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People do many different things to cope with stress, loss, and "bumps in the road". How do you handle stress and hard times? 
Submitted by RedlyGal. 

It depends on the situation, really. I can be pretty good at multi-tasking and juggling multiple activities- I procrastinate when it comes to school stuff but I always get it done and done well. I guess I work pretty well under pressure. But I'm different when it comes to multiple important situations occurring in my life at the same time such as moving, working and traveling- sometimes I'm just not myself and sometimes I cry randomly or take it out on the wrong person, which I hate. I definitely require 8 hours of sleep and quiet time to maintain my cheery attitude. I can fake it for a while but if I'm under stress for a long time (like a week or so, coupled with sleep deprivation...) then I can have a melt down. This summer has been pretty crazy but for the most part, I've handled it well and enjoyed myself.

I like routines. I like planning things out and knowing what I am going to do- I make schedules and to-do lists. I can handle some spontaneity but I prefer to have control. When I was in Costa Rica, I didn't have much control and things weren't extremely well planned. We wasted a lot of time wandering and trying to get places and that frustrated me very much. I need to learn to go with the flow more.