Stress and Anxiety

 

Whether we want to admit it or not, working in the marketplace creates a lot of stress.  It does not matter if you own the company and people work for you or someone else owns the company and you work for them, there is still STRESS.

There will always be someone telling you what to do, when to do it, and how to do it, regardless of what position you have.  Even if you are the CEO of a company, you still must report to a Board of Directors and if your company is public and sells stock, then you are accountable to the stockholders, especially the ones who own a majority interest.

If you are a consultant, then the people or company that hires you, tells you what to do and bitches at you if it is not done the way they expect...  threatening you with a bad referral in the hopes of ruining your business.

Those of you that are married, understand what it is like to live with someone if you don't agree on a direction, especially if there are children involved or if you are heavily in debt.

It is easy to see how the working person turns to alcohol and drugs or pills to offset the stress that is occurring in their lives.  In some cases, stress can cause the mentally weak one to want to commit suicide to end the stress of living.

EGOS cause more stress than you can imagine, and I would submit that the bigger the ego, the more stress that person will encounter during their lifetime.

Someone is getting wealthy off of our stress and anxiety or depression.  In case you are wondering that market in 2024 was $3.21 BILLION...

In 2015, my wife and I retired and by 2020, I could tell that my levels of stress and anxiety had diminished significantly.  My sleep was more intense and relaxing.  There were no worries unless I had to undergo an MRI without sedation.  My cats noticed the change and wanted to spend more time with me.

Now, it still bothers me when my wife tells me how to mow the lawn, but I just ignore her suggestions and still sleep like a baby.   lol