Compounding the stress, I felt that if I didn't read enough, it meant that civilization was decaying and the internet had won.
Growing urban populations are compounding the stress on freshwater resources, and some cities have turned to extreme and expensive measures to get freshwater to its citizens.
Glass asked Williams if he could run the project as a stand-alone entity; Williams said no. Glass, according to the others, grew disruptively erratic, his personal life compounding the stress of working in a startup.
The Department of Education's late notification for gifted and talented programs — this year is record-breaking in that regard, thanks to record-breaking number of tests to process — only compounds the stress.
Are we all going to die?" Compounding the stress level has been local coverage of the potential threat, particularly a front page article in The Journal News that depicted a scenario similar to the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
Unfortunately, when we deny aspects of our humanity, we run the risk of compounding the stress, anxiety and burnout we often feel under a mask of bravado.
Compounding the stress is the need to leave behind the behaviors that serve the veterans well in a combat zone.
Don't drive when angry or upset or overtired as these factors will just compound the stress.
When you accept the situation (and yourself) as it is in this moment and just allow it to be, you won't compound the stress response by resisting it or overreacting to it.
