Personal Narrative: Stress In Caucasian Women

Last week I experienced an enormous amount of stress. Suddenly at the last minute the apartments that I live in decided that they were not going to allow me to downsize. The stressor was that they waited until three days after my lease ended to inform me of this disturbing decision. I had to begin searching for a new apartment within a couple of days. All I could do was cry. I was in such disbelief that their professionalism was so atrocious. Thankful they had a change of heart and agreed to me downsizing to the apartment that I had requested. Then, there was the actual move! I had no dependable help from anyone except my son’s father. I ended up on the first day of moving re-injuring my right leg, by tearing ligaments, which stopped me from …show more content…
I am Caucasian female, so you would think that may not have anything to do with being stressed, however it does, and these days more than ever. It seems as if we are no longer the majority and suddenly our beliefs and culture no longer have a voice or even matters. With everyone complaining about the bible, monuments, laws, and Christian ways, the world as I have known it, is slowly simmering away. As a female I feel we tend to have more stress than the men, due to us having more responsibilities than them. We as woman have to take care of the kids, clean the house daily, and cook dinner, breakfast and lunch. Not to mention Work and make sure the children have done their homework, bathe them and put them to bed. The men usually work and come home and put their feet up until bed.
My behavior patterns root from my value system and personal philosophy on life and how people in general should behave and how they should treat others. I was raised to always put family first and to treat others the same way I would want to be treated. I tend to put other people’s needs before my own, which in turn has me neglecting myself and causing more stress on my mind and