How Do You Deal With Stress?

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  • kelseyhere
    kelseyhere Posts: 1,123 Member
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    I like to spend time with my dog, take her out for a hike or something. Yoga is very relaxing too and helps me calm down. If all else fails, punching bag. I fight it out until I'm too tired to care anymore.
  • MelissR75
    MelissR75 Posts: 760 Member
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    Lots of wine......and sex :wink:
  • PittShkr
    PittShkr Posts: 1,000 Member
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    thkermit-*kitten*.gif
  • dirtbikegirl5
    dirtbikegirl5 Posts: 391 Member
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    I work out every day and that is how I keep it in check. The family and I ride dirt bikes every weekend. You can't think of anything else but trying to keep yourself from falling. If you don't do anything like that, you could run or ride a bicycle.

    I also listen to music and listen or watch comedians. I was listening to George Carlin this morning and I must have looked like a lunatic sitting in traffic, laughing like a nut. But, you know what, I felt great getting out of the car. For music, I like to listen to heavy metal or hard rock. I don't listen to the slow crap. That would make anyone want to put a gun to their head.

    I don't know what you have going through your mind: lost love, family issues, medical, work or otherwise, but when I am going through something I don't analyze it, I don't cry about it. I just accept it for what it is. I believe that we go through things for a reason. It is not what we are going through. It is how we learn from it and move on. Whatever you are going through will make you a stronger person. Full speed ahead, my friend.
  • TK266
    TK266 Posts: 3,689 Member
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    working out, reading.

    if it is a immediate issue I do some deep breathing till I no longer feel like ripping off some jerk-wads head and spitting down their throat.
  • LovelyLifter
    LovelyLifter Posts: 560 Member
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    i find some deserving soul to throat punch
  • sammniamii
    sammniamii Posts: 669 Member
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    I load up a RPG and go kill something.... Unfornately it's a sit down hobby, but it works. Kinda wish I had a mini-treadmill for the house so walk while I played
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
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    i find some deserving soul to throat punch

    YES we have a Winner!!!
    Throat punched by a hottie!!
  • mmuzzatti
    mmuzzatti Posts: 706 Member
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    Porn.....it does a body good! Still stressed? Drink like there is no tomorrow! No you say? I then go to my old stand by sexting!
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
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    Masterbate.
  • heidiberr
    heidiberr Posts: 643 Member
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    run. best thing ever for me.

    if not that, anything active. works as a sort of moving meditation - only thing you can think about is what you are doing at that particular moment in time,

    This is it for me as well--I run until I forget it all. And then I come back with a clear head + new perspective.
  • Kasm296
    Kasm296 Posts: 33 Member
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    Run....run...run...it clears the mind!!!!
  • chelseyjoan
    chelseyjoan Posts: 79 Member
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    use it to your advantage :smile: i always work best under pressure/stress but if you can't manipulate it into a good thing then take a break, shut your phone off, turn off the tv and just think, take an hour and just do something you want to do to unwind!
  • chachita7
    chachita7 Posts: 996 Member
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    Listen to some hype loud music... go for a walk, run, or go punch something... :)
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
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    I have found that cleaning and organizing do wonders for my mental health. It calms me to know that, even though I may not be able to control what's causing the stress, there are still some things in life that I CAN control. Also, the act of bringing order to chaos seems to calm me. If the stress level is particularly bad, though, that doesn't work and I have to find a quiet, secluded spot, have a good cry, and pray out my problems.

    Edit to add: Since "laughter is the best medicine", sometimes I'll watch a really good comedy.
  • bug1114
    bug1114 Posts: 268 Member
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    Kickboxing. It's amazing how punching/kicking the *kitten* out of a bag will make you feel :flowerforyou:
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
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    Run.
  • Rosered3333
    Rosered3333 Posts: 171 Member
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    Exercise. I take kickboxing and I picture punching whoever is the most relevant to my stress in the face. I also like going for walks and listening to music.

    Talking to friends is always good too over a bottle of wine is good for the soul if not for the waistline.
  • BigDaddyRonnie
    BigDaddyRonnie Posts: 506 Member
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    I go for a ride on my motorcycle, or I go to a shoe show...or I take my bike to a shoe show. :tongue:

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