If you become increasingly skeptical of the results of your data analysis, you're going to become increasingly reliant on these tools for causal inference in observational studies.
"Turning down the odd invitation isn't a cause for concern, and the Christmas party season isn't everyone's idea of a good time, but if you're increasingly retreating from social events because of negative thoughts about the way you look, for example, then it could be something more serious".
If you become increasingly dependent on credit cards so that you can pay yourself first, then you're missing the point.
If you find increasingly that distant object appear to you as blurred, but near by objects are clear, you may have short-sightedness (myopia).
As you know, if you endure the increasingly dismal experience of flying, some airports are markedly better then others.
I'm also pretty good at "getting by" — especially if you apply the increasingly common definition of the term, which has more to do with keeping up appearances than with keeping things under control.
Your lab notebooks will be the most effective buttress to your claims, particularly if you can follow increasingly standard practice in these intellectual property days and get each page of your notebook witnessed by other laboratory personnel.
You may be hitting the slipping point if you find yourself increasingly exhausted, yet you keep pushing yourself harder and feel as though you can't stop.
If you're getting increasingly stressed about the impending collapse of industrial society and spend a lot of time reading about it (like I do), you're bound to come across James Howard Kunstler's blog: Clusterfuck Nation.
If you are feeling increasingly helpless with a growing sense of inadequacy, turn your thoughts into ones such as: "I am absolutely capable of fulfilling anything that is asked of me," "I have all the knowledge that I need to do this already inside me," or "I am fully resourceful and able to rise to this challenge".
