Stress is an odd thing. It can be caused by virtually anything and can have any symptoms. Have you looked at a list of possible symptoms of stress lately? They run the gambit from tooth grinding to bowel issues to nightmares.

And anything can cause undue stress. Undue meaning stress that you or I just can't handle. Lately I've been under undue stress.

I am a married mother of two. All the mothers will raise their hands and say well yeah, there's your stress right there. But I'm handling that alright.

I also work full time, and keep the house. Well there it is, right? Nope I've been doing that for years and no issues until now.

I'm a writer. (not published yet) but I try to at least write a page a day. This is actually the most relaxing part of my day, so that has nothing to do with it really.

So where is the stress coming from?

Uncertainty.

To spite assurances to the contrary, I feel as though my day job is in jeopardy. I'm being asked to train others in what I do. I understand the reason and if it were my company I would do the same thing, but the logic of their actions does little to assuage the niggling feeling that when the people I'm training (both great people by the way) get the hang of things I will be told quite politely that I am no longer needed and asked to leave.

My husband's job is also uncertain. I've mentioned his heroic nature in an earlier posting. Well he is honest too. Where he works donations are taken on a regular basis and he has reason to believe these donations are being stolen.

These beliefs are shared by other workers including the district manager. However this person is not being chastised and is not being let go. This is intolerable. He wishes to leave this employment, but as we need his income he can't. So, his misery adds to my own.

I am stressed.

I am hoping that this inventory may make things easier to deal with. I need to find a way to deal.

So I post these questions to the void: What do you get stressed out about? How do you deal with it?