The Pros And Cons Of Stress

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I am not going to kid you, going to school while working full time is hard, you get stressed, but the key is to de-stress periodically. Everybody has responsibilities, some have more than others depending on their circumstances, background and their station in life. In order to succeed in going to school online while working full time and carrying out other aspects of your life is to find ways to get rid of the stress that will build up from the pressure. I have developed some different ways to deal with the stress of home, employment and school responsibilities. When I began thinking about writing this paper, I realized that I have basically the same stresses as the next person, no different than the other six billion people on …show more content…

Given the fact that I am a parent of two young children, an employee, and a student, I have a lot to deal with all at the same time. I feel stress from going to school while maintaining a full time job and keeping a roof over my head. I have to find time in order to shop for my groceries, run the errands that adults always have to run throughout the week in between work and sleeping. I also have the stress of somehow finding the time to cook my meals between work, school, and errands. My home life consists of cooking my meals, paying my bills on time and keeping a roof over my head. I have a truck to get myself around town and to commute to and from work, I have to pay for gas, maintenance, upkeep and parking if I go someplace that doesn’t have free parking available. Being on the job early in the morning to early afternoon everyday can be exhausting and stressful given the work that my boss has me do. My job duties usually involve mowing the tall grass, (and for the readers who don 't know much about golf, I am referring to what is called the Rough) raking and repairing sand bunkers and maintaining the golf carts. These are the most common duties that I have. Well, okay these are the only duties I have. To be quite honest, I don 't like working at the golf course. The hours are good, but …show more content…

People have different ways of getting rid of stress and mine involves watching television, using my laptop, playing on my phone, reading a good book or just taking a drive. I enjoy watching the television show “So You Think You’d Survive”, a show on the reality of dangerous situations in the world. It is relaxing as I don 't have to think very much, I don’t have to move my body and I can just give my brain and body a break from having to do anything at all. On my laptop I enjoy playing various genres of games, running the gamut from Solitaire to Dark Blood. Playing a game on my laptop is really relaxing because I don 't have to focus on anything real. On my phone, I relax by playing Brain Age, which helps increase brain function. When I de-stress by reading it is usually a good hardcover book by Raymond E. Feist or Stephen King. Sometimes if I don 't want to be indoors, I 'll go for a drive, just to be driving. With every mile of pavement, my stress gets lighter and lighter.I don 't care so much about the destination, but the journey makes it all

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