pu||ing my hAir Out...

i was reading the papers tis morning & i browsed thru tis article which is about stuff @ school... but oh well, seems to be true for most pple, i tink... jz wana share it ere since stress is all it's been all this while...

fActOrs thAt mAy |eAd tO stress:
1. change - moving house, friends moving away, family members moving away (doesnt apply to me now)
2. school work - homework, exams (so goddamn true)
3. relationships - starting a new relationship, breaking up (urghh... no comments)
4. illness or fear of illness (erm, well, nvr been my source to stress)
5. fear of being unpopular (nvr been popular, so there's no fear of being UNpopular)
6. death of someone close (touch wood)
7. rumours being circulated about him/her (huh? rumours bout me? well, mite b everywhere, i wouldnt give a damn)
8. fear of threats and/or bullying (not ere, not now)
9. peer pressure (well, happens to everybody rite? no?)
10. concern for parents (obviously)
11. money worries (SO obviously)
12. girlfriend/boyfriend worries (?????)
13. fear of being different & lookin different (ya, so true, but if u hv accepted who u r, thn its ok)
14. concern about not wearing the right clothes (ya, especially for prom *piaks*)
15. worrying about being left out (wat? for dinner?)

hOw tO deA| with stress:
1. eat a healthy diet (wif all the junk im eating, no wonder im stressed!)
2. get a reasonable amount of sleep (wif the amount of slep im gettin, no wonder im stressed!)
3. exercise (tis is somethin i hv been doing rite! bravo!)
4. enjoy a relaxing hobby - for example, art, music (does sleepin count?)
5. talk to someone who will really listen & b discreet (HELLO?? anybody out there? S.O.S.)
6. dont b afraid to express ur feelings (struggling to do tat)
7. get in touch wif ur spiritual self - through religion or meditation (i dun even knw whether i hv my spiritual self wif me... sad case)
8. breathing techniques can be useful (all i can tink of is the m.o.a.n.n.i.n.g. s.o.u.n.d. shit!)
9. live a balanced life - make time for work & play too (play? wif wat? wif who?)
10. gain some control on ur life by carefully planning time & activities (plan? how to plan? we only hv like 24 hrs, enuf time to plan meh?)
11. learn to b assertive (say "NO" to things u knw r wrong & which u knw u shouldnt be pressured into doing) (NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO, see, i jz said NO)
12. knowing that the stress u r going thru is not permanent makes it more tolerable (god bless)

* source - Befrienders KL