lots of stress today ...

which means a lot of anxiety for me. i've been given a new task at work, even though i have enough work already and one particular thing is going to grow into a mountain before i can get to it. i'm afraid my boss is going to ask me to work overtime. which i really don't want to do.

all i really need to do is my best, but i'm still anxious about all the work piling up.

otherwise it is so cold outside. i'm a smoker which means i have to go outside in the freezing weather to smoke. and i do feel my smoking tamps down my anxiety and depression.

so as usual i am asking for prayers and positive thoughts. i don't want work to swallow me up.

tomorrow i am taking a day off and i hope i find some good nurturing activities to do. and not just sleep the day away and sit at the computer for hours doing basically nothing.

i have been trying to meditate and that has been a bit helpful. it's hard to do - to just sit still and breathe. but a friend who's very good at it has offered to help me - we are going to meet up on saturday and she's going to teach me some techniques.

so i guess i do have some hope.

thanks for listening,

D.,

Great job on doing positive things to help yourself to feel your best, and manage the A/D!! You rock.:)

Enjoy your day off, and keep up the good work!

Thoughts and prayers going out your way.

S.C.