Stress a word we often hear and so often use but what does it mean? I thought it was worth looking into more because I feel stressed and have not been around since the article 200 Things which is still not correct due to a coding error in it and I am so frustrated. Not only am I frustrated, I refer to myself as being homeless because for the first time in my adult life I will no longer be responsible for making house payments every month. My husband on the other had refers to it as being foot lose and fancy free. All my furniture and most personal possessions are going into storage and must be there by the last day of the month but what have we done waited until the last minute. So now you know part of why I am stressed. Now am I stressed?

stress Audio pronunciation of “stress” ( P ) Pronunciation Key (strs)
n.

1. Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something. See Synonyms at emphasis.
2. Linguistics.
1. The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken.
2. The emphasis placed on the sound or syllable spoken most forcefully in a word or phrase.
3.
1. The relative force of sound or emphasis given a syllable or word in accordance with a metrical pattern.
2. A syllable having strong relative emphasis in a metrical pattern.
4. Accent or a mark representing such emphasis or force.
5. Physics.
1. An applied force or system of forces that tends to strain or deform a body.
2. The internal resistance of a body to such an applied force or system of forces.
6.
1. A mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health, usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, muscular tension, irritability, and depression.
2. A stimulus or circumstance causing such a condition.
7. A state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain: “He presided over the economy during the period of its greatest stress and danger” (Robert J. Samuelson).

tr.v. stressed, stress·ing, stress·es

1. To place emphasis on: stressed basic fire safety.
2. To give prominence to (a syllable or word) in pronouncing or in accordance with a metrical pattern.
3. To subject to physical or mental pressure, tension, or strain.
4. To subject to mechanical pressure or force.
5. To construct so as to withstand a specified stress.

Phrasal Verb:
stress out Informal

To subject to or undergo extreme stress, as from working too much.

Yes I am STRESSED…….help me oh help me…..please make it and I promise to not wait until the last minute the next time well at least not until the next time comes around. Just thought I would let you all know how stressed I am. Part of the reason I have not been able to settle down and get the 200 Things post correct and I know it seems so easy to others is that I can not focus for very long. One thing I have had to accept in life. Maybe when my life settles down to normal I can just come back and it will all fall into place but right now I leave here in tears within five minutes. I will come back and answer the comments that has been left and then I might leave it or I might delete it I am not certain.

I just do not want an exacerbaction of the Multiple Sclerosis during this just one more thing I stress about right now…so unlike me…but let me remind myself and others Life is Simply Good. Wow I feel better now….