The author had to change things in their life to reduce stress. They took a break from their relationship due to trust and communication issues. They also applied for unemployment benefits to address a lack of household income, which relieved financial stress. Getting their car repaired with a tax refund eliminated transportation-related stress so they could attend school independently. Making these changes improved their relationship and gave them a better understanding of how to manage stress.

1. I had to change things
in my life
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2. Adrienne Turner
Eng. 100-700
September
26, 2011
“Change Things in My Life, Stress”
I had to change things
in my life, “stress.”

3. First thing I change in
my life was the had
toproblems in my
relationship. I and he
had trust and
communication issues.

4. So we decided to take a
break from each other
to see if things would
get better for us in the
future. That was one of
my stress issues that I

5. had to change. The
second stress issue I
had was that we weren’t
having any kind of
income coming in the
house which caused alot

6. of stress between in the
relationship. So, the
next morning I woke up
and went down to the
unemployment office to
begin my

7. unemployment benefits
until I found a job that
would make ends meet.
By doing so, it had had
relieved a lot of stress
from the both us and we

8. wouldn’t have lost
everything we had
worked so hard for. For
example, the company I
finance my car through,
will still stop my car

9. payments for six
months as long as I was
receiving
unemployment benefits.
Another reason why I
did my unemployment

10. is because I need
money to provide for
my two kids so that I
can make better life for
them, so God had
blessed me with a

11. source of income to be
able to provide for my
kids and keep the things
I have worked so hard
for. When I started this
semester, I did not have

12. any type of
transportation to get
myself back and forth
to school or to the
places I need to go,
which made it very

13. stressful to me. When I
received my refund
check, I had to get a
majority of my money
to get my car back on
the road, so that I didn’t

14. have to depend on
nobody for a ride. Ever
since I paid the money
to get my car situated, it
has relieved a lot of
stress of my shoulders.

15. Now I am able to go to
school and do things
that I need to do
without depending on
someone else to take
me where I need to go.

16. Things are better with
me and my significant
other and I have better
understanding of what
stress can cause in my

17. life and the people that
are around me.