Word: stressful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...relieved to read Andrew Ferguson's piece on road rage and how automobile drivers lose control and act out behind the wheel [SOCIETY, Jan. 12]. He couldn't have better summarized the state of mind of the average driver. It is all because of the never ending stress of everyday life. Jobs are getting more competitive, and life-styles are changing. Scary, but it's what is happening. Driving like idiots is just one way of expressing it! ADNAN SHAIKH ALI Karachi...
...ironies of the Jonesboro massacre is that people looking for a refuge from stress and violence often try to escape to places very much like Jonesboro. But most of the recent school shootings have occurred in rural areas. The psychic stresses of the 1990s are not so easy to evade--not when so many of them, from TV to being a latchkey child, are right in the home. There they can easily act on any kid who believes that "the world has wronged me"--a sentiment spoken from the darkest part of the human heart. And no place in America...
...other hand, Haynie says that she views riding as a stress relief--a rare commodity at Harvard. She has done very well this fall in the shows: she attributes her success to her relaxed attitude towards the horses. "I like to think of the horses as my friends, they are like people. They have personalities, and they have good days and bad days. You can't just hop on and push a button and go." So people who like steering wheels, smooth throttles or an easy ride should probably stick to a different sort of mustang and leave the rough...
...astrologist has probably already told you, regret is not at all cool this April. That goes for all the girls who lopped off locks for a cool, girlie look this season. And for those kids whose trip to Miami Beach ended with body art and/or disease transmission, keep the stress on the down low by drinking herbal tea, checking in with UHS and never, ever telling Mom. With everyone blubbering about Spring Break mishaps, keep your attitude cool because a snowflake but tattoo is nothing to brag about--that shit don't melt...
Most of us don't even realize the danger. We spend our evenings crouched on straight-backed chairs, shifting and twisting for some modicum of comfort, staring blearily at oddly-angled monitors and typing furiously on stress-enhancing keyboards. Our "breaks" from work too often consist of checking e-mail, surfing the Web or playing a quick round of solitaire or Quake. We ignore any fatigue or arm pain in favor of working late into the night to finish that last paper or problem...