Managing Stress
How do you manage exceptionally stressful days? I mean really? For those of us friends of Bill, we have some tools to help us cope, turn it over, surrender, the serenity prayer, and all that great 12 step advice passed on through AA. But sometimes all that knowledge and power just flies out of my head and I’m left a seething, pissed off, ready-to-kick-the-shit-out-of-something woman. Not a pretty picture, but real, nonetheless. How am I supposed to keep my composure (aka not drink, break any laws, hit someone, or start crying) until my remaining brain cells kick back in enough to keep me out of trouble? Sometimes I’m just too far gone to count my blessings and forgive my counterpart, or whatever. How? How? How!? Ack. I had a really crappy day at work the other day and then received some not good news from doctor. Ah, yes, then dealing with the bank…I swear, I thought we had more money than that. I felt like my head was gonna explode. So I went for a walk. That’s a new tactic for me. When I feel depressed I just want to sleep. I fought it this time. And it did help. And writing here helped. And now I should probably go to a meeting, eh?
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Ohhhh I so hear ya! I had a stressful week due to deadlines. However since I am newly sober again I welcomed it, and was grateful to be in a sober, stressed state of mind
It is good to learn you can be human with all of those emotions and get thru it no matter what
Did you go to a meeting? Hope your weekend is being filled with lots of sunshine!
I know…sometimes it seems as if nothing works and we have to make it through the pain and stress….