I hate stress...

[lush]

I'm having one of those times where nothing is going right, I've got family stress, relationship stress, financial stress, ok not so much in will I have a job stress, but the job is stressing me...

I'll just say it's been enough for damn near a nervous breakdown and I'm off work on short term disability and in intensive therapy..(they say I'll be just fine, I'm having a hard time seeing the glass half full)

I've been trying to explain to the big stressors (family, relationship, ex...damn why did I breed with *him*) that I can't take much more from them, I've tried to explain to them what about them is causing me issues and how I can resolve them...and well it's not going so well..

That brings me to my bitch for the night, I haven't had a rosacea breakout in a very long time, and it's starting, and it freaking hurts...

I'm very much considering a random road trip and forgetting my woes..anyone got a couch?

[Taboo]

I do! We already seem to live in the same place, though.

When things go wrong, it always seems to happen with everything at once rather than just one thing. Sometimes everything just.... sucks. Fair? No, but it happens, and we're all there at some point.

I'd sit down and make a list, corny as it sounds. One page with two columns for each thing that's stressing you out. Take the relationship for example - on one side, write all the individual things that are stressing you out. On the other, write ways to get rid of or reduce that particular source of stress. By breaking it down into smaller points, not only will you get to vent absolutely everything, but you might find that there are some small things you can do to reduce some of your stress. Individually, maybe those things won't make much difference, but if you find enough, then who knows? It certainly can't hurt. I used this a while ago when I was under stress from family, college, finances, relationship, etc.

Oi... I have eczema, and it always flares when I'm stressed as well. If there's anything you put on your rosacea or any foods you can cut out (it has some food triggers, right?) then I'd do that asap.

And most importantly? A big *HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUG* for you. Things are going to get better, ok? Probably not nearly as fast as you want them to, but they will.

[blas]

I feel for you and am sending good thoughts your way.

Please pardon the TMI, but amongst the little annoying things that come with too much stress in my life (such as acne or always feeling exhausted), in one very stressfull period of time I gained nearly 20 pounds, my entire face blew up with acne and my skin went from being normal/combination to extremely oily, to the point of just hours after cleansing or applying makeup, my face was so greasy I looked like I was sweating bullets. The acne is more under control these days, but my sebum is still overactive....and the extreme TMI......if I'm under enough stress, I'll get to the point where everything I eat makes me feel nauseated.....or my digestive system gets so screwed up that I get constipated to the point of needing medication, everything I eat will make me bloat like a balloon, bubbles in my stomach won't quit, my tummy rumbles in horror but I don't want to eat, because everything I eat makes me feel sick, anything I eat will cause bloat or gas....and I'll still always feel like I'm going to vomit or not make it to the bathroom.

Stress is no joke.

I seriously recommend anyone with a severe stress problem to seek help. It's no fun feeling sick and sad all the time

Now to go take my own advice...