hi danielle,
I usually just ignore the back-acks, head-acks, over-eating and go on to acid relux, migraines, and nightmares...
I have a hard time convincing myself that something as effemere as a feeling, a mood, an energy change is a serious symptome. It is just an inconvience... buck-up girl and get back into the game!!!
also, stresses are part of life and I do not manage good nor bad stress at all well... so I ignore them all! As a child and teen, i had to respond to my father's illness; bipolar. To survive I had to adapt to his moods and satisfy his demands, i did not exist in that environment - i survived. so now I am learning about feeling. I am learning about the physical responses that are related to those feelings. I am learning to controle the intensity so I am not overwhelmed.
it is hard to be an adult with a family and go throught the lessons that my children are learning.