Stressors

               Different stressors can lead to depression.  Not one thing by itself, but stressor after stressor after stressor can send you into a depressed state.  Stressors can be money, roommates, work, school, health problems, medications, family, relationships, and so much more.  The important thing is to deal with the stressors as they come, not to keep them bottled up until you explode.  Now that I’ve said that, I realize that saying is easier than doing.  It amounts to the will-power that someone has.  My will-power for confrontation is very low.  I don’t like confrontation and I never have, at least confronting family members – I just can’t do it.

                The problems in life may not seem like stressors, but even the littlest thing that goes wrong can produce stress.  Medical issues can be a big problem, but the aftermath of the medical issue can cause even more stress.  For example: I have hypothyroidism.  The actual medical problem causes all the aftermath, so it is a stressor in itself.  With hypothyroidism comes bowel problems, hot/cold intolerance, racing heart rate, abdominal pain, eye changes, and more.  When I have any of the aftermath symptoms, I don’t think of the hypothyroidism – I think of just those symptoms.  I know what’s causing them, but my main concern is with the symptoms. 

                It is the same with “symptoms” of other stressors.  The money stressor can be caused by a lot of things, but you don’t think of them – you only think of having no money.  The work and school stressors could be caused by the people there, but you don’t blame work or school; you blame it on the people.  All of the stressors have aftermaths; you just have to realize what they are and deal with them so the actual stressor can be relieved or minimized.

                No stressor can be relieved completely, but you can find a way to minimize them.