Role-Play

Todd: Right. OK, so how about stress? Are you more stressed now than you were five years ago? Meg: That's a hard question. Probably I'm about the same, so I wouldn't say that I'm more stressed now, but five years ago I was finishing my master's degree, so that was also a stressful time, and lately I've been quite busy so I'm probably at the same stress level as five years ago. What about yourself? Are you more stressed now? Todd:I think I'm less stressed now actually because now I worry less than I did before, so before I was more stressed because I worried about everything, and now I've learned to let it go, let things go. I don't let them bother me. Meg: That sounds like a good policy. Todd: Yeah. Meg: So, you think you're less worried now, but what about your future. Are you more worried about your future than before? Todd: Ooh, you know what, yeah I do think I'm more worried about my future now because I'm older so I'm more worried about money. I'm more worried about what I'll be doing in ten years, job security, things like that, so sadly I am a little more worried about that. Meg: There's a lot more to think about. Todd: Yeah, so but I'm less worried about my life day to day. Everything happening around me, so I guess that's why I feel less worried than I was say five years ago Meg: Right. Todd: How about you? Are you more worried about your future these days? Meg: I don't think so. I have a good job and I like where I live so I don't feel too worried about what I'll be doing next year or in five years, but probably I should plan ahead a bit more. Maybe I should be a little more worried, but I feel OK about the future. Todd: Well, that's a very healthy attitude to have. Meg: Yeah, it helps with the stress level as well.