"They were exposed to acute and chronic stress by their childhood conditioning, and their ability to engage in the necessary flight-or-fight behaviour was impaired. The fundamental problem is not the external stress, such as the life events quoted in the studies, but an environmentally conditioned helplessness that permits neither of the normal ( Read more... )

First snow of the season is wet ice pellets that freeze into a solid mass on the ground. Ew. I had already decided that due to impending snow I wasn't going to ride my bike today - and I applaud my own wisdom based on the horror of this morning ( Read more... )

This temp job is making me crazy stressed and I don't like it.

Or, I am feeling crazy stressed at this temp job and I don't like it.

Must get some things done!

- take passport application to passport office.
- take DVDs to Chinatown.
- clean under the ramp.
- wash the ramp in anticipation of painting it.
- write proposal for Transcending Boundaries workshop.- write cover letters ( Read more... )