10 Ways to Magnify Your Stress, Send Yourself Over the Edge, and Stay in the Drama Zone

WARNING: A sense of humor is required to fully appreciate this article.

For all the drama-seekers, chaos-creators, and wheel-spinners, this article is for YOU. Don’t get bogged down with all that mumbo-jumbo about being happy, reaching your goals, and blah blah blah. It’s all a bunch of #@*&! You know where the real fun lies…in never knowing what’s going to happen, never being prepared for the unexpected, and always feeling disconnected, out-of-sorts, and ready to explode with frustration and stress. So read on, my dear drama queens (and kings). Read how to stay in that place you love oh so well…the DRAMA ZONE!

1. Say yes to every request that comes your way. You don’t want people to not like you, think bad about you, or talk about you behind your back. Besides, everyone else’s needs are a much higher priority than yours.
2. Let others completely dictate your schedule, from the time you wake up until the time you pass out somewhere between your last task and your bed.
3. Never prepare for anything, including meetings, parent-teacher conferences, social events, meals, your future, etc. Leaving it up to everyone and everything else is so much more…”fun.”
4. Don’t take any time off…ever. Taking time off is a sign of weakness. That means no breaks and no vacations. And certainly no time off when you’re sick or your kids are sick.
5. Eat only while doing other things too in order to maximize your productivity. So what if you get pasta sauce on your computer keyboard or if your phone accidentally takes a dive into the toilet.
6. Don’t worry about putting things away. Just leave them where they fall. Papers, magazines, bills, clothes, trash. Just think of all the time you’ll save by not organizing or getting rid of things you don’t need.
7. Resist any urge to organize your time. Throw away any calendars, alarm clocks, timers, and watches. You’ll show up when you show up.
8. Constantly bombard yourself with noise – from the TV blaring, to loud music on your radio or mp3 player. Silence is highly overrated.
9. Give up on your dreams. You don’t have the time or energy to tend to them anyway.
10. Always believe everything you see and hear in the media. Those guys get paid a lot of money, so they must know what they’re talking about and would never steer you wrong.

Okay, now that that foolishness is done, I hope you can see how we sometimes actually say and think these things without even realizing it. But having them written out like this, I also hope you can see how silly they are. When we get into that DRAMA ZONE, it can be a challenge to see just how twisted our thoughts become, and how easy it is to fall into some of these traps…thinking if we just worked harder, worked more, then we would get caught up and feel less stressed. But we need to consistently tend to our own needs in order to feel the inner peace we long for.

For some REAL ideas on how to consistently take good care of you, minimize your stress, and stay as far away from the drama zone as possible, please join me for my next monthly FREE Telseminar, “Consistency is Key: How Routines Can Boost Your Confidence.” Simply go to the REGISTRATION page at https://krylyn.com/dev/free-teleseminars/consistency-is-key, and enter your name and email to get signed up. Even if you can’t attend the live call, you will get access to the recording of the call, but only if you register.

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