Inherited Stress and my Crohns....

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I was raised in an environment where things had to be done when it was requested. There was no excuse on doing something tomorrow when it can be done today. My mother is a very demanding woman, always wanting the best for the 4 of us siblings. She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic along side 13 brothers and sisters, her being the 14th. They were very poor financially and she dreamed of leaving the country and coming to the States to earn a living and help support her parents. She married and was able to come to the New York when she was 20. Not knowing one word of English - she persevered and she struggled but by the time she reached 25 years old she owned her own business. Thus her desire of us, her kids, dreaming big and pursuing them. To her, the opportunities were all around us. So we tried to make her happy. Going to college, pursuing careers. But unfortunately it just was never enough. You see, even when it seemed we had it all, there was no complete happiness. She expected perfection from us - not meritocracy. Characteristics that each of my brothers and sister and I picked up along the way. Some more than the others. For me....I am just like her. Wanting more, expecting more, never satisfied, stressing about everything around me because as Therapy taught me - I CANNOT CONTROL MY SURROUNDINGS. Unfortunately it took me 6 years after being diagnosed with Crohns and my first surgery 10 months ago to realize all that pressure I allowed myself to carry is why I am here today, extremely ill. It's amazing how I have learned what stress can do your body, to your soul and your mind. It can literally kill you if you let it. I have seen my mother go thru at least a dozen stokes, high blood pressure, and now diabetes. She still is here but she is not getting the sign. So what good is it to work so hard without being healthy enough to actually enjoy your life? My sign is this scar across my abdomen. So I am now in the process of DI-senheriting my stress!

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