Stress doesn’t just cause physical fractures
Posted on Saturday 9th February 2008
Today was my first proper day on the shop floor at my new placement. Although it wasn’t that busy I’ve still come home drained physically and mentally. I’ve been through this before and recognise the signs of fatigue.
February will be a month of upheaval. We move out of Brown Street soon, have to settle in a new house later this month, and while all of this is going on, I have to find my feet in a busier workplace. There are also unwanted hassles with our current letting agent, and preperations to make for my family’s trip here in the near future.
Now I know in the grand scheme of things none of these events are particularly stressful, but the convergence is. Like many men I have difficulty juggling more than one train of thought at a time, so trying to keep all these balls in the air is a little more than I would chose. It reminded me that stress is very bad for you and, while unavoidable, should be minimised.
I would be willing to bet that I’m not the only one in this boat. Some researchers came up with the Life Event Stress Scale to quantify risk of illness due to stress. Please download it by clicking the button below and see what you score:
Fortunately I come in towards the upper end of the low risk group. It is worth taking notice and devoting some time to oneself in a stress-free environment, like we did late last year, once-in-a-while may be the antidote.
moving house is one of the most streesfull things at times to cope with