Stress: Lessons from the Vine
Stress: Love it or Leave it? Stressed out? It's nothing new. Stress is a very real part of life. Most research has indicated since 2020, stress has nearly reached it's own pandemic with people being more stressed than ever before. When dealing with stress many people medicate with food, alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, and many other things thinking those activities help us manage our stress. These tend to create their own issues. There are numerous articles about the increase in obesity during 2020-2021. Addiction increased as well with alcohol and drug use. Relationships are broken, financial problems due to overspending due to the ease of online shopping. The problems created by medicating stress creates a whole new level of stress. The assumption is that we should seek to find a life that is stress free. "If only I could live on an island somewhere in the Caribbean and find a job and live on less, that would be ideal!" was my mantra for a long time. I c