How do you deal with stress?

ehte_h
ehte_h Posts: 297 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
Apart from eating? I really need some alternative methods
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  • maryd4love
    maryd4love Posts: 164 Member
    Exercising really helps release "whatever" and makes me feel better. I am an emtional eater so getting myself out of the house is always helpful.
  • BecksgotBack
    BecksgotBack Posts: 385 Member
    I drink. Heavily. Kidding...only on weekends. Once i started working out/exercising 5-6 days a week my stress level went down...
  • photorific
    photorific Posts: 577 Member
    Walking/jogging seems to work well for me. (With headphones that drown out everything else is even better...)
  • live4turns
    live4turns Posts: 314 Member
    2 B-complex vitamins
  • live4turns
    live4turns Posts: 314 Member
    swimming too
  • sh0ck
    sh0ck Posts: 168 Member
    Exercising is definitely a good one.

    I also play video games. A good few games of Call of Duty or Halo (or any other game of your choice...as long as it isn't too stressful in and of itself) can help get your mind off things and feel refreshed.
  • echeindl
    echeindl Posts: 320 Member
    Once I start feeling stressed out I put on my gym clothes and I head straight to the gym. I do the elliptical for 45 minutes and can usually pound of my frustration on there, then do some weights!
  • angelacasey736
    angelacasey736 Posts: 249 Member
    Walking/jogging seems to work well for me. (With headphones that drown out everything else is even better...)
    I agree with this 200%!! I love my nightly walks after work and dinner....perfect for a mini getaway and very beneficial i might add :-)
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    I beat my children, dog and wife....in that order.

    JK

    I work out, I try to avoid eating as it was my #1 day with coping with stress but now I just work out and also do Jujitsu
  • Scoobies87
    Scoobies87 Posts: 379
    I eat loads :( When i was doing my dissertation at uni I had takeaways 2-3 times a week because I couldn't be bothered to cook then ate a whole (yes whole!) back of biscuits at night. Either that or smoking-wouldn't recommend either! x Ps: Now I exercise instead
  • Bigpelly8
    Bigpelly8 Posts: 504 Member
    beer
  • skittybang
    skittybang Posts: 1,525 Member
    I drink beers :drinker: . I also go on long walks outside.. no music, no distraction, concentrate on my breathing and the stress melts away.
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    I'm mostly pretty laid back. Rarely get stressed out, but when I do I either listen to music, or exercise, play video games... whatever I can to take my mind off whatever's stressing me.
  • skinnywithin
    skinnywithin Posts: 1,392 Member
    I grab Freckle face and we go cuttin !!!!!!!!!!!
  • MissbusyLizzie
    MissbusyLizzie Posts: 326 Member
    I beat my children, dog and wife....in that order.

    JK

    I work out, I try to avoid eating as it was my #1 day with coping with stress but now I just work out and also do Jujitsu

    I don't believe that at all!! I think you'd hit your wife and kids before your dog!!! =P
  • bayles1
    bayles1 Posts: 408 Member
    I walk for around ten miles with my dog and moan all the way to her,she always looks like she is interested and is listening. I tend to feel a whole lot better afterwards or at least have a plan in my mind to deal with what is causing the stress.
  • solpwr
    solpwr Posts: 1,039 Member
    Cardio.
  • BecksgotBack
    BecksgotBack Posts: 385 Member
    sex, lots of it....is also good for stress...
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    I beat my children, dog and wife....in that order.

    JK

    I work out, I try to avoid eating as it was my #1 day with coping with stress but now I just work out and also do Jujitsu

    I don't believe that at all!! I think you'd hit your wife and kids before your dog!!! =P

    Yes.....and I pull my lady friend hair after I club them and drag them back to my cave
  • solpwr
    solpwr Posts: 1,039 Member
    sex, lots of it....is also good for stress...

    Becks. I wrote that down first, thought better of it, especially because I'm without... and changed it to the right answer. LMAO. really. *huge grin*.
  • BecksgotBack
    BecksgotBack Posts: 385 Member
    sex, lots of it....is also good for stress...

    Becks. I wrote that down first, thought better of it, especially because I'm without... and changed it to the right answer. LMAO. really. *huge grin*.

    but that is the right answer!!! it cures almost everything!!!
  • skinnyhappy
    skinnyhappy Posts: 152 Member
    Working out and meditation/yoga. Works every time. Almost.
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
    Glass of wine, bubble bath, book
  • thetrishwarp
    thetrishwarp Posts: 838 Member
    I exercise or I nap.
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
    I run.
  • RoadDog
    RoadDog Posts: 2,946 Member
    I rarely stress out. I think it's because I love to walk. It's quiet time to reflect.
  • tamiller93
    tamiller93 Posts: 195
    Apart from eating? I really need some alternative methods

    Go for a good run (or a walk). I find that if I am having a bad day, after I have a good hard run I feel so much better.
  • 1234lbsgone
    1234lbsgone Posts: 296 Member
    Sometimes I go shopping, but I'm currently unemployed which stresses me out even more, so I go shoplifting.

    No seriously, I have to laugh it off. It depends on the type of stress though. Sometimes I get rid of my kid and rent a super sad movie, then a super funny one. I watch the sad on first, then I watch the funny one. There are times at which during this ritual I drink. Again, depends on the type of stress.

    People watching is a good destressor as well. Because I have a sick sense of humor, I find that watching strangers makes me feel better. It always helps to SEE that there are far more idiots and morons in the world than there is stress in my life.

    When in doubt, LAUGH!:laugh:
  • cuklm14
    cuklm14 Posts: 2
    mediatation, guided imagery and yoga are great alternatives. Believe it or not, exercise is a great stress reducer. Good luck!
  • vdavis_89
    vdavis_89 Posts: 334
    exercise :)
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