I'm not really feelin....

Main Entry:

¹stress

Pronunciation:

\ˈstres\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English stresse stress, distress, short for destresse — more at distress

Date:

14th century

1: constraining force or influence: as: a state resulting from a stress ; especially : one of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium stress> e: strain, pressurestress to the point of collapse — Joseph Shoben>2: emphasis, weight stress on a point>3archaic : intense effort or exertion

Currently, my facebook status is: Jameise is making a mental note to ban the word stress from her vocabulary because it is just a word that supports the continuation of a false concept/state of being.

What the heck are we always 'stressed' for? Because we have a lot of homework due, because we can't pay this and that bill, because we are sick? Yes things may be urgent, and we might feel we do not have enough time, money or whatever resources to combat the issue, but really, stressing out is not going to help anything. It can only slow you down from moving over this hurdle, taking up time and energy sitting around thinking about how stressed you are instead of doing something about the issue, or cause you more suffering if you stress out to an extreme extent. To clarify on the sick point, I am by no means saying that one does not feel something when they or a loved one is not doing well physically. But lets think about this, all the idea of stress is is negative energy and it will do nothing to help you or anyone else heal. And if you are stressed over something that is out of your immediate control , well then what the hay! It's been out of your control from the beginning, and being stressed about it isn't going to give you control over it.

The bottom line is, I do not see how stress is at all beneficial. It's like another problem on top of the seeming problem that is causing you that stress. HOW SILLY!

Yeah, I may be having a bad day, but me sitting down and thinking in my head about how stressed I am isn't going to solve my problems, its not going to pay my bills, its not going to make me feel better, its not going to finish my homework. What needs to happen is that I identify that there is some sort of issue that needs to be fixed, and do my best to work towards fixing that with a positive attitude and energy surrounding these efforts.

And so, taking my own advice, after many tears, I am getting it together, and taking my own advice/opinion.

Good luck to me!

....for those of you who are currently "stressed" and reading this, if you feel the idea of stress is useful to you, then hey, do what you do. I wish you the best of luck in resolving the stress factors in your life!