https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k Click on the pink "+" symbol to post to the Padlet. List at least TWO things that you know contribute to your personal stress level. Please put your first name or initials with your response. en-us 2018-02-24 17:01:55 UTC 2018-03-08 19:19:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235310075 1. Decisions: Decisions are one of a slew of things that make me stressed. I constantly start to think whom will my decision effect, how will it effect them, will it effect me, or when you make a final decision that took a while to contemplate, then present it to a person and say your final answer ”No I cant do that” . They then feed you any excuse for you to change your mind. I usually cave under this pressure and just say whatever they want because they never wanted my true answer in the first place. Which can further lead to issues depending on the situation. The harder the decision to make, the more I stew and re evaluate it over and over. I even procrastinate. 

2. Pressure: Pressure is yeah another thing that makes me stressed. Under pressure I find it hard to stay true to my self. I usually cave in under pressure to whatever forces are causing it. As I stated above the decision process above I can be easily pressured into saying whatever answer the second party wants to hear . This only happens when they keep badgering me over and over when I keep saying NO. They come up with any excuse, and I already ran these scenarios in my mind. I do try to stand my ground, but it can be very difficult. 

These two things that cause me stress may sound a bit silly to others but to me they are struggles I deal with daily. 

-Brandon Stallard]]> 2018-02-26 12:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235310075 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235323599 Two things that I find contributing to my stress is starting a new job and being busy. I find these things affect me because when they are factors in my life I usually have a hard time sleeping, eating and focusing. These stresses might not be a big factor for some people but for me they are huge. The worst part about being affected by these symptoms of stress is that I feel like they compound or snowball into much more or a bigger presence of stress. The way this happens makes it very difficult for me to catch it before the next day happens, evidently repeating the cycle and creating even more stress.

Taylor

]]> 2018-02-26 13:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235323599 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235372892 Usually I'm pretty chill about external things that I know I have no control over.. I try not to let the things that I can't do anything about bother me. But, I do tend to get stressed about the future. I stress about saving enough money for my goal and worry when an unexpected bill comes up. I also find that I worry about getting finished school on time so that I can reach my goal. 

Alex]]> 2018-02-26 14:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235372892 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235391631 I don't stress out about a lot of things normally, but I find thinking about my future (overthinking in general, actually) is my number one stress factor, especially lately. It isn't a huge issue, I just get thinking about what might happen if I fail to do this, or what if I don't get this done by this time. Just a lot of 'what ifs' that cause me to stress out, it gets overwhelming at times. But then I find it also motivates me to work harder towards that future after a little bit.

If anything else stresses me out, it's probably procrastination. I am terrible with it sometimes, and while I don't do it as often as I used to, I find I do it often enough with things I shouldn't that I stress myself out and get myself into a bind. I'll usually work my way through it at the last minute but I am run pretty ragged from the stress afterwards. It's a bad habit I'm still working on breaking.

Matt Gustafson]]> 2018-02-26 15:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235391631 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235505182 1. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is something I've had my entire life and it interferes with absolutely everything I do. It stresses me because of the constant mental nagging it inflicts upon me to do things in a specific order or to repeat myself over and over again. The consequences of not obeying the compulsions are anxiety, the feeling of some kind of impending misfortune however obeying it just creates more stress in the attempt to rid myself of it.
2. Being inactive is something that stresses me greatly, I simply cannot sit still. Unless I am actively doing something it just creates more stress until I can find something to busy myself with.

-Kevin Hamann.]]> 2018-02-26 17:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235505182 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235506752 The two main things that makes me stressed is number one money, getting behind on bills or not having enough money to pay my bills off ex: debt. I have allot of bills to pay and debt to pay off so its hard for me to save money, I would like to having a bigger savings account then I have 
My second stress would be completing my grade 12 I would like to go to college but I cannot do this until I complete my grade 12, this is very stressful for me because i would like to start school to get a career for myself.
 
Powell]]> 2018-02-26 17:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235506752 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235592213 2018-02-26 19:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235592213 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235592254 1. Parenting often stresses me out. I often wish my son came with a user manual. It's sometimes difficult to know how to best support him. If I'm too involved in his life, am I enabling him, which will result in him not developing the skills he will need in his life. Or should I back off, and watch him make mistakes? There's always a lot of internal dialogue that has me second guessing my actions when it comes to him. 
2. Exercise, or the lack of exercise stresses me out. I know that being active, and outdoors helps me to manage my stress. However, there isn't always the time to ensure that self-care happens. 
 ]]> 2018-02-26 19:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235592254 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235605280 Two things that was stressful in my life lately was finding myself unemployed, and having to look for a new job. I have never been unemployed for 35 years. I was stressed about how I would perform and how well I would do in a new career. I have been in the beauty industry over 30 years, the last 21 years I've been self employed.
I had a difficult time focusing, and I didn't sleep well. I still stress about paying the bills and being successful in my new employment. I try to eat properly and get enough sleep daily. Each day gets easier and easier. ]]> 2018-02-26 20:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235605280 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235608928 The first thing that makes me stressed is work, especially when it is slow at work that contributes to not a lot of hours that in turn leads to the second thing that makes me stress which is money. Worrying about having enough to pay bills and rent. 

Jeff Goode

]]> 2018-02-26 20:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235608928 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235722830 This is personal but being a newly single mother of three comes with a lot of stress. If I had to pick, i'd say the two biggest things that stress me out would have to be my relationship with the father of my children and money. It's not easy paying all the bills yourself while finding a job, going to school and trying to be a good person. 

Natasha St Amand]]> 2018-02-27 03:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235722830 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235736745 Two Things that have been stressing me out lately is work I only work two days a week if im lucky , I also have to save up by June and it almost seems impossible to have enough saved by then. The second thing that stresses me out is not having my grade 12 so Ive been working my butt off so I can graduate..
Jade Snider]]> 2018-02-27 05:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/235736745 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236183264 The first thing that stresses me out is not having enough money for things so I need to get my grade 12 so i can find better work.
Another thing that stresses me out is fighting with family members.   

John]]> 2018-02-27 22:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236183264 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236409665  2 things that stress me out the most in life are my alcoholic family members in which there is no winning. and being lost with no one else there an no directions. being lost doesn't happen often but when it does i;m  a mental wreck.

Stephen Smits]]> 2018-02-28 14:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236409665 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236686607 Two things that are stressing me out right now and that are usually the things I'm stressing about (if I'm stressing) are money and finding a bigger house. It's so hard when things come up repeatedly and then money gets tight, especially when you're trying to save to move. 

Emelie Eriksson]]> 2018-02-28 21:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236686607 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236730632 Two things that stress me out are probably common with most people. One is bills I work in construction and some days the weather can affect that and missing out on a day can really hurt the paycheck and stress me out. Another thing is I need and want a house so bad but it is so hard to get one nowadays I don't know where to start or how to save up that much money plus pay bills and other things at the same time

Jason Bird ]]> 2018-03-01 00:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236730632 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236942150 The first thing that stresses me out is not having a job because it makes me worry about the future and how I am going to afford things. The second thing that stresses me out is having a job because sometimes the job can bring stress by the costumers disrespecting you and being overworked and underpaid and the job itself can be stressful.]]> 2018-03-01 15:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/236942150 https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/239864293 well the first thing that stresses me out is making sure all my bills are paid for on time and in full.the second thing that stresses me out is looking to the future and looking to excel and get the career of my dreams but knowing how many obstacles i have to overcome and the obstacles i have yet to know about that will be thrown in my way.]]> 2018-03-08 19:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/awhitton1/1lmzfm0x9v6k/wish/239864293