How do you relieve stress when you feel stressed out? I like to go for a walk or grab my fishing rod and go to the stream or lake and fish even if i dont catch anything.
I am actually going for my first ever massage on Saturday. Another co-worker and I were really nervous about going for one and an old hat at it has offered to come along. I am lucky as it will be covered by my insurance. I have been pretty stressed lately so I hope it helps. I'll let you know.
Walks and swimming help me too but finding the time and the money for swimming is stressful so they don't happen very often.
stoneeyeball
Posted on: 10/02/2008 20:51
When I was working on my Master's degree at U of T in the 70's, I used to walk from Charles Street down to Union Station and back. Now that I'm disabled and can't walk very far, I bike as far as I can (stopping several times to let my muscles and joints catch up with me). As I ride, I identify the people or things causing my stress and I address them/it in a conscending manner, laughing as I go. When I get back from the ride, I write down several alternatives to reacting to stress and pick the one that works best for me at that time. Laughter is one of my major coping mechanisms. I got rid of the stress of having my life threatened by granting my ex the divorce she wanted. My stress levels dropped astronomically. Do whatever works for you.
Pinga
Posted on: 10/02/2008 21:05
not well?
Dman
Posted on: 10/02/2008 21:28
To each thier own i say.
Beloved
Posted on: 10/03/2008 01:30
Greetings!
Unfortunately, I relieve stress in a "not good way" - I EAT! (and what I eat usually isn't too healthy)
Hope, peace, joy, love,
Beloved
sighsnootles
Posted on: 10/03/2008 07:20
GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!!
Dman
Posted on: 10/03/2008 11:39
Well Beloved i must say that in the past i did the same thing and would binge at home or go out when i could afford it.
Was nt healthy and that's why i had to find other methods that did nt put pounds on my tummy lol
musicsooths
Posted on: 10/03/2008 13:34
I sew when I am stessed while listening to Christian Music. Boy if those clothes could talk what stories they could tell. Hee Hee
Namaste
Posted on: 10/03/2008 19:11
Listen to music, pray, eat. That's in an ideal situation. Other times, I don't handle it nearly as well.
crazyheart
Posted on: 10/03/2008 22:13
A GOOD CRY
LoveJoy
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:12
Here are the best ways to relieve stress. It's a longer list, but I shortened it to the things I've tried. (It works.)
Jam miniature marshmallows up your nose and sneeze them out.
Next month, use your Mastercard to pay your Visa, and vice-versa.
Pour six cups of popping corn into a hot oiled pan. Don't put the lid on.
When someone says, "Have a nice day," tell them "thanks, but I have other plans."
Make a list of things to do that you've already done and cross them off.
Dance naked in front of your pets.
Put all your toddler's clothes on backwards and send him off to school as if nothing were wrong.
Retaliate for tax woes by filling out your tax forms next year with Roman numerals.
Go shopping. Buy everything. Sweat in it. Return it the next day.
Buy a subscription to Hustler and Fettish Times and have it sent to your boss's home address.
Lie on your back eating celery"¦using your navel as a salt dipper.
Stare at people you don't like through the tines of a fork and pretend they're in jail.
Take up a language and ask people for directions
momsfruitcake
Posted on: 10/03/2008 23:27
lovejoy *lol* i'm still laughing. great list. i may have to try some of those.... after the yelling, kicking and screaming i normally resort to :)
Beloved
Posted on: 10/04/2008 09:07
Greetings!
LoveJoy, I think all those things you mentioned would cause me stress, not relieve it (lol)!
Hope, peace, joy, love,
Beloved
somegirl
Posted on: 10/04/2008 14:24
Well, I'm back from my massage and I would highly recommend it. If you have insurance that covers it or any extra money then go. I feel like a whole new person.
Namaste
Posted on: 10/04/2008 14:42
LOL LoveJoy.
Wouldn't the pop corn just cause more stress though?
LoveJoy
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:15
Not if you just clutch your sides and roll on the floor laughing the whole time it's popping all over your kitchen.
Then just call the dog in....
...make sure your husband is the one walking the dog the next time. Provide him with a lawn-clippings-sized poop bag without saying anything about it...
Beloved
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:25
Greetings,
Just playing around with some of the settings to see what happens.
It takes me awhile to adapt to change . . . and I think it's going to take a bit to get used to this new wondercafe site!
I tried to changed my avatar, but all my pics are too large and right now I don't have a program to resize them as my old computer crashed and I lost everything I had on it!
I can't figure out how to line space to make a new paragraph . . . can anybody tell me how to do that?
Hope, peace, joy, love,
Beloved
Beloved
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:27
I think we need a manual!
Beloved
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:29
oops, I'm on the wrong site - I thought I was in "social" under the "new wondercafe site".
Stress . . . yup . . . this is stressful . . . I think I will go and find something choclatey to eat. Hope, peace, joy, love,
Beloved
curlysister
Posted on: 10/13/2008 21:07
Walking. Knitting (love the way the rhythm of the needles calms my mind). Talking to my dog.
Divinity
Posted on: 10/18/2008 02:59
Painting, or cooking,or reading,or praying,or talking,or walking, or just being still and listening...
LBmuskoka
Posted on: 10/18/2008 08:16
LoveJoy wrote:
Here are the best ways to relieve stress. It's a longer list, but I shortened it to the things I've tried. (It works.)
Next month, use your Mastercard to pay your Visa, and vice-versa.
I would but they're both maxed
which leads to stress
cause I shop for therapy
abpenny
Posted on: 10/18/2008 16:38
stoneeyeball wrote:
I address them/it in a conscending manner, laughing as I go. When I get back from the ride. I got rid of the stress of having my life threatened by granting my ex the divorce she wanted. My stress levels dropped astronomically. Do whatever works for you.
Ha, you made me laugh stoneyeyeball. My life is quite unstressful since I'm retired, the kids are grown and doing well, money isn't as tight on the farm, etc. The little bumps that come along are easily handled by coffee/coors light with friends and the women in my immediate family. If the stress is unrelated to farmboy (grin) then there's another option that is lovely....
Divinity
Posted on: 10/20/2008 01:54
...and making sure I get my sleep, as when I'm well rested stress doesn't have the same affect on me.
Comments
Dman
Posted on: 10/02/2008 16:36
Bump
MikePaterson
Posted on: 10/02/2008 16:42
Solitude and silence.
somegirl
Posted on: 10/02/2008 18:01
I am actually going for my first ever massage on Saturday. Another co-worker and I were really nervous about going for one and an old hat at it has offered to come along. I am lucky as it will be covered by my insurance. I have been pretty stressed lately so I hope it helps. I'll let you know.
Walks and swimming help me too but finding the time and the money for swimming is stressful so they don't happen very often.
stoneeyeball
Posted on: 10/02/2008 20:51
When I was working on my Master's degree at U of T in the 70's, I used to walk from Charles Street down to Union Station and back. Now that I'm disabled and can't walk very far, I bike as far as I can (stopping several times to let my muscles and joints catch up with me). As I ride, I identify the people or things causing my stress and I address them/it in a conscending manner, laughing as I go. When I get back from the ride, I write down several alternatives to reacting to stress and pick the one that works best for me at that time. Laughter is one of my major coping mechanisms. I got rid of the stress of having my life threatened by granting my ex the divorce she wanted. My stress levels dropped astronomically. Do whatever works for you.
Pinga
Posted on: 10/02/2008 21:05
not well?
Dman
Posted on: 10/02/2008 21:28
To each thier own i say.
Beloved
Posted on: 10/03/2008 01:30
Greetings!
Unfortunately, I relieve stress in a "not good way" - I EAT! (and what I eat usually isn't too healthy)
Hope, peace, joy, love,
Beloved
sighsnootles
Posted on: 10/03/2008 07:20
GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!!
Dman
Posted on: 10/03/2008 11:39
Well Beloved i must say that in the past i did the same thing and would binge at home or go out when i could afford it.
Was nt healthy and that's why i had to find other methods that did nt put pounds on my tummy lol
musicsooths
Posted on: 10/03/2008 13:34
I sew when I am stessed while listening to Christian Music. Boy if those clothes could talk what stories they could tell. Hee Hee
Namaste
Posted on: 10/03/2008 19:11
Listen to music, pray, eat. That's in an ideal situation. Other times, I don't handle it nearly as well.
crazyheart
Posted on: 10/03/2008 22:13
A GOOD CRY
LoveJoy
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:12
Here are the best ways to relieve stress. It's a longer list, but I shortened it to the things I've tried. (It works.)
momsfruitcake
Posted on: 10/03/2008 23:27
lovejoy *lol* i'm still laughing. great list. i may have to try some of those.... after the yelling, kicking and screaming i normally resort to :)
Beloved
Posted on: 10/04/2008 09:07
Greetings!
LoveJoy, I think all those things you mentioned would cause me stress, not relieve it (lol)!
Hope, peace, joy, love,
Beloved
somegirl
Posted on: 10/04/2008 14:24
Well, I'm back from my massage and I would highly recommend it. If you have insurance that covers it or any extra money then go. I feel like a whole new person.
Namaste
Posted on: 10/04/2008 14:42
LOL LoveJoy.
Wouldn't the pop corn just cause more stress though?
LoveJoy
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:15
Not if you just clutch your sides and roll on the floor laughing the whole time it's popping all over your kitchen.
Then just call the dog in....
...make sure your husband is the one walking the dog the next time. Provide him with a lawn-clippings-sized poop bag without saying anything about it...
Beloved
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:25
Greetings,
Just playing around with some of the settings to see what happens.
It takes me awhile to adapt to change . . . and I think it's going to take a bit to get used to this new wondercafe site!
I tried to changed my avatar, but all my pics are too large and right now I don't have a program to resize them as my old computer crashed and I lost everything I had on it!
I can't figure out how to line space to make a new paragraph . . . can anybody tell me how to do that?
Hope, peace, joy, love,
Beloved
Beloved
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:27
I think we need a manual!
Beloved
Posted on: 10/09/2008 23:29
oops, I'm on the wrong site - I thought I was in "social" under the "new wondercafe site".
Stress . . . yup . . . this is stressful . . . I think I will go and find something choclatey to eat. Hope, peace, joy, love,
Beloved
curlysister
Posted on: 10/13/2008 21:07
Walking. Knitting (love the way the rhythm of the needles calms my mind). Talking to my dog.
Divinity
Posted on: 10/18/2008 02:59
Painting, or cooking,or reading,or praying,or talking,or walking, or just being still and listening...
LBmuskoka
Posted on: 10/18/2008 08:16
Here are the best ways to relieve stress. It's a longer list, but I shortened it to the things I've tried. (It works.)
I would but they're both maxed
which leads to stress
cause I shop for therapy
abpenny
Posted on: 10/18/2008 16:38
Ha, you made me laugh stoneyeyeball. My life is quite unstressful since I'm retired, the kids are grown and doing well, money isn't as tight on the farm, etc. The little bumps that come along are easily handled by coffee/coors light with friends and the women in my immediate family. If the stress is unrelated to farmboy (grin) then there's another option that is lovely....
Divinity
Posted on: 10/20/2008 01:54
...and making sure I get my sleep, as when I'm well rested stress doesn't have the same affect on me.