Posted by Dinah on March 14, 2003, at 3:19:50
In reply to Stressful week, but I'm ok, posted by noa on March 13, 2003, at 20:57:26
Noa, I'm really sorry about your Dad. They're doing amazing things now with cardiac care (wish psych care would catch up). My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family.
I understand *completely* about the family stressors. I can't trust my mom to accurately relay information either (but in the opposite direction). Maybe that's when you start to feel a bit grown up. When you have to take care of your parents.
You sound like you're doing great under the circumstances. But watch out for stealth stress. Sometimes things build up when you don't even realize it (like the chest pains). I'm not saying that to take anything away from the terrific way you're coping. I just wanted to add a bit of advice. Make sure to take care of yourself - build in decompression time (I know that's hard to do, I sometimes give up sleep for it) and make full use of your support system.
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