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How do YOU relax?

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  • pittskaa
    pittskaa Posts: 319 Member
    i turn off my cell phone, computer, tv, all electronics. and i just take a nap. then don't turn anything on the rest of the day and read a book or go for a walk. its amazing.
  • Angie_1MR
    Angie_1MR Posts: 247
    The gym! Ear buds in and 100% focus, nothing in this world is more relaxing!
  • pittskaa
    pittskaa Posts: 319 Member
    umm... haha :smokin:

    yes! haha
  • AmyB69
    AmyB69 Posts: 117
    Honestly? REALLY good sex.

    BEST way for sure!!
    Also, exercise helps me relieve stress. I'm not good at just doing nothing :(
  • chocolateandpb
    chocolateandpb Posts: 438 Member
    Read, watch a movie or a favorite TV show, snuggle with my cat, enjoy a glass of wine or a cocktail, take a hot bath, bake something yummy, smoke trees :smokin:
  • oberon0124
    oberon0124 Posts: 10,524 Member
    Long walk along the river, and time with the Pnut!!! Nothing better!
  • Owlie45
    Owlie45 Posts: 806 Member
    A good book that you cant put down
  • UnleashingLovely
    UnleashingLovely Posts: 205
    umm... haha :smokin:

    Mhmmmmm. :wink:
  • chocolateandpb
    chocolateandpb Posts: 438 Member
    i turn off my cell phone, computer, tv, all electronics. and i just take a nap. then don't turn anything on the rest of the day and read a book or go for a walk. its amazing.

    That's a good idea, unplugging and disconnecting for awhile. I'm so freaking addicted to my smartphone. I'm going to try going unplugged for a long afternoon this weekend, taking a nap, then walking to one of the lakes near my apartment alone with my thoughts. I'm sure I'll love it.
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
    Smoke a J, take a bath, watch a movie. House must be clean.
  • AblazeRiver
    AblazeRiver Posts: 47 Member
    umm... haha :smokin:
    THIS! hahaha. I have terrible anxiety and it's a huge relief.
  • chocolateandpb
    chocolateandpb Posts: 438 Member
    umm... haha :smokin:
    THIS! hahaha. I have terrible anxiety and it's a huge relief.

    Nice to see some other people on here who also partake. Anyone else find it getting in the way of their calorie goals??? LOL!
  • LilMissSunshine_
    LilMissSunshine_ Posts: 520
    My favs are

    Beer & some good reality tv

    Bath, wine & a good book

    Nap on rainy days!
  • Tina0807
    Tina0807 Posts: 212
    Honestly? REALLY good sex.

    And I'm talking REALLLLLLY good sex. I wanna get TURNED OUT. By the time I'm done, I'm just in a state of relaxed euphoria. Then I want a post-coital snack.

    YES! Like heart-pounding, sweaty, short of breath, lying on your back afterwards with nothing but fuzzys in your brain sex.
  • HelloSweetie4
    HelloSweetie4 Posts: 1,214 Member
    umm... haha :smokin:
    THIS! hahaha. I have terrible anxiety and it's a huge relief.

    Nice to see some other people on here who also partake. Anyone else find it getting in the way of their calorie goals??? LOL!

    Not too bad actually. I try to stay out of the kitchen lol
  • AZ_Runner
    AZ_Runner Posts: 20 Member
    I light a few candles, burn incense, and meditate. Shut the world out for a few minutes.
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    I eat lol!
  • laurin2010
    laurin2010 Posts: 65
    I clean, crazy I know but this works for me and I end up having a clean home :)
  • UnleashingLovely
    UnleashingLovely Posts: 205
    umm... haha :smokin:
    THIS! hahaha. I have terrible anxiety and it's a huge relief.

    Nice to see some other people on here who also partake. Anyone else find it getting in the way of their calorie goals??? LOL!

    Yep. I do it with my boyfriends cousin. And he has like zero expenses. So he has like a giant bag of snacks.... Pork rines... rice crispie treats... snickerdoodles.... Stupid naturallly skinny person):
  • staceyseeger
    staceyseeger Posts: 778 Member
    Since I live on a farm - hitting the gym or the pavement is my way of relaxing :wink: :wink: :wink:
  • creech6317
    creech6317 Posts: 869 Member
    I LOVE to read (I've read over 10k pages so far this year!). And don't laugh, but sometimes I color when I'm really stressed out. Yes, I'm a 5 year old at heart :laugh:

    I have a shelf on my bookcase about halfway full of coloring books. :flowerforyou:
    The sad part is I make photocopies of them so the books stay nice and I can recolor the pics I like the best. Lol
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    Hot bath and a good book. Also, sometimes exercise itself helps me relax if I'm feeling uptight.
  • iksworbez
    iksworbez Posts: 21 Member
    pot
  • Brannock8
    Brannock8 Posts: 170 Member
    Back Porch, Pipe, Scotch (or beer), and a good book to re-read. I never relax better or faster.
  • UnleashingLovely
    UnleashingLovely Posts: 205
    I LOVE to read (I've read over 10k pages so far this year!). And don't laugh, but sometimes I color when I'm really stressed out. Yes, I'm a 5 year old at heart :laugh:

    I have a shelf on my bookcase about halfway full of coloring books. :flowerforyou:
    The sad part is I make photocopies of them so the books stay nice and I can recolor the pics I like the best. Lol

    :sick: You sir.
    Are a frigging genius.
  • hendongirl
    hendongirl Posts: 156 Member
    what IS this thing called relax? where can I buy one?
  • UnleashingLovely
    UnleashingLovely Posts: 205
    So. We all agree. We gotta go grab us a bag of weed now...
    'Cause everythings better with a bag of weed!
    No you don't need crack and you don't need speed. 'Cause everyth....
    Sorry.... :blushing:
  • creech6317
    creech6317 Posts: 869 Member
    umm... haha :smokin:
    THIS! hahaha. I have terrible anxiety and it's a huge relief.

    Nice to see some other people on here who also partake. Anyone else find it getting in the way of their calorie goals??? LOL!
    Not so much, it helps if you want to be mindlessly walking or jogging on the treadmill. Lol
  • jenniet04
    jenniet04 Posts: 1,054 Member
    Yoga, TV, shopping
  • DMW914
    DMW914 Posts: 368 Member
    I like tgoing to he beach & chill w/a glass of wine (or a cocktail), swimming and then sitting in the hot tub.
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