Day 17: Stress

Stress can be so debilitating. The object of the stressor seems to constantly plague my mind. I can't shake it off or bring myself to peace. As soon as I experience temporarily relief from it, something triggers reality that the stressor is still there. I have been noticing changes in the way I've been interacting with others and the way I have been feeling. I feel down and more prone to negativity. Then I have to tell myself to snap out of it, and to stop feeling for myself. Usually that does the trick. I refuse to victimize myself and to throw pity parties for myself, which only makes the cycle of negativity persistent and stronger. Though I can fight through my own negativity, the stress is still there. And today it is bearing down on me like a ton of bricks. Here's to a better tomorrow.