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My hands hurt

I'm doing pretty well, destructive-stress-wise, mostly just because I've been in far worse pressure cookers than this one. But I still wake up every morning with my fingers curled into little stress-fists, no matter how I gently flatten them over my stomach as I'm falling asleep. One of the first things I do in the morning is s-t-r-e-t-c-h them out and then start monitoring them so they don't curl up again.

Last night: editor bear cancelled our date because his baby is sick, so I worked late and then tangoed. Most of the people there last night were the good ones, and I'm getting good enough (at least on the more basic steps) to relax and enjoy it, so that was mostly great. Now I'd really like to get work done, but today is the company barbeque, with a seminar at 10:00 just for icing, so I can almost count on it being a wash. Maybe I can come in tomorrow for a while after looking again at the chapel space... dunno.

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before bed. Maybe that'll help?

Good luck on your day!

I doubt it'd help unless he did it while I was sleeping, but it's a good idea. :) I may add a little of that to my regimen of pre-sleep self-satisfaction anyway... I do lie in bed stretching all my fingers while I wait to fall asleep. A little massage might feel nice.

(Unfortunately there are other falling-asleep self-satisfaction practices that are NO good for hands/tendons that are already unhappy... sigh... whole 'nother story there.)

Not to be confused with CTS or TMJ.

I used to grind my teeth/clench my jaw so tight that my jaw would be sore in the morning. I haven't done that in awhile though, so... everything must be ok.

I think between work, the wedding, etc... you're probably feeling like a stressball right now. Typically, the exercising you're doing should help relieve that, plus the tango-madness. Not sure why it's not really doing anything for you if you're still stressed out.

I haven't been overly depressed, or grumping at my friends, or sniping at HLM, or having trouble sleeping, or picking at my face, or even carrying too much tension in my face between my eyebrows. All things I've done before. Now that you mention the jaw, hey yeah, I'm not doing that either! ^_^

So if my hands hurt and I feel a little like complaining, that's not much as reactions go, really.

Okeedoke, what do I know, I'm just a rat. ;P

I agree with the rest ... hand massages seem like the best idea for the physical. If HLM won't give 'em to you feel free to ask whenever we are out ... I need to work on my technique anyway.

As for the emotional, all I can say is ...
Hope you feel better!
Take it easy!
It will all work out!
You are the mack daddy (mommy?) of all things business, wedding, and life!!!

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My hands hurt

Have HLM give you a hand massage

Thanks...

Haha, TMI.

I did something similar

Huh? it is helping...

Well, true I didn't know you had other stressball habits...

Hand massages