Stress

[Brendan Duffy]

What is the most stress you have ever been under? What were the circumstances? Just wondering b/c this week has been stressful...

[tyrius.]

My wife broke her tibia and fibula on christmas eve morning.  We were staying in a hotel because the roads were too icy to make it to my parents, we pulled over and spent the night thinking it was safer. 

So, I had a 3 year old and a 2 year old in the car and a wife laying on the icy pavement with a broken leg.  I was by myself and had to get the ambulance there to take care of my wife and take care of my kids.  Not good times. 

The next few months sucked real bad too.

I don't get too stressed out anymore.

[Long Mike]

Stress is relative to the individual and the circumstances.  What you might find stressful may mean nothing to another - and vice versa.

[burleytog]

Running out of catsup before I finish my onion tots.

[roadwarrior]

Man, in college the Taco Tico closed at 2:00 A.M.

That was stressful.

8-)

[.dsaavedra.]

AP calculus  >

[tnbassfisher]

AP calculus >

I hear ya on that one.

Just got done hearing some complaints from the mother about the Chemistry grade.

[Gone_Phishin]

Trying to cut the head off of the beast known as workman's comp.   

[Bassn Blvd]

Stressful is when you have 3 traffic lights and 2 school zones between you and the toilet with the turtle head poking and the stomach gurgling. 

[cart7t]

Had a child born with a very rare, genetic birth defect almost 23 years ago. He lived for 3 month's, most of that time in one of St Louis' Childrens hospitals in the ICU unit while experts tried to figure out what was wrong with him. When they finally figured it out, it turned out the defect was fatal.

We brought him home and disconnected him from life support. He died 2 days later.

Everything else has been a cake walk since compared to that.

[Tokyo Tony]

Practicing hours each day for a flute concerto I would be performing with my college orchestra at the end of the term, in front of a thousand people (including all my friends), knowing I would be standing at the front of the stage with the orchestra behind me, knowing any mistakes would be heard, and repeatedly since the concert would be recorded. My grandmother flew to New Hampshire from Georgia, Mom and brother drove up from Connecticut, and my dad flew in from Japan for the concert. That was some serious stress.

After the first few minutes of the performance, I felt great, and it was an exhilarating experience that went off without a hitch, fortunately. However, the potential for embarrassment was very high, and the potential for hundreds of hours of preparation going to waste was also in the back of my mind. It is what I consider my biggest accomplishment in life so far, but I really don't know if I'd be able to handle something like that again.

[IwillChooseFreeWill]

I don't stress. I am so laid back and easy going that it takes something massive before it gets to me... even then it fades quickly.

[Siebert Outdoors]

I don't stress. I am so laid back and easy going that it takes something massive before it gets to me... even then it fades quickly.

Ditto, only way to roll.  Getting all worked up about something really just complicates things.

[Grey Wolf]

The only time I get stressed is when family tragedy strikes , every thing else is meaningless.

[brushhoggin]

Practicing hours each day for a flute concerto I would be performing with my college orchestra at the end of the term, in front of a thousand people (including all my friends), knowing I would be standing at the front of the stage with the orchestra behind me, knowing any mistakes would be heard, and repeatedly since the concert would be recorded. My grandmother flew to New Hampshire from Georgia, Mom and brother drove up from Connecticut, and my dad flew in from Japan for the concert. That was some serious stress.

After the first few minutes of the performance, I felt great, and it was an exhilarating experience that went off without a hitch, fortunately. However, the potential for embarrassment was very high, and the potential for hundreds of hours of preparation going to waste was also in the back of my mind. It is what I consider my biggest accomplishment in life so far, but I really don't know if I'd be able to handle something like that again.

being a violinist, i know that feeling all too well. the reason it dissipated after a few minutes was cause music relieves stress! a mistake with a violin is alot more embarrasing than a flute mistake ;D

[grimlin]

I stress over the littlest stupidest things sometimes....Just ask my wife.... ;D

Why? I have no clue myself?

[FL Knifemaker]

I don't get stress, I give it!!    8-)

Nothing stresses out the knifemaker.  Unless, like yesterday, all I can catch is dinks   

[J Francho]

Stress, like anger can be a very useful tool, channeled correctly.  A life without either would be truly boring.

[1inStripes]

My oldest daughter was born 9 weeks early due to complications with my wife's pregnancy.  The stress/fear was sort of unreal the first few days afterward.  I kept my cool, but internally I was a little nuts.  Thankfully my wife's issues receeded after a couple of days and my soon to be 4 year old is completely healthy and we were able to take her home after a month in NICU.

[zero limit]

My oldest daughter was born 9 weeks early due to complications with my wife's pregnancy. The stress/fear was sort of unreal the first few days afterward. I kept my cool, but internally I was a little nuts. Thankfully my wife's issues receeded after a couple of days and my soon to be 4 year old is completely healthy and we were able to take her home after a month in NICU.

Same thing here, my now 12yr. old daughter was born at 31 weeks and weighing 3lbs15oz, but we were able to take her home once she reached 4lbs, which was still one week in NICU. then at the age of 7 yrs she had a seizure and was put on medication and has not had one since, THANK GOD

[1inStripes]

Man.....family stuff (esp. kiddos) is bigtime.......... I got stressed reading them.

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(my wife was pretty stressed when the doc told her our kid was lookin' like a nine pounder.......then the doc asked what she weighed at birth, and my wife said, "nine pounds" doc said " ...... UH-OH...... " )

Haha.  Sounds like my best friend and his wife.  Big babies run on her side of the family and she's a beanpole.  He knocked her up on their honeymoon and 9 months later she popped out an almost 10 pound youngun.

[JigMe]

Wife making me get up at 1am to her foodbecause she is pregnant.

[whoopbazz]

I had my share of stress.

An ex wife that waas bi-polar and cheated on me constantly. Tried suicide once, would go nuts evey cpl years. wound up in the mental ward a bunch of times.

The divorce to the above mentioned girl was a winner.

This gave me heart palpations and quite a scare.

Now, things like trips, money, and my second wedding give me acid reflux, heart burn in the middle of the night. Very Painful.

Funny thing about stress is not the mental stuff, but the physical effects it can have on ones body.

By the way...I got laid off 2 weeks ago, our bills were piling up to begin with, and our son has his biggest soccer tournament of his life 6 hours away. We can't leave for it until 9 pm friday cause our daughter has her school musical program friday night.

I was up for 2 hours with pain...tums, tagamet, and gaviscon finally worked.   8-)

[grimlin]

Wife making me get up at 1am to her food[ch8230]because she is pregnant.

;D...Oh man...i remember the diary queen runs for her.

Plus we had to have a batch of brownies when she was pregnant...she was addicted to them.

[JigMe]

haha...

I had to learn how to bake cookies. And for someone who has never cooked before, I am just glad the kitchen wasn't on fire.

Last night, she sent me out at 12:00am to get friesOne thing for sure; I am not getting her knocked up again.