Fictive Stress

Nwadour · 01-28-2005, 02:30 PM

Is it normal to suffer from stress when you do NOTHING in your life?
It's as if stress comes purposely to replace the time in which you do nothing.

DN · 01-28-2005, 03:37 PM

Yes it is normal. Stress isn't necessarily a function of being busy, it's a function of feeling helpless or overwhelmed. If you have nothing to do you can feel as if you are not in control and not in control is overwhelming and stressful.

mhm · 01-28-2005, 05:40 PM

sounds like you are talking about anxiety...

01-28-2005, 02:30 PM	#1
Nwadour Offline Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 74	Fictive Stress Is it normal to suffer from stress when you do NOTHING in your life? It's as if stress comes purposely to replace the time in which you do nothing.

01-28-2005, 03:37 PM	#2
DN Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 23,439	Yes it is normal. Stress isn't necessarily a function of being busy, it's a function of feeling helpless or overwhelmed. If you have nothing to do you can feel as if you are not in control and not in control is overwhelming and stressful. __________________ Immaturity is not defined by him not doing what you want him to do. Hartman's Law of Prescriptivist Retaliation: "any article or statement about correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling is bound to contain at least one eror".

01-28-2005, 05:40 PM	#3
mhm Offline Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 25 Posts: 25	sounds like you are talking about anxiety...