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    edited February 25 in Motivation and Support
    What are your healthy ways to reduce stress in your life?

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    • Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
      exercise- gives you some great thinking time, and gives your more energy to tackle the things that are stressing you out
      lots of people like meditation and yoga
    • Posts: 66 Member
      Dedicated relaxation time. :)

      Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (it's not just for the clinically depressed/anxious)

      Baths

      Walks in nature

      Reading with tea

      Watching inspiring documentaries about far away and beautiful places

      Focusing on a hobby and researching the equipment/supplies needed to fulfill said hobby.

      A workout with new workout clothes/heart rate monitor/new playlist.


      For right now? Go read some articles on TinyBuddha.com (it's not religious - more like a psychology blog written by people with personal experience overcoming whatever challenges)
    • Posts: 1,151 Member
      running, lifting, golfing in summer/ice fishing in winter (although the alcohol consumed during these two activities may not qualify as "healthy" to you), chill time with my dog
    • Posts: 163 Member
      Headphones on and Running shoes! It works wonders!
    • Posts: 1,221 Member
      workout and music
    • Posts: 4,089 Member
      I like that Tinybudda.com. I'll have to check it out more!
    • Posts: 1,094 Member
      Music, exercise, RUNNING, going on hike to a beautiful place, long hot bubble baths, having a glass of wine on my back porch...
    • Posts: 4,440 Member
      Exercise. Really, it's the best thing I could have done to help my stress levels.

      At work, it often means that I'm walking during my breaks and during lunch.

      At home, it means I'm walking more, or getting my weightlifting work in.
    • Posts: 4,537 Member
      Sex.

      Which is probably why my stress levels are sky high.

      Nom sayin?
    • Posts: 309 Member
      Singing!

      I also devised a personal mantra that I repeat when I get all worked up about something. I really like to use the term 'let go'.
      Deep breaths, relaxing when you exhale. Sound so trivial, but works for me.
    • Posts: 573 Member
      Working out - with your favorite music

      Hanging out with your pet

      Talking to your best friend - or Sister

      Reading
    • Posts: 4 Member
      I agree, jogging/running. Total therapy for me, plus I am getting a lot fitter already after just four weeks. I have never jogged before in my life, but the programme I am following starts you off very slowly and builds up the time you can jog non stop over weeks.
    • Posts: 4,440 Member
      Sex.

      Which is probably why my stress levels are sky high.

      Nom sayin?

      Haha, yes, this too. But that's kind of exercise, amirite?
    • Posts: 16 Member
      Exercise and me time
    • Posts: 482 Member
      Spanking the monkey
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      Exercise, oh yeah!

      Running, which is actually more like dragging myself down the street as I hitch and try to catch my breath right now.

      Serenading my friends and family with annoying 70's and 80's tunes. Makes me laugh every time :D
    • Posts: 139 Member
      Working out and the beach helps me reduce the stress!
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      A tough work out every morning. I've belonged to the same gym for 20 years, and I don't think I "know" anyone there. I go there to work out and afterwards I feel fantastic.

      Every night, I note in a journal the following: The Challenge of the day, My plan to overcome the challenge, what I've savored and what I'm grateful for. It helps me to feel as if each day has some progress attached.

      Every night, I write down "The Big 5" for the next day, those 3 things I want ot accomplish in my work, and 2 things I want to accompllish at home.
    • Posts: 1,737 Member
      choking the one eyed monster... with or without company... that's HOW Emu's roll babeeee!!!
    • Posts: 1,737 Member
      ummm maybe I should have said "me time".. that... that IS what ME time is right? anyone?
    • Posts: 215
      sex (sorry it has to be said)

      music
      singing
      dancing
      yoga
      sketching
      sculpting with clay
      baking cakes
      cooking
      cleaning the house if i am really upset or stressed :tongue:
    • Posts: 756 Member
      I have various things, some mentioned above:

      Reading
      Sipping tea
      Word games
      Soak in the tub
      Relaxing and reading by the pool (weather permitting)
      Yoga
      Exercise - Kickbox, Zumba or lifting
      Dancing
      Take a minute to stop and organize what needs to be done, where I am, etc.

      Anything that is an escape, my daughter and I went to Six Flags Great Adventure and all the stress left for a whole day. Its hard to be stressed about work or other stuff when you are on a Rollercoaster :) I love rollercoasters.

      They say the best thing is to calm your mind and bring yourself in to yourself. Deep breathing doesn't do much for me.
    • Posts: 4,537 Member
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      Haha, yes, this too. But that's kind of exercise, amirite?

      If you're doin it right. It could be HIIT.
    • Posts: 309 Member
      Also painting your nails, if you're into that.

      Sometimes it helps to "pre" deal with your stress. If you know you have stuff coming up, having a game plan in advance is a sure way to decrease the exposure to stress in the first place.
    • Posts: 232 Member
      My biggest stress reliever is pushing around some iron at the gym, there has been many days where im stressed upset or angry about something, and my workouts benefit from being even more intense then normal and I always leave feeling calm and relaxed compared to how I went in.
    • Posts: 319 Member
      Meditation (up to 30 minutes)
      Exercise
      Changing the way I think...positive instead of negative. I have issues on control, so I say "I can't control everything" and believe it!
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