Managing stress

A man in a dark uniform is sharpening a blade on a stone: "swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

He launches to cut my throat...

That's when I wake up. It was a bloody bird outside my window, who has made it into my dream as a Khmer Rouge type figure. I wake up feeling nauseous with a severe stomach pain. Tired. But can't sleep anymore either. I've had diarrhea for the last ten days or more.

I usually deal well with stress. It motivates me, makes me productive. This time it's not so good. It might be the added responsibility - it used to be just a deadline for my own stuff that was on the line - but now it's three workshops and one week of fundraising events that I am handling. All coming up within the next 5 weeks. All of my colleagues are somewhere in the world - india, cambodia, california... so I'm here alone before I leave for Europe for the first two workshops and all is falling on my head.

But nevermind that. (Nevermind also the fact that it's corporate stress for nonprofit money). I love my work. I am taking it too personally, too seriously, too everything. I need some strategy of how to deal better with the overwhelming pressure.

I'm going for a run along the river. I also intend to organize my days better (I go to sleep way too late and then am constantly tired). I do know relaxation techniques (the only way how I can even fall asleep these days). But I don't know how to lessen the effects during the day, the overall impact of the pressure.

Any tested strategies up your sleeve? Any Jedi mind tricks? Advice? I'll take anything.

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Sorry to be enigmatic, stlstrike, it's my lazy way.

Dag's not a pill solution person.

BDoug, please start a thread on it. It sure won't hurt to have one thread with tirades against pills popping. But what on earth does it have to do with anything i said?

i don't take pills, never did, never will. please stick to the topic.