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stress not improving
hello. i'm a 26/f. I am a full time teacher and I have a second job teaching ESL to children in China from 6am-7am, right before I head to work. This second job has helped me a lot! I'm very grateful for it, especially, since this year, I was working at a school where I wasn't making so much money.
However, lately, I find myself very stressed and I'm not sure why. I was working three jobs at one point this year (just a few weeks ago, actually). I was working the ESL job in the morning, then, work all day, and afterward, tutoring in the afternoon. I was exhausted. So, I quit the tutoring job. You would think that my stress level has gotten better, but, in reality, I don't feel any better at all. I'm not sleeping well, I wake up more tired than when I went to sleep. My stomach is really swollen. I experience constant constipation or I go to the bathroom excessively. It's always one of the two. I don't go normally every day. I'm usually nauseous. I really only eat salad. However, I still find that I'm gaining weight by the days.
I look absolutely terrible My hair is brittle. There's bags under my eyes. It seems like I'm doing everything right. I'm eating healthy and I quit the third job. But, somehow, it hasn't helped. I know we are nearing the end of the year and I understand that we are all excited and anxious for summer. However, I just feel really edgy. The children are not helping. They are being very loud, talking excessively, and I just feel like it's tunnel vision. I don't feel in control of my own body or my classroom.
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?
thank you in advance.
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Get your butt to the doctor as soon as possible. Something is not right here with the picture. If you are always stressed, cannot focus and are always dealing with constipation or excessive trips to the bathroom than this needs to be seen to or it will get worse. It sounds as though exhaustion is a part of this as could mental health issue such as depression. Both should be looked in to,. You definitely aren't eating right.
I can't tell you while your belly hurts and don't know exactly where it hurts be it sides or elsewhere but mention it because it is important especially if you see it swollen. A doctor can figure out what's happening and help you get well.
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I have not experienced that. However some things came to mind. Even if we are currently eating "healthy", there can be a lot of heavy metal build up and other toxins in our body that haven't gone away yet. I also know that with GMO foods, those are the kinds of foods that are sprayed with pesticides, namely Glyphosate which is poison to humans and can cause cancer at worst or many other seemingly less major medical problems and a big one is affecting the stomach and intestines in different ways. Since such stuff was introduced into the environment heavy duty from the same time you were born, you have been exposed to as much of it as I have at my late 50s. Everyone I know is starting to experience lots of same issues. My niece is only 16 and has tons of medical issues with GI tract and my daughters are starting to have some minor issues.
I would say that it is always good to get an exam with Dr. But no matter what they say, use your own common sense and try for natural alternatives to heal. So if its stomach or intestinal issues as you say, I have a few suggestions.
For constipation: if high fiber foods alone aren't helping, the good bacteria in your gut might be missing. My hubby has had similar problems but in his case, not ulcers per se, but Drs saw rips and tears in his stomach, bleeding so hard once he was passing out and ended up in Emergency/hospitalized. Instead of taking the meds long term that they suggested cus he didn't like side effects, he started taking probiotics daily. It also depends on how much is in a treatment. Most come in powder form or capsules with the powder. You add it to room temp or slightly warm drink/water. No hot drinks. Watch the stuff bubble. Then drink it. the best ones are available at health supplement stores and best of all are the one months worth cus he's tried the cheaper ones. Costs a bit but you might try that for 2 months. That alone should make you more regular. Avoid using anti diarrhea or constipation meds as these make the conditions worse and prolong them too. I also found that taking Castor oil is good to treat constipation. As for foods, off the list of things I had not tried yet was avocados. I increase water intake but also eat an entire avocado myself and get results later same day or next day.
When your body can't eliminate properly, you'll find your whole body can't work right and some effects are feeling more sluggish, and even looking and feeling older. Can't tell you what to do about the classroom, but I'd bet if you were really at optimum health that you would not feel so lost or out of control.
I was going to say that since you were working 3 jobs, you basically did not have enough time for rest and probably to get proper meals. I don't know your habits but even eating so called healthy foods may not be right for your body, definitely fast foods are bad, and pre packaged foods are usually way way worse than fresh, made from scratch. You don't have to beleive me if I sound too opinionated on this but I can't stress enough how important it is to really learn more about whats in our foods and how to avoid whats bad, adding supplements of important vitamins, minerals and amino acids missing in our foods. The foods of today are nothing like they were when I was a kid or grandparents were kids. There is a lack of nutritional value. I take a multi vitamin by a health company. Even that doesn't have most of the amino acids and minerals missing from our diets. Some decrease with age as in my case and need to be added. I am still learning of more things I want to try. A good way to start learning is if you have facebook, to like the pages of natural and organic health related sites to show up first in your feed and read them all daily. There are some crazy things that end up in there, but most are very informative. Also when I hear of a supplement, I don't go by one article but start researching it on the web on many other sites. If interested, let me know and I can give alist of the ones I have liked on Facebook.
As for brittle hair, perhaps it is overuse of dying, curling, straightening, perms, etc. but again, not just diets but supplements missing can also impact hair greatly and skin too. You are too young to have skin and hair issues so I'd have to say you may not be as healthy as you think. I'd also suggest looking into Ayurvedic medicine on line and read about the 3 main body types and what foods are good/not good for each. When I do eat too much of a food that is listed as not good for me, I can become very gassy, get diarrhea. The constipation is only if I don't get enough of correct foods and little liquids. If you can't find the info on line, and want it, let me know as there are on line tests you can take to discover which of the 3 body types or dosha's as they call it, that you are.
Lastly, stress often leads to depression. Not an if but when. This would not be clinical depression but situational depression. And that I also have suggestions for. There are little things a person can do whenver they feel too stressed. That pressure needs to be released. Everyone is different by I have a list that even a Psychologist that someone I know of got from the Dr. in their one free visit through work insurance. I knew of these before, finding them on the web and will share with you if you are intested. again, just let me know by writing to me from my column, like entering a brand new question.
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