... about stress.

Lately I've noticed that I've been tired all te time. I know I'm not in the best shape of my life, but I'm still in my early twenties, how is this being tired all the time a good thing? Even when I sleep in for hours I still feel exhausted. It got me thinking though...

Are we stressing out too much?

I read in the paper the other day about this new thing called the Pig Flu or something, and when I turned on the news I was greeted by pictures of people wearing those thin paper masks that could have been recycled footage of the SARS scare.
Maybe it's lack of sleep or rushing over finals but I've got to say that freaking out about another classification of the flu is the least of our worries at this point. I saw an epidemic map covering a large land mass covered in bright red that said "6 people." Six people...
Are we making this into a mountain when it should be an ambitious molehill at best? Thousands of people die every year from the flu just here in America. Think about all the people who die in car accidents, do we call that an epidemic? If I said a 10,000 people died in car wrecks in 2007, would you say "ooh that's terrible" or "sounds about right"? Honestly?
Interesting, cause here's the real answer.
Surprised? You'd think we would hear more about these things, wouldn't you?
If we're stressed about things like Pig Flu to the point of hysteria and ignoring the things that are actually and regularly killing us then we need to straighten out out priorities. I know that the new and dangerous things sell news copy but come on! let's try and keep things focused shall we?
Maybe if I could stop worrying about anthrax/SARS/Avian plague/Pig Pox or whatever new thing we're supposed to be scared of is I might be able to get some sleep.