Story archives - tag: "stress"

no_shame_insomniac

When my professor asked me how stressed out I was, I explained to her that I had been naked in a public restroom that morning and didn't even realize it.

tags: college humor sleep deprivation stress [add]

2009-03-17 12:14:23 / Rating: 523 /

Rachel

There was a night early in my childhood when I was certain my mother was going to commit suicide.

tags: suicide mother stress childhood [add]

2009-01-07 12:44:53 / Rating: 326.5 /

Someone

A failed suicide attempt on Tuesday night makes it hard to care on Thursday when your boss is mad you stayed home sick on Wednesday.

tags: suicide suicide attempt overdose OD work stress sick depressed boss [add]

2008-08-22 13:56:03 / Rating: 702 /

married yet single mom

While my husband was deployed I would smoke pot in my bathroom with a neighbor while the kids were asleep.

tags: pot deployment army stress [add]

2008-07-09 17:40:17 / Rating: 384.75 /

Whew!

I was ecstatic to see my husband NOT pour himself a drink when he got home from work.

tags: love marriage stress alcoholic? work sucks [add]

2008-05-30 10:04:59 / Rating: 353.5 /

spacegirl

He gently suggested that perhaps I consider broadening my cheese horizons and I almost burst into tears.

tags: stress boyfriends humor cheese [add]

2008-01-18 10:52:54 / Rating: 422 /

lovefatewrite

This has been the worst birthday ever.

tags: birthdays finals stress depression [add]

2007-12-13 00:17:43 / Rating: 313.5 /

Jessica

The first clue it's been a long day is when you profess your love to the vending machine down the hall.

tags: work stress chocolate humor [add]

2007-12-03 15:16:43 / Rating: 444 /

Christie

I should've known it would be a long day when I managed to lock myself out of my apartment twice before 7am.

tags: locked out stress work keys [add]

2007-09-13 13:55:35 / Rating: 435 /

Emme Love

The cold night precursed a cold week, with no sunshine in the forecast.

tags: sad driving stress [add]

2007-07-10 14:23:42 / Rating: 403 /

distressing e

I don't really want to be an engineer but I REALLY don't want to be a failure to my parents.

tags: college stress parents [add]

2006-10-17 09:59:56 / Rating: 523.5 /