There is some
amount of stress in everyone's life but we can cope with low levels.
Over the years, even low levels of stress can build up and hamper the
way we act and feel.
You
might be going off to work on a sunny morning and feeling just right.
You stop for a traffic light and the light changes to green. You don't
react immediately. Well now, the vehicle behind you is
equipped with a driver who is running late and doesn't want to get
chewed out by his car-pooling buddies, and later his boss, because he
started his day on a late note. He immediately lays on the horn to give
you a jolt of "get with it". You haven't pulled away yet but were
just about to. After hearing the horn, and before you pull away you
look around and into the rear view mirror to check that the way is
clear for you to proceed and curious to know if it was you that
was getting the blast. You
take another quick glance at the light, see that you have the right-of
way and drive ahead.
This
all happens in a few seconds but it's not only you who felt that
initial charge through your body when the nasty horn let go, but
everyone within listening range went through the same cautious "I hope
it's not me" feeling. That's an added small level of stress for anyone
in the area.
This
is just one possible stressful occurrence and there can be many
throughout our day...it's how you deal with things like this that makes
the difference. If you were
stopped at the light, all stressed from the day before, had a lousy
nights sleep, had small problems in the morning with the kids and then
the scene at the stop light....well... things might have slapped
you in the face and you would have reacted more negatively. It would also last much longer during your
daily chores.
Stress
can be a bad thing when it it's not addressed and dealt with.
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