Stress: It's Where I'm At

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J.M.J.

Wow...long time no talk. I've been busy. More accurately, I just haven't made time to write. I think that I'm too busy but the truth is, I didn't feel like writing. I've been so stressed out!

I've been worrying about everything. I started taking online classes this semester and let me tell you, the experience hasn't been good. I'm surviving the academic load but I'm thinking that this career idea isn't the one for me. I thought I wanted to be a counseling psychologist but all the stress and anxiety that these courses are bringing me is telling me something else.

All of this stress has been leading to a lack of sleep. I don't have to tell you that this makes life a lot harder than normal. Add to that work, my social life, and school, and I'm one weighed down individual. Woe is me, right?

I've been praying, trying to ask God why I'm having all these issues. I'd never choose to go through this, but I'm going through it for a reason. Maybe it'll make me stronger. Hopefully it won't break me. Sometimes you just have to take a step back and see if you need to change big things in your life. Major stress and anxiousness is not okay! Neither is lack of sleep!

Moving forward, I'm going to be considering a different career path. Until then, pray that I end this semester successfully, please, and that I can start sleeping better. 

God bless you!
Stephanie

Comments

  1. AnonymousNovember 6, 2015 at 6:55 PM

    I have had an amazing career path. I have a real passion for work I do, the pay and benefits are really good and I have found myself in a close tight knit family of sorts with my colleagues. Everything on the face of it is really amazing and there is no doubt that it is a blessing.

    However, it is not without sacrifice. I work at all hours of the day and night and frequently need to change my sleep patterns. This makes healthy eating and exercise difficult. I also had to move away from my family and live in an area where my only friends are at work. I have struggled to find friends or time to make friends.

    I guess what I am saying is that everything has its trade offs. If you are called to something and enjoy something, there will be the things you enjoy about your vocation but also there will be things that are not so positive. If you push through the tough times and manage to get to the end goal, you will be a stronger person for it. We are all given tests in this life. They are meant to break us a down in order to build us back up again.

    In a way, you can say it is just like having a family of your own. Kids and a spouse will often make you feel stressed and tired. You may wonder why you got yourself into this situation. But at the same time, you would never have it any other way. The rewards are much better than the struggles that go with it.

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