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Have you ever heard of someone feeling better because they have been taking a cold shower every morning? Has a friend or family member ever told you how great they feel after cutting sugar out of their diet? I think we all have witnessed how amazing people begin to look when they dedicate themselves to an exercise regimen. Are these things just better for us, or is there a secret behind doing things that we really, would just rather not do?
I had been working as an EMT for the better part of ten years, and had become quite use to seeing and doing things that nobody would rather do. The horrific and stressful experiences I placed myself in at work, more than one hundred hours a week, had in turn caused me to produce a home-life that was pretty cozy. Thus, when I changed jobs to a less stressful one, I started gaining weight and became much more volatile. Why, when I had much less stress in my life, was I declining physically and emotionally?
Yes, I had begun drinking more alcohol, exercising less, eating more, and sleeping longer, and at first, I contributed it to all of these lifestyle changes. I first began trying hard to do less of these unhealthy things. I tried to cast off drinking, then count calories. Yet, try as I might, the habits never hid for more than twenty four hours. They always reared their ugly heads bigger and scarier than the last time. If…