Stress: What It Does To Your Body

I know. Stress is part of our lives. You can't do away with it. You have to live with it and manage it and not the other way around.

But what is too much stress?

1. If it makes you sick.

2. If it encroaches your personal time and you can't do anything about it.

3. When everyone clocks out, your day has just started.

4. You start to ignore personal hygiene because you're too busy with, what else, work.

5. You lost your sense of humor.

I can name some more but you get the drift. There was a time when I let stress bog me down. It's draining and no amount of rest can make me feel good.

Part of me thinks that maybe, just maybe, I am adjusting to the culture. But, I was wrong. This is the culture and the culture is eating me alive.

Of course, I can't allow this to go on and on. So, what I did was to go with the flow and multitask like never before. It was, for the lack of better word, insane. It took a toll on my body, my face (breakouts like there was no tomorrow) and my personal relationship. My plan wasn't 100% working because I can only do so much in 8 hours which is really 11-12 hours in reality.

My dermatologist is my new BFF and my boyfriend exercised the highest level of tolerance I can imagine.

I don't think this is worth it. Maybe I should move... again.