Not good at the moment Kat. Thanks for the reminder. This stuff sneaks up on you and before you notice that it is having an effect on you. It can be mental, physical or both.
I think the secret is not to have walls. Let it come, flow through, but most importantly flow OUT again. Its holding on to "stuff" (especialy that of loved ones), that eats away at personal resources.
Its the un-noticed accumulation of stresses that tends to "get me". Suddenly, you feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Thats the time to take action. Leave it there for long and damage results.
Now for the tough bit. How do you make sure you let it go? Anyone got any usefull tips, strategies?
To me it is not acceptable just to say, "dont let it in in the first place". I am not that kind of person. Most of us want to help. But how do we do that without damaging ourselfs in the process?
I have managed to develop some mental strategies to stop the "treadmill" of mental stress and I thought I was dealing with it well, but as I have recently found out, my physical body often makes its own decisions and is now starting to show the effects!!