What do you do when you are stressed?

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  • fitforlife34
    fitforlife34 Posts: 331 Member
    me i hate to say it, i am a emotional eater.. especially when i am bored... i know not what you wanted to hear ;)


    I'm the same way. And it sucks bec in March when I was more depressed I would eat a lot. I've gained like 8lbs, but working on losing it plus much more!
  • stepherzzzzz
    stepherzzzzz Posts: 469 Member
    Cry lol. Luckily I don't get stressed very easily. I hate the headaches and puffy eyes.
  • guamSUPERgirl90
    guamSUPERgirl90 Posts: 255
    i could only think of one great stress reliever... ;P

    am i right??? LMAO.
  • MissC787
    MissC787 Posts: 175 Member
    I am a stress cleaner, and walker.
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    I clean or take a bath and read. Or clean the tub while I am taking a bath.

    Lately I have tried to wrok out while pissed/stressed. I brought me great results.
  • Alanakrahenbil
    Alanakrahenbil Posts: 811 Member
    I go to chocolate.. I am really trying to break that though. Once I start eating it I don't stop until the whole bar is gone.
  • Marper8521
    Marper8521 Posts: 158 Member
    Really, I have sex!!! Best stress reliever around!!
  • ECA67
    ECA67 Posts: 802 Member
    It used to be prescribed Xanax. Now I drink or stay in bed. I don't handle things as well as I used to. I wish I were a runner !
  • MrsAngelique
    MrsAngelique Posts: 164 Member
    Drink water, shower, breath in and out, shop, take a drive, pray, cry, talk it out.
  • nickyfm
    nickyfm Posts: 1,214 Member
    Either a spin class, or just put on loud, angry music and ***** to anyone who will listen, lol
  • giggles7706
    giggles7706 Posts: 1,491 Member
    I used to turn to a cigarette. I don't anymore. Now, I run or do some yoga. Helps every single time.
  • k2charmed4u
    k2charmed4u Posts: 282
    Yell at my husband. LOL. =P

    Me too lol but it's more of a rant to let it out and he does the same to me :laugh:
  • k2charmed4u
    k2charmed4u Posts: 282
    Really, I have sex!!! Best stress reliever around!!

    Couldn't agree more with this comment lol
  • zandrellia
    zandrellia Posts: 26
    I used to internalize stress. That is, I'd just "put on a happy face" and pretend nothing happened. I stayed that way most of my life until I turned 13 and was told by a doctor that if I didn't find outlets for stress I'd probably kill myself.

    He suggested I find a hobby. I try to be creative or useful when I feel very stressed now. I'll write, sew, clean, etc... anything that can get my brain or body working. However, I found that I still struggled with letting go of the stress long-term. I might feel better after my therapeutic hobby, but it was like putting a band-aid on a gunshot wound and never taking out the bullet.

    I had to learn how to let go of the stress for good. For me, that meant accepting that I felt something was wrong/difficult and accepting that it was okay to feel this way. It doesn't mean I'm right or even logical - it just means I'm human and it's okay to feel stressed out. I cry a lot more now than I ever did as a kid. No shame in having feelings.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    me i hate to say it, i am a emotional eater.. especially when i am bored... i know not what you wanted to hear ;)

    This is me, I never show my emotions or stress but I eat my way through it. at least now its much healthier food.

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