Stress coping mechanisms?
Rhamlin
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Man I could sure use some. This trip as Captain has got me wore to my core. Seems every day brings something new for me to worry myself with endlessly till I've got headaches and can't seem to even turn it off to sleep.
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Will anyone remember "this" in 6 months? How about a year? How about 10 years? How about 50 years?
99.9999% of the time it's a No. So who cares?
Granted, your line of work is different than mine and you have much more to deal with than me.
Once you lose control, then you make mistakes.
Clear head, precise movements.
One storm, we had several vehicles crushed under giant spruce trees.
In the middle of dealing with it, emergency personel and managers were trying to bark orders.
I asked them what their jobs were and when they told me, I told them to go do their jobs and since this is my job and I'm the expert in this situation, go away.
I make sure each person I am dealing with in these situations knows what their job is and what I expect. If they think they can't deal with that task, I put them on a different task. Because if one link is weak, the entire chain fails. In hurrican force storms, I cannot risk it.
Then there are times, when you shut it all down, if it gets too risky.
Equipment is replaceable. People are not.
Keep command and don't let the morons try and take you off course..
Focus on the now and deal with each thing as it comes.
Probably not much of a help.
As for the sleep thing, I'm the worst person in the world to offer suggestions for that. LOL!
One thought I had to add as an edit:
This is phrase is included in many Native American prayers.
Salish, which I am, Lakota, Souix and a host of others, that I often think about.
"I seek strength, not to be superior to my brother,
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Also take time every morning to prioritize your day. If something new comes up, assign it a priority and fit it into the proper place. Every thing that comes up is not always the most important thing at hand.
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...