I’ve had my fair share of experience with stress and anxiety in the past. So much so that I’ve been diagnosed with a General Anxiety Disorder. Probably too much information but I’m open about my faults.
A few years ago a great doctor recognized I had a problem that I had been dealing with for so long that I didn’t even realize I was dealing with it. Basically I had been dealing with all this anxiety for so long that it became “normal”. After being able to talk to the right people, I got help and have experienced what I feel is the real “normal” for anxiety for some time now.
Unfortunately, with all the preparation for my move to Japan (and oh god so much more to do then I ever thought) those anxiety levels have gone up again to the point that for the first time in years, I lashed out at someone before thinking. This was much more common place in the past but with normal stress and anxiety levels, things didn’t get to me so much, leaving work at work was easy and enjoying life relatively stress free was great. I also find myself clenching my teeth all the time and my back and neck hurt most likely from tension.
I don’t think anything is really wrong or anything. I expect this is the same type of stress any normal person would feel in this kind of situation but it really is a reminder after these last few years of how I used to feel 24/7/365 and to see again how differently I react to situations under those high levels of stress/anxiety. Real eye opener!
So yeah, I’m just typing to type. Nice to share something that is actually about me rather then a random video. I guess the whole point of this is that you should strive to keep excess levels of stress and anxiety out of your life and if you find yourself thinking things might be out of control, go talk to someone who can help. It was the single greatest improvement in my quality of life to date.
Oh yeah, my tweets should be full of a more optimistic and happy Mike in a couple of weeks when I get to go home and visit family and friends for the first time in a couple of years…shortly followed by a loooong plane ride to Tokyo which I can’t help but be incredibly excited about!
In the end, lets see if this can live up to the animated series. Unfortunately the normal rule of thumb is that I will attend this movie, enjoy all the CG work but won’t be able to keep from comparing it to a series which 1 movie alone will never hold up to.
To all the people raising an all out hissy over the reported SATA 1.5 interface in the new line of Macbook Pros, can we all relax and enjoy our new toys now?
MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7 addresses an issue reported by a small number of customers using drives based on the SATA 3Gbps specification with the June 2009 MacBook Pro. While this update allows drives to use transfer rates greater than 1.5Gbps, Apple has not qualified or offered these drives for Mac notebooks and their use is unsupported.
I mean, to me it was obviously a mistake from the beginning as Apple had absolutely no logical reason to downgrade the SATA interface on purpose.
Today the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Steve Jobs underwent a liver transplant in Tennessee 2 months ago but is still on schedule to return to Apple at the end of June.
I wish Steve the best in his recovery and ongoing battle with cancer. Cancer of any kind really hits home with me for personal reasons.
I’m linking to TUAW since WSJ requires registration to read the full story.
