There can be many different kinds of stress. Even when one is having great success in their lives, stress can exist. I remember two semesters in particular in college where I made Dean's List, and the whole darn year was stressful because I was taking a ton of credits, and set a goal to get an A on my senior thesis, a goal I achieved I might add. So, I was not "dodging" my responsibility for what I had to do, as Neutron suggested, but rather putting excess pressure on myself, because I knew that paper was the biggest project of my life, and I wanted to do really well. To me, there are two kinds of stress, one internal when a person puts excess pressure on themselves, and then external from boss,co worker, family, etc. Stress exists all over, and we all have it to varying degrees, and deal with it in different ways.
I deal with stress in varying ways. Either by coming to TMF and chatting with good friends, or listening to music, or writing letters, or even spending time at a movie. I find that by doing these things, I can lose myself and take my mind off any stressful situation. I just try to forget the stress when I'm doing those fun and relaxing activities.
Mitch
