caitlinsmom Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 What is your constant stressor in life? Mine: Money, hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Stressing over my 15yo ADD son getting his work done without bugging his siblings too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Reading certain threads on this board. ;):tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 People. And issues having to do with people. It was such a nice thing being at a big family function all weekend and away from...people. And feeling like we could just have fun and talk to family and stuff and no one had an agenda. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 XH and XW. Money is a close 2nd (3rd?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I feel a lot of stress when my house is a mess. I'm ok during the school day because school comes first. But, I can feel my stress levels rising during the afternoon because the house is a mess. After I have spent about an hour cleaning up the evenings I usually feel fine again. I wish I didn't feel that way but it's the truth. God Bless, Elise in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 War and deployments and their effect on my family and children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) It's funny, we have a LOT going on, but I keep thinking, "If we just had a bigger house in a less crowded neighborhood" -- a place we could stretch out, run around, not be on top of each other and other people -- then everything ELSE would be tolerable. It sounds silly that a bigger house would make me feel better about, for example, my 4yo's rheumatoid arthritis, but I think it would. :tongue_smilie: Maybe I keep blaming it on that because it's something we can actually DO (well, if my dh would get on board :lol: :banghead:), whereas with 99% of our other problems I'm really at a loss. Edited October 26, 2011 by amyable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 I feel a lot of stress when my house is a mess. I'm ok during the school day because school comes first. But, I can feel my stress levels rising during the afternoon because the house is a mess. After I have spent about an hour cleaning up the evenings I usually feel fine again. I wish I didn't feel that way but it's the truth. God Bless, Elise in NC :iagree: If the house is a mess it all goes down hill very quickly for me. If I'm stressing about money at the same time, well it just isn't pretty. Chaos is not something I can thrive in and for my brain all clutter is chaos. I think this might be the control freak in me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbabe Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Health. After having thyroid cancer and my thyroid removed my body and brain just aren't the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane in CO Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 DH being out of work....he just got his masters in Archaeology and their are no jobs out there! It has been very stressful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 DH being out of work....he just got his masters in Archaeology and their are no jobs out there! It has been very stressful! We dealt with unemployment for 18 months. I didn't think we were going to get through that! :grouphug: I know how it feels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 inlaw issues....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 My oldest ds and his special needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVA Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Really difficult people....several extended family members and a few nut jobs in our social circles- one woman at our church is certifiable! The best way to avoid their stress and drama is to avoid THEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyinND Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 extended family dynamics...ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Uncertainty! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Ds' addictions and treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Juggling work & homeschooling.....yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I have a lot of stressors I could mention that are more acceptable, but if I'm totally honest--Myself! My perfectionism and "should do" list that never ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 currently, dealing with dudeling and trying to get a diagnosis and appropriate therapy started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Dealing with my oldest daughter and her needs. Hoping I'm now screwing her up. Money is a pretty close second, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 My house. It is a constant disaster and I hate it but priorities being what they are, it persists. I am cleaning very well this week for a party here on Saturday night and I put the fear of God into my children today over keeping it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 my oldest child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Health. After having thyroid cancer and my thyroid removed my body and brain just aren't the same. :sad: Are you taking a good quality fish oil and other supplements known to help with brain fog/issues? I know when I take them they make a HUGE difference in how I feel. I've had several concussions in the past 8 years, one life changing, so I know what it's like to be impaired. :sad: Not saying you are impaired, but sympathizing that your brain isn't the same. Also, my mom came to live with us with end stage dementia. Even my siblings noticed about a two year reversal of her symptoms. It was AMAZING how she became engaged again!!! I know it's not the same because your body isn't producing all the same chemicals, but it's definitely worth a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 two of my children with behavioral issues/mental illness. A close second is a tie between a messy or cluttered house, too much running around. I can not function well with these two. If I have all three together at once? :scared: :svengo::auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Time constraints. Or, rather, trying to fit all the need-to-dos and some of the want-to-dos into the limited hours of the day. Right now, it's the stress of continually discovering scary DIY mistakes (cut, live, uncapped wires walled over?) of the former owners of our house, and wondering what else they left lurking around. (We are also very thankful that, in the past 12 years of ignorance, none of their projects has burned the house to the ground.) But that's a short-term stressor, while we rip the one full bathroom down to studs and remodel when we really just wanted to stop the faucet in the sink from dripping. (Long, ugly story with bad language and photos on my blog) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*lifeoftheparty* Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 My weight. I'm 80 pounds over weight and it's exacerbating my PCOS and messing with my cycle..... and we want to have more babies. So, having the time and motivation to exercise everyday, plus sticking to my "no sugar, low carb" eating is very stressful. I guess second to that would be finishing up my online degree. I am SO over it. I am so tired of writing papers and reading hundreds and hundreds of pages of information, UGH. It sucks up any time I would have for free time. I have to do it though b/c I'm using the GI Bill and it runs out at the end of 2013. We make money off of the GI Bill, and in addition to getting a free degree, it's pressure on me to keep going. But if I had to pay for it out of pocket, I would have stopped a long time ago and just waited until my kid(s) were gone to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Always having much too much to do, all day, every day, seven days a week, and the constant exhaustion that causes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBeaks Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 ADHD son (possibly bipolar Dx in there also) with severe behavioral problems All the rest I can take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeper Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My mother - she has brain cancer, doing pretty well, but it's always on my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 currently- money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbabe Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 :sad: Are you taking a good quality fish oil and other supplements known to help with brain fog/issues? I know when I take them they make a HUGE difference in how I feel. I've had several concussions in the past 8 years, one life changing, so I know what it's like to be impaired. :sad: Not saying you are impaired, but sympathizing that your brain isn't the same. Also, my mom came to live with us with end stage dementia. Even my siblings noticed about a two year reversal of her symptoms. It was AMAZING how she became engaged again!!! I know it's not the same because your body isn't producing all the same chemicals, but it's definitely worth a try! I've tried all kinds of things...but not that. Thank you for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbabe Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My mother - she has brain cancer, doing pretty well, but it's always on my mind :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I'm worried about my 11 year old having severe dyslexia and wonder what the further holds for him. I worry about my oldest daughter, her baby had trisomy 13 and passed. My daughter seems fine and I'm afraid she has bottled up her feelings too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Yep, having a ds and dd w/ ADHD, and a dh w/ ADD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 :grouphug::grouphug: Just hugs to all of you who have so much on your plate - especially children with special needs and health issues. My stressors are just the typical...but I can't imagine the stress that you all must feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Just sleep deprivation. Let me sleep and everything else is ok, even the marriage problems that come number two on the list. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Moving....which I'm doing right now. I detest moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Time. Time to fit in my dying father, needy children, patient husband and school and house and activities. No time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Still being in my parents' basement... our house 90% ready to occupy is the main thing right now. Living in that can't quite move forward, can't quite remain how things were state. Second, is money (see above) School, house mess is a tie for 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 We went through 16 months of unemployment. Scary. Dh has been back to work for 8 months and I still feel anxiety and downright panic sometimes. I hope you get through it soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I was going to say time, too. But seeing that you're losing your father, I'm not going to complain about not having enough time. I'm so sad for you. My dad's health is fragile as well and I count every day as a blessing. Sending thought your way, Lisa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 *sigh* :( Perhaps I should not have opened this thread. We're all dealing with so much :grouphug:. My stress comes from dealing with my mom's dementia and my dad's depression and bi-polar diagnosis. I'm an only child, so it all falls on me. I won't lie, it's been hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photomo Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 #1 is money and #2 my oldest daughter that just had a baby (she is in a horrible drama filled relationship with the baby's father) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 What this thread tells me is that we should all stop being so stressed over MOST things. When I said the exes in my my life cause me grief and then read about someone losing a parent or their own health being damaged....I realize MY worries are nothing. I think it was Kalah that said unemployment is stressful and that she feels down right panic. I've been feeling that panic as well about dh's situation. Lately though I've been sort of laughing internally....thinking....what are they going to do--eat me?! Then we get a text from his XW that says, 'I'm not working anymore so we have new child support issues.' I'm just like Really? At some point it just becomes comical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyrooch Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) Sickness, health and death! Hands down!!! It's not even a comparison for me. All things pale in comparison to my worrying about the health of one of my loved ones. My first son passed away in 1997. My second son was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2002. My dad was diagnosed with Acinic Cell Carcinoma in 2008 and my father in law was just diagnosed with a fatal form of Pancreatic cancer this past July. Needless to say, death and sickness/Cancer has haunted me for well over a decade now and I fear it completely. Not a day goes by that I'm not waiting for the next "shoe to drop." The fear and stress of sickness and death always hovers over me like a dark cloud. Edited October 27, 2011 by mommyrooch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Sickness, health and dealth! Your typo made me giggle.... Hands down!!! It's not even a comparison for me. All things pale in comparison to my worrying about the health of one of my loved ones. ITA. Well said, And I am determined to stop worrying about the other stuf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Health issues overall, for myself and my family. The littel nitpicky thing that stresses me out on a day to day basis, though, is people who can't plan ahead. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The lack of discipline in my girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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