| I have learned that stress can really have harmful | | | | the pain my client was feeling except it was redirected |
| effects on your body and life. A couple of years ago I | | | | as pain in my stomach when the day was over. Is not |
| was in the middle of a very important project at work. | | | | being able to print something for a 10 minute period of |
| With regard to work there was a lot riding on this | | | | time really worth all of the stress it brings outside of |
| particular project. In addition there was about 7 other | | | | your workday? Little by little I have taught myself how |
| work related events coming down the pipe which all | | | | to cope with the daily issues I am presented. I still |
| needed to be addressed in the same period of time. | | | | provide my clients with good service and keep them |
| Towards the end of that big rush I started getting | | | | running smoothly. However, I do not let myself get |
| intense abdominal pain. | | | | caught up in the stress like I once did. I feel the urgency |
| At first I didn't want to eat anything but then I found | | | | of fixing the issues presented to me, but I continue to |
| that when I ate it felt better. I thought without a doubt | | | | tell myself "this is just a job". I know that I have a life to |
| that I had developed an ulcer. I went to the emergency | | | | come home to at the end of the day. The only reason |
| room later that evening to find out that I was affected | | | | I work now is to provide for the family, as opposed to |
| by acid reflux. The stress in my life was raising the | | | | getting all worked up because I need to meet a |
| acid in my stomach and burning the lining away. I had | | | | deadline. I found that my health and happiness is more |
| to start taking Zantac to ease the immediate issue. My | | | | important than allowing the stress to take over my life. |
| next step was to work on reducing the stress in my | | | | This doesn't mean that I work any less, I work |
| life. | | | | because I have to. It just means that I realize that it is |
| I'm sure many people have had or seen similar | | | | just a job and I can't let the stress hurt me anymore. |
| occurrences in their own lives. You get so caught up in | | | | Since taking control of my stress the stomach issues |
| your work at your job you forget about what is really | | | | have gone away and I do not need to take medicine |
| important. Think about it, why are you at your job | | | | anymore. In the end just realize that the important |
| anyway? Isn't it to make money so that you can | | | | things in life should be taking care of your health and |
| support your life outside of your work day? So that | | | | your family, try not to get stressed by your daily |
| you can enjoy your life? However, so many people | | | | routine. Your health is worth more than that. |
| get immersed in their day to day routine that they | | | | This is just one example of the negative effects that |
| forget what is really important. | | | | stress has on your life. Stress can adversely effect |
| I'm a computer engineer, so on a day to day basis I | | | | your health in many other ways. If you're an American |
| have to assist other people in completing their jobs. | | | | between the ages of 18 to 49, there's a 1-in-2 chance |
| Making sure my clients can effectively use their | | | | that you experience everyday stress. In fact, the |
| computers and network system. Everyday I see how | | | | Centers for Disease Control estimates that 75-90% of |
| angry people get when they can't do something as | | | | all doctor visits are stress-related. It's important to find |
| simple as print a document. I too would get caught up | | | | a healthy way to deal with stress. |
| in this. I care so much about my job that I would feel | | | | |