Stressed Out
May 10, 2012 § Leave a Comment
My life has been feeling out of control lately and I’m stressed out everyday. This has been one of the hardest quarters for me in school. My course is challenging and so is my job. The amount of work I’m responsible for has increased each month since the company I work for is growing. This is obviously a good sign given the economic situation however; I’m starting to feel burnt out. I only have four more weeks of school left and I need to put myself on a strict study schedule so that I finish my course and keep up with all of my responsibilities at work.
-I need to keep up with my schoolwork: I’ve gotten behind in my schoolwork over the past two weeks because I’ve been working late. I’m almost caught up with everything but it’s critical that I stay caught up for the rest of the quarter. I also need to start doing research and creating my final project so that I’m not trying to do it the last-minute.
-Go to bed by 10:00 pm: My sleep schedule is totally off. In the past I would go to bed by 10:00 pm but late last year I started going to be at midnight. I get up each morning at 5:45 and I’m not getting enough sleep. There are various reasons why I’ve been staying up so late but starting tonight I’m determined to be in bed by 10:00 pm.
-Wake up on time: I know I’ve stated this before but I’m not a morning person. Regardless of whether or not I get enough sleep, it’s really hard for me to get out of bed in the mornings. I hit the snooze bar multiple times and when I finally get up, I have to rush around to make sure I catch the bus on time. This morning I actually got up on time and things were so much easier for me. I was able to get ready for work and I didn’t feel stressed and worried about missing the bus.
-Stop checking social sites on cell phone at work: I keep checking Twitter at work because I follow a lot of good magazines and blogs and I wanted to read all of the interesting articles that are posted. I need to wait until lunch to try to read these articles so I don’t get behind in my work.
-Exercise: I haven’t been exercising like I normally would. I have so much going on and the last thing I want to do is to go the gym. Starting this weekend, I’ll be going back to the gym. Exercising is very important to me because it helps me to deal with the depressive episodes that I have from time to time. Over the past 3 or 4 months, I’ve started feeling more and more depressed and I need to return to doing yoga and Pilates.
Do you ever feel like you’re way too stressed out? How do you deal with stress?
