Chad and I realized the other day we have several of the major life events stressors going on right now: marriage, change in job, move, mortgage, and selling a house. I said “the cherry on top is that we are also dealing with the #1 biggest stressor, too; death of a spouse.” I think we are handling it all very well. We’re pretty strong dudes.
Oh, the fun we are going to have! God is faithful!
| Death of spouse or child | |
| Divorce | |
| Marital Separation | |
| Detention in jail or other institution | |
| Death of a close family member (eg parent or sibling) | |
| Major personal injury or illness | |
| Marriage | |
| Being fired from work | |
| Marital reconcilitation | |
| Retirement | |
| Major change in health or behaviour of family member | |
| Pregnancy of spouse/partner | |
| Sexual difficulties | |
| Gaining a new family member (e.g. through birth, adoption etc) | |
| Major business readjustment (e.g. merger, reorganisation, etc) | |
| Major change in financial state (e.g. a lot worse off or a lot better off) | |
| Death of a close friend | |
| Changing to a different type of work | |
| Major change in the number of arguments with spouse (e.g. a lot more or less) | |
| Taking on a significant (to you) mortgage | |
| Foreclosure on a mortgage or loan | |
| Major change in responsibility at work (e.g. promotion, transfer, demotion) | |
| Son or daughter leaving home (marriage, college etc) | |
| In-law troubles | |
| Outstanding personal achievement | |
| Partner beginning or ceasing work outside of the home | |
| Beginning or ceasing formal schooling | |
| Major change in living conditions (e.g. new house, renovating) | |
| Revision of personal habits (dress, manners, association etc) | |
| Troubles with the boss | |
| Change in residence | |
| Changing to a new school | |
| Major change in usual type and/or amount of recreation | |
| Major change in church or spiritual activities (e.g. a lot more or less than usual) | |
| Major change in social activities (e.g. clubs, dancing, movies etc) | |
| Taking on a small loan (e.g. purchasing car, TV, freezer etc) | |
| Major change in sleeping habits (e.g. a lot more or less) | |
| Major change in number of family get-togethers (e.g. a lot more or less) | |
| Major change in eating habits (e.g. a lot more or less food intake) | |
| Holiday or vacation | |
| Christmas | |
| Minor violations of the law (e.g. traffic or parking infringement) |
