Stress

Today, as I was driving to the dentist, my vision began to blur. I thought that maybe I had looked at something too bright. Thinking that everything would be fine when I went into the dentist office, I didn't panic too badly. However, it got progressively worse. I could barely fill out the form they had given me. I've never had any vision problems, so I thought that it was something much more serious. I was convinced that I had a tumor in my brain laying on my nerve connected to my retina until my eye twitched. My eye always twitches when I'm stressed. I've never had blurred vision before, but I told myself that it was just stress. I breathed in and out very deeply several times (I'm sure the people in the dentist office thought that I was crazy). Then, it went away after lasting about 15 minutes proving my theory that it was stress related.

I don't know how to handle all of the pressure that we are under. I used to always be on edge feeling like I could explode at the next person within a close proximity. At times, I did just that. I finally gained control of my emotions where I don't do that anymore. Now, I must be internalizing it because it's affecting me physically.

Most of you know that I have an ulcer that flares up every now and then (not very much lately because I watch what I eat). I also grind my teeth at night. The dentist told me today that I'm just killing my teeth at night. So, how do you control what you are doing while you are sleeping? How do you handle stress? I need a few pointers.