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Monday, April 4, 2011

It has been a stressful few weeks. Sick kids, tired mama, a friends tragedy... just a lot.

I was overwhelmed. Stressed... at my limit.

It is kind of easy to see when I get very stressed and overwhelmed. My eating changes, my tone changes, I have dreams about Utah, and I kind of reset to the Utah rules.

My clothes are folded to PCS structure, my bed is made to PCS structure; as I get more stressed more PCS things come out. I become obsessive about cleaning, schedule crazy.. it is interesting to say the least.

Defaulting to these behaviors is a lot better than the alternative of defaulting to more severe eating issues or other things.

It is a place that my brain can go into neutral for a while. So I can re-balance myself and deal with the issues at hand.

Do you have any default behaviors or habits that you do when stressed or overwhelmed?

Posted by Just Me at 8:44 AM
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2 comments:

Charise @ I Thought I Knew Mama said...

Hmm... I think my behavior is somewhat similar when I am stressed. I feel the need to get things done and check things off a list. I also get quiet.

I'm enjoying looking around your blog and will be following you from now on. Thanks for visiting my blog during my SITS weekend!

April 4, 2011 at 5:41 PM
gin said...

This is an interesting post; while I don't think I "default" I totally think my husband does and this has really helped me understand those behaviors a little better!
Thanks!

April 4, 2011 at 6:34 PM

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