
to
lower
stress,
make
money
and
stay
home
with
my
family.
Am
I
asking
for
too
much?
gabygarzalinde 22nd Jul
Hello...How
I
understand
all
your
answers!
I guess the biggest source of stress is to being able to have buffers - and find out that the ones I have are usually topped up with sick children, etc. Sometimes I feel like I do not have control over how my day is going to look, and that I loose the big picture by being on alarm mode. When I am overwired I SLEEP.
Melissa S. 21st Jul
Debra,
I
hope
you
at
least
have
a
riding
lawnmower!
How
old
are
your
kids,
and
I
am
sensing
you
are
a
single
mom...?
Or
do
you
include
your
significant
other
as
one
of
the
"children"
in
your
household???
Debra 20th Jul
My
biggest
stress
is
the
fact
that
I
hold
three
part-time
jobs
but
still
have
to
do
everything
at
home.
We
have
a
3
acre
lot
which
I
have
to
cut
each
week,
the
kids
would
not
be
fed,
bathed
or
anything
if
I
didn't
do
it
myself.
I
get
tired
of
being
the
only
"responsible"
adult
here.
I
don't
know
how
I
de-stress.
I
guess
I
don't.
I
am
really
looking
forward
to
school
starting
back.
I
teach
part-time
which
leaves
me
a
few
hours
in
the
afternoon
to
run
errands
and
do
a
few
things
by
myself.
Otherwise,
I
NEVER
have
any
alone
time.
Well,
I
guess
you
can
tell
that
today
was
a
rough
day.
KC 20th Jul
Uuugh
...
my
work!
The
work
environment
is
s-t-r-e-s-s-f-u-l.
(Last
week
I
developed
an
eye
twitch
that
I'm
convinced
is
a
result
of
work!)
My
bosses
disagree
with
each
other
and
give
us
underlings
conflicted
messages.
So
what's
right
one
day
could
be
wrong
the
next
and
what
I
think
my
day's
responsibilities
are
can
change
in
a
moment's
notice.
I
am
only
just
now
--
two
years
into
this
gig
--
learning
to
"go
with
the
flow."
For
instance,
I
had
a
performance
evaluation
this
past
Friday
and
just
nodded
my
head
and
let
my
boss
speak
for
25
minutes.
I
occasionally
wrote
a
note
(communicating
that
I'm
interested
in
what
is
being
said)
and
left
the
meeting
on
amicable
terms.
I've
also
snagged
a
work
office
that
is
far
away
from
everyone
so
that
I
can
get
work
done
by
avoiding
most
of
the
work
drama.
(We
recently
had
a
receptionist
leave
and
I
had
NO
clue
why
she
stopped
working
here
and
was
happy
not
to
know!)
Melissa S. 19th Jul
Not
enough
time
in
the
day
and
too
many
people
wanting
something
from
me
all
the
time.
I
de-stress
by
leaving
the
house
or
office
and
going
to
the
gym,
or
even
just
going
to
the
grocery
store
or
running
an
errand
by
myself.
My
husband
can
totally
read
me,
and
he
is
OK
if
I
leave
the
house
or
office
for
a
short
period
of
time
(usually
an
hour
or
so).
Sometimes
I
think
he
doesn't
object
because
he
is
afraid
of
the
alternative
--
I
may
just
leave
and
not
come
back!
I
would
never
do
that,
but
at
least
we
can
joke
about
it.
It's
just
sometimes
overwhelming
with
four
small
kids,
a
needy
mom
and
a
business
to
run.
Oh,
I
also
like
to
sing
in
the
car.
:-)
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the jobs are not available right now. He joined the union-but it is slow now too. Worked 6 hrs. last month.
And at the same time unemployment ran out. Worry about bills. work picking up or finding a new job. Life is not fun right now. My youngest one's dad hasn't paid child-support either. Try to see if their is any places where you live to help you with anything. It's not a bad thing to ask for help when you need it.
Even if you could get help with daycare-it's worth a try. Our little bit of savings is almost gone-just hope life gets better-easier for alot of people going through the same thing right now.