Stress is inevitable. What an obvious statement to make, right? But it's true. Avoiding stress is like avoiding oxygen; stress will always exist in some shape or form. If you want to find stress, you won't have to look too far. Your email inbox. Your news outlet. Your social media feed. Even thinking about this is kind of stressful, in and of itself. What exactly is the solution, then? At the risk of oversimplifying this, and to be sure, this doesn't apply universally, but: stress doesn't just "go away" with a new situation or circumstance. New situations and circumstances bring new and different stressors. Maybe your boss was a d*ck at your old job, but in your new digs, your new co-worker is pretty jealous of your new position and is determined to bring you down a peg. Or maybe you weren't satisfied with your kid's school and the quality of the education, so you moved to a new school only to see ...
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