tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post5725936839673586878..comments2023-08-16T08:44:39.804-04:00Comments on Slash & Burn: Control IssuesAmanda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17631269469790529611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-32783943110889367692009-08-06T10:47:12.598-04:002009-08-06T10:47:12.598-04:00I wish you all the good luck and I hope things eas...I wish you all the good luck and I hope things ease up soon. <br /><br />Dunno if you want a shoulder to lean on or a place to vent a little... Sometimes an anonymous faceless stranger is easier than someone who is involved. (For me at least it is; sometimes less embarrassing too)<br />amiegraham2@hotmail.comAmienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-87713774055109116712009-08-05T23:24:36.266-04:002009-08-05T23:24:36.266-04:00Thanks, Amie! I think you're right that it'...Thanks, Amie! I think you're right that it's about how one deals with the stress. Right now, I choose to deal by controlling the little things. :) I'm not always so healthy about it, but it's working for me for the moment. <i>::knock on wood::</i>Maia Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352482028469213261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-4797951757087373262009-08-05T11:53:06.661-04:002009-08-05T11:53:06.661-04:00I think it's not so much a matter of "con...I think it's not so much a matter of "controlling" as how to deal with so much stress. You can either choose to ___ OR you can just crack up. For me the hardest part is trying to make a coping mechanism *healthy* instead of self-destructive. Sounds like you cope in a very healthy way. So a big thumbs up and a pat on the back! I'm sorry that so much icky crap has been comming your way. My sympathies.Amienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-63141326179708850492009-08-04T20:07:22.314-04:002009-08-04T20:07:22.314-04:00I, too, am not a fan of crying in a corner. Readin...I, too, am not a fan of crying in a corner. Reading is good. I should be doing more of that.Maia Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352482028469213261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205240430255489119.post-72637543048440255102009-08-04T18:22:21.672-04:002009-08-04T18:22:21.672-04:00I tend to chain-smoke, eat, read or hide from the ...I tend to chain-smoke, eat, read or hide from the world entirely. Totally unhealthy but better than crying in the corner. I've had years like that, I just keep reminding myself that eventually things will go more or less back to normal and try to ride it out. The grief will lessen, work will calm down eventually and whoever is messing with your world will move on to someone else. This too shall pass. Sometimes you just have to endure.Amienoreply@blogger.com