Stress is bad

The upset of yet another year of grad school rejection plus the effects of a few weeks of work insanity has taken its toll. For the last few weeks, I've been suffering from stress-induced gastroenteritis. My stomach is almost constantly unhappy, no matter what I eat. After a couple weeks of limiting my diet (including two days of nothing but plain white rice, mint tea, and ginger ale) to no avail, I finally broke down and called my Mom for advice. She's turned into quite the natural/althernative medicine guru in the last couple of decades. So far, her remedies for both the stomach ills and the underlying stress seem to be helping. Plus, I've made an appointment for a massage, which should do wonders for the stress. Hopefully, I'll be good as new soon so that hca, pantsie and I can finally go out for sushi like we've been planning.