Passions Discussion Group -- Do you ever get beyond stressed out, to the point where you just giggle?

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Topic: Do you ever get beyond stressed out, to the point where you just giggle?

Topic Posted by: Martimmy
Date Posted: Tue Oct 2 11:00:09 2007
Additional Comments: I think it's called giving up all hope and getting punchy.

Last week at work was the most incredible snowball of crap rolling downhill I have perhaps seen in my professional life. I don't know where all the work was coming from, and I don't think anybody else did either. AND, since our group is hourly contractors, our Supervisor didn't want us to go over 40 hours for the week! Um yeah. I had 30.5 by the end of Wednesday! And 2 huge days to go.

Needless to say, the Sup was the one who had to back down and allow overtime (cha-ching in the bank, but I don't even care anymore). And now this week is kinda trailing from everything last week. Well, whatever.

Oh, and if I hear, "here's the look and feel we want" or "can you tweak the look and feel?" or "the look and feel is much better" any more times, I will look and feel a turd in my shorts. I'm done with that slogan, that is for sure.

Posted by: Martimmy
Date posted: Wed Oct 3 14:26:59 2007
Message:
The big thing that sent us over the edge was when our Supe's cell phone rang while she was away at a meeting or something. The ringtone made us all look at each other like "WTF!" It's a dumb song that goes something like, "Somebody's calling you, Yeah, and you better pick it up, cuz you don't want to miss the call....."

It's the dumbest thing I've heard. So, we started joking about what other dumb songs play on her other electronic devices. Microwave? Garage door? Finally, this one girl started singing "You've got carbon monoxide, baby, and you better leave the house...." Had to be there, I suppose, but I was wiping tears away on that one.

Posted by: Paulsmom
Date posted: Wed Oct 3 13:49:26 2007
Message:

Yes. I do. Except I don't giggle.

I toss and turn all night and am late for work and fall asleep at work and then I finally go to the doctor last friday and get some Celexa.

There ya go. LOL

Posted by: jooles
Date posted: Wed Oct 3 2:45:29 2007
Message:
LOL
Yes, I know what you mean. I do that. I get the hysterical giggles. It's either that or cry as I tell anyone who gives me trouble over it. :-)

Posted by: Mz Chris
Date posted: Tue Oct 2 23:16:33 2007
Message:

Stress out? Yes. Giggle? No not really. I more shut down. After it gets to a certain point I can alomst obtain a vegitative state.....

Posted by: Evil Charity
Date posted: Tue Oct 2 14:29:28 2007
Message:
Boy, DO I! I work full time and I'm a full time student....stress is my normal state of being. I have to stay light hearted about it or I'd lose my ever loving mind. I keep telling myself that this is my last semester. I'm also trying to relax a little and not feel like I need to be in the top of my classes because I don't (no grad school for me, thanks) and I need to not be so hard on myself.

How's the look and feel of that!?!? I am not creative or artistic (more analytical) and I would have no idea how to take such a vague critique.

Posted by: Blondie
Date posted: Tue Oct 2 14:28:44 2007
Message:

Oh, yeah. This brings back fine memories.

Back when hubby and & were young and poor (11 years ago--lol), we were trying to sell our current home and had delay after delay after delay in waiting for the new home to be "ready." Finally, it came to the point that we HAD to be out of our current home, but we had nowhere to go. No helpful relatives in town at that time...no friends with any extra room, etc..so we spent about 2 weeks traveling out of a suitcase from hotel to hotel. It was hell.

One night, while hubby was pigging out on a Whopper from BK and we were at the Days Inn Sh!t Motel, I found out (by way of E.P.T.) that I was pregnant. Oh joy. Pregnant and homeless.

We then got a call that our boat was taking in alot of water and was SINKING on the channel we had it parked on.

So, we go out to hubby's piece of crap Chevy Blazer, which had a leaky sunroof. It had been storming HARD earlier that day. As soon as hubby stepped on the gas, this HUGE flood of freezing cold water came in through a hole in the roof all over us. We gasped, looked at each other with wide eyes, and then just DIED laughing.