It is surprising the symptoms that come out from stress. Many are very physical problems. I get a knot in my trapezius and neck. Not only the strss caused it but then when I get the unmotivated feeling I stay in bed and make it worse. I find getting up helps the neck tension issues and if I just do simple things during that day of resting I take off like watering the plants or maybe rearanging pictures. Nothing that I have to do but it makes me feel constructive and helps the non motivated feeling. My paper work didn't go well today due to calls to make and incomming calls so I just put it up and said that is enough and started rearanging my living room and trimming plant. Just a little at a time and I would take a break and then come back to what I may like different. I will check and see if I kept the pamphlet my chiroprator gives out on stress and physical symptoms. When I check tomorrow I will respond with what it says or when I get anotherone. Think positive it gets better.

For some reason I only have a portion of the pamplet for a book mark. I will share that today.

To prevent as much destress as possible in your life, evaluate the four factors-emotional, physical, chemical, and thermal- to find distress that can be eliminated. Immediately remove the easy factors, then work on the more difficult ones in order to develop a life as free of destresss as possible. Your health, emotions, and happiness will benefit greatly.

It has been my experience more than once that when I have a long period of stress and then it comes to a screaming halt, that I may feel sick or get a cold. One time in college at the end of a semester, I had been so stressed & busy, I had gone on vacation. I got immediate sick and my mind went nutsy since I had so much time on my hands I didn't know what to do with myself. I suspect that in a day or two, your body will adjust to time off and then you will have to go to work. Sucks how that works with going back to work! Good luck. Let me know if I can help some more.

I would recommend doing something with sit down vacations. If your body is un-motivated and sitting is good, then ...

Get a good breakfast at a diner. Sitting activity.

Movie or rent a DVD - also a sitting activity.

Computer - write something, a sitting and thinking activity.

Challenge - find a park, take a walk and find a good place to sit.

Lemons to lemonaide.