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[BS.Dos.]

@Dome Vans:

Can we have a new avatar please. I'm bored with that one now.

[Dome Vans]

[BS.Dos.]

I prefered the one with the Stars Wars figure getting decapitated by a FDD.

[IncognitoHFX]

Thanks for all of the replies. Its true that I let a lot of little things get to me, such as taxi drivers not picking me up even when I'm in no hurry and cleaning ajummas telling me I can't smoke on my smoke break when I just smoked an hour ago anyway.

I don't know what exactly is wrong with me. I think I'll start running in the mornings or something, before work, but it's hard to get up too early as if I don't call my folks in the afternoon (around 2:00am my time) or blow my friends off to sleep early every night it might end up being more drama than it's worth; hence, more stress.

When I have time off I generally spend it trying to remove myself as far as work as possible, and often feel like I've wasted my free time if I do anything that isn't directly related to removing myself from the stress of work (such as prepping at night which I do sometimes to ease the strain). I just want to learn to be comfortable everywhere--but I'm afraid of getting too comfortable because there is too much in my environment that tells my brain that I can't be comfortable, that I always need to be in a state of pressure and stress.

Hopefully if I get the public school job I'm vying for I'll be able to reduce my stress significantly. Finishing work at 5:00pm, running in the evenings (three days a week) and reading more often will do wonders for this. However, I don't want to wait until then, I want to come up with solutions now. There will be annoyances in the future too and I want to learn coping mechanisms to deal with them, but a lot of the time I feel the stress isn't something I can control. I'm a tad neurotic to begin with.

Thanks for all of the advice, I'm certain I'll try some of these things and see if they help me out. Not drinking though. To be completely honest, if I've had a stressful day and then I have a drink, my body gets queasy and my anxiety triples. It has always been the case with alcohol and I (which is probably a good thing).

[Draz]

[sunnyvale]

[BS.Dos.]

^ By far and away the best avatar I've seen on daves.

[twg]

[peppermint]

[BS.Dos.]

You'll be okay. Korea is no different from anywhere else at the end of the day. You're just as likely to experience the peaks and troughs of life out here as you are back home. The only difference being the view is different and the food is crap.

These things usually come in waves; up then down then straight for a bit then up, then up again, then straight...

You're in a trough at the moment that's all. Posting on here is good, but talking to someone with a sympathetic ear is always better if you can.

[Justin Hale]

[igotthisguitar]

Medi-tation is the best medi-cation, for stress & countless other things.

[Harpeau]