We all need forms of release from accumulated stress. My new environment, new city, new program create lots of stress but give little time for anything else.Normally, releases for people are exercise, sex, entertainment and emotions. Given the age of most of the kids here, they seem to focus the most on lack of sex. That's made for many interesting offers from some of the "boys" to me. Perhaps flattering and kind of cute, but I'm not interested. Don't get me wrong; that kind of intimacy is great but not as a "one shot." (That's what we call an ad idea that can be executed only once but can't be turned into a campaign.)
For me, the lack of emotional release is the most difficult. Some days the culmination of failures here is overwhelming. Yet I have only had one or 2 crying sessions in 10 weeks. The tissues next to my bed haven't been used much. I have those of you at home who love me to talk to. I have a few people here to talk to. But there isn't enough time to do much of that. Maybe it's good. If nothing else, I'll be able to use my tissues for tears of joy or stuffy noses. Whenever those arise.
