Sometimes people say that SOME stress is a good thing. And, I'm sure that sometimes they're right. The other day I learned sometimes stress can be a bad thing. Well, I already knew this. But I had never made myself sick from stress before this.

Right now, I feel like a lot of the time all I do is worry about what's to come. I worry about my school work, I worry about my activities and I worry about the future. I'm graduating in less than three months and I'm freaking out about it. Where will I work? Where will I live? Will I make enough money?

Am I going crazy? Sometimes I think so. I have finally managed, after 22 years of stressing over everything, to make myself ill from stress.

How can I and others like me deal better with stress? I'm not entirely sure. I suppose not procrastinating would be a good step. Maybe eating and sleeping on a more regular schedule would help, too. Perhaps I should tell myself that other people are going through the same thing. Maybe take a break from working every now and then. It is important to relax a little sometimes. I haven't been doing that.

I know, if I keep going like I am now, I will run myself into a wall. Heck, maybe I already have.

For the last week, I have kept telling myself that I need a vacation. While I thought I was half kidding at the time, I realized that I haven't gone home once this semester. Until Tuesday, I don't think I'd missed a single class. I really do need a break. Thank God spring break is only a week away. I think Montreal will do me some good.