The Stress Cycle

Overthinking speeds up and morphs into rumination

Leading to near complete annihilation

Of my peace, until there is no where to go

When I hit a wall, I finally begin to go slow

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I get stressed out until I am as taut

As a spring waiting to snap, I cannot

Deal with another stressor, and that is when I start to retreat

Into a state of calm, I cool down from the intense heat

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I know I must take action before

My stress levels start to soar

I must try to calm down, maybe meditate

So that I never get to dire straits..

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But invariably, stressors come from each side

And I cannot stem the tide

Until I cannot take it any more

That’s when I throw my worries out of the door

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Once the level of stress declines

And I am back to feeling fine

I am able to solve problems one by one

Gradually seemingly impossible tasks get done…