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[starr]

Someone shared a really great quote with me today. One of my biggest problems is that I stress over everything. The stress instigates my anxiety and the next thing I know I feel like I'm spinning out of control. My stress is sometimes just from work, or from obsessive scary thoughts... or just from what's going on around me.... so if anyone else holds onto their stress until it hurts... I wanted to post this:

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, 'How heavy is this glass of water?'
Answers called out ranged from 8oz. To 20oz.

The lecturer replied, 'The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.'

'If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.

If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.'

'In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.'

He continued, 'And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on.'

'As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden. '

'So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work/life down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow.'

'Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can. Relax; pick them up later after you've rested.


Life is too short


It really made me sit back and think... and I am going to try to think of this when I feel stress start to creep in - hope it helps!

[MelMbrsl75]

This is just wonderful! What a great way to look at anxiety! Thanks for sharing!!