Stress is like Kryptonite to a parkie..When I have something upsetting, or bothersome on my mind, I get progressively worse, especially when it involves the confrontation of a person who is causing the stress/upset..Near the end of my relationship with my ex girlfriend, she came down for a week, and I felt trapped because I didnt want to be with her, and I spent more time laying on the couch than I cared to..I felt like jumping out of my skin

I also had a friend that I wasnt getting along with..(through no fault of my own)..and every encounter with this guy in the course of about a year was was like oil and water..Come to find out, he was miserable because he was bottling up some personal problems, and wasnt very pleasant to be around..Now that his troubles have passed, we get along fine, and I dont get a pit in my stomach, and a feeling of dread when I see him turn into the dock parking lot..As a matter of fact we are going clamming..(steamer clams)..tomorrow..He is going to dig, and Im going to pick/sort, and bag the clams

Stress sucks!!!!..The mental crap from this disease really throws me for a loop when Im not at peace