Stress? [View all]

[madamesilverspurs]

Visiting nurse came by for my scheduled re-eval. One of the questions was, “Have you been experiencing any stress?” She was a bit startled when I burst out laughing, but I told her that it was surprising that the question even needed to be asked. Then I started with the November election and went on from there, and she nodded in understanding. She told me that most of their clients are increasingly stressed for the same reasons. Fear is a potent stressor. And fear is the unavoidable outcome when you tell seniors and the chronically ill and the disabled that their lifelines are being cut, especially when those cuts will pay for more tax breaks for people who don’t need them. Do we need to mention that anger is also stressful?


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