How do you manage stress?

cycle_queen
cycle_queen Posts: 49 Member
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What are some things that you do that help you manage stress? I love to meditate, foot roll and walk my dog.
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  • NorthStar77
    NorthStar77 Posts: 1,080 Member
    Errrrrrrr ;)
  • RUDYG5K
    RUDYG5K Posts: 13 Member
    Hi everyone
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    I don't stress easy, usually when I do it's because of an overly tight schedule or a big project that just seems really daunting. So, for me, making a schedule or plan really helps out.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    To quote one of my favorite shows, not well *kitten* 😅
  • Unicornmama612
    Unicornmama612 Posts: 4 Member
    Meditation, getting outside even for five minutes, drink a cup of tea. Quarantine has taught me how much I love to just go on a drive with no destination or purpose. I live in the same region where I grew up and just driving has shown me all these beautiful spaces I didn’t know existed.
  • tmac68w
    tmac68w Posts: 19 Member
    Jiu Jitsu and taking my atv out in the mud!
  • absandproteinshakes
    absandproteinshakes Posts: 159 Member
    Music. Removed all negative people in my life like literally gone. And the stress pretty much was gone like the wind 💨.
  • xGreatWhiteNorthx
    xGreatWhiteNorthx Posts: 335 Member
    I live near tons of hiking trails and quiet beaches, so either one of those.

    Splitting firewood. It has to be done anyway but hitting something over and over with a large axe while in pissed and not going to prison? It's pretty great.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    Cycling, running. I'm a b*tchy nervous wreck after work until I get my cardio in.
  • popularkidrightnow
    popularkidrightnow Posts: 8 Member
    Go for walks or exercise at home. Get out of the house as much as possible
  • lando_rooney
    lando_rooney Posts: 465 Member
    For me it’s the gym for sure. Or just getting outside for a walk with some good music playing.
  • melissatwill
    melissatwill Posts: 246 Member
    Music!! I love to turn the radio up loud and dance around! Also wine.. lol..
  • SkoolGirl87
    SkoolGirl87 Posts: 41 Member
    Vent to someone I trust
    Self care (facial, nails, hair, long bubble bath)
    Listen to music
    Journal
    Watch Cartoons /Comedies
    Cook


  • RastaLousGirl
    RastaLousGirl Posts: 2,119 Member
    edited July 2020
    I vent about everything (or listen to music really loudly) while I clean the house. Then read a book in a nice hot bath. Or cry it out. Yeah sometimes I cry.. alot..🥴😆😝
  • XxFunctionalStrengthxX
    XxFunctionalStrengthxX Posts: 2,466 Member

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  • salkavalka
    salkavalka Posts: 148 Member
    I clear my head by running or doing a killer workout. Makes it easier to deal with stress after clearing my head
  • FatToFitChaser
    FatToFitChaser Posts: 192 Member
    I haven't found a way yet for it that consistently works. But usually I spend time alone when I am stressed and I kind of talk to my mind remindimg it all the challenging situations I dealt with and overcome in life until now and reminding myself as long as I breath there isn't anything I can't handle
  • Versicolour
    Versicolour Posts: 7,164 Member
    I eat. Not a healthy way to manage stress, I admit. But that is why I am here in the first place
  • Hanibanani2020
    Hanibanani2020 Posts: 523 Member
    Terribly 😂
  • jdecker32356
    jdecker32356 Posts: 8 Member
    cycle_queen wrote: »
    What are some things that you do that help you manage stress? I love to meditate, foot roll and walk my dog.
    I used to eat or go to a boyfriend for affection or call a friend for stress, I didn't realize I lived my life at SUCH a high level of freak out and was really high strung. Now I manage it by running most days (if I can do it without damaging my knees), cleaning my apartment, or studying languages (cause I'm a nerd who wants to learn Arabic). It also helps a lot that I got my finances in order, created a plan to achieve meaningful career goals, broke up with my bf, and moved from my old extremely *kitten* apartment with an evil landlord. Basically I changed my environment to fet rid of my biggest stressors. Focusing on work really helps too, but it has taken me a long time to expand my attention span to do this and I'm still working on it. I have found that drawing or painting or anything that involves sitting does not work for me. I think the best strategy I've employed is writing a list of to do items in the morning, and crossing everything off as I get through it in the day. Then I feel satisfied in the evenings.

  • gallicinvasion
    gallicinvasion Posts: 1,015 Member
    I meditate every work morning, use a ton of positive self-talk, take at least solitary 12 walks a week, talk to mom/friends/partner, watch a nostalgic movie from childhood, clean up and relax in the cleaned environment, light candles, etc.

    For stress while at work, it’s harder. I got a book called “Work Makes Me Nervous” and it’s been really helpful in giving some tips to stay level-headed and high-performing at work while dealing with adrenaline and anxiety, and learning not to avoid the things that cause adrenaline and anxiety. It advises a lot of tuning in to your feelings, naming them, using a ton of nurturing-self-talk/logical self-talk to balance out the inner critical thoughts that spiral around and make anxiety hard to work through. And of course, dedicated practice in taking all those things you usually want to avoid, and bravely tackling them instead of hiding.
  • gallicinvasion
    gallicinvasion Posts: 1,015 Member
    I also keep a pretty strict work-habit routine that I think helps manage stress. I do a morning 5-10 min meditation, I drink at least 4 glasses of water a day, I take a full 30 min lunch and 15 min afternoon break for food, I log all distractions in a distraction tracker I made, I put my phone out of reach, and I take a mid-day 10 min walk after eating.
  • cowbellsandcoffee
    cowbellsandcoffee Posts: 2,975 Member
    Music and headphones.
  • Rouleur67
    Rouleur67 Posts: 44 Member
    On a bagel with cream cheese, a tomato slice and a dusting of cayenne 😋 😂😂
  • scollis11
    scollis11 Posts: 21 Member
    I journal, work out, go for a walk by myself, or make lists. The large lined post it notes are my favorite. There are lists everywhere... I think my husband thinks I am crazy.
  • Cricketmad88
    Cricketmad88 Posts: 415 Member
    Nice walk/run listening to music. Failing that it’s chocolate for me
  • outdoorsy_eco_minimalist
    outdoorsy_eco_minimalist Posts: 391 Member
    Yoga, meditation, and music.
  • fitnessjustin01
    fitnessjustin01 Posts: 239 Member
    Some of these are really good I feel lame. I stress clean and workout.
  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    fitnessjustin01 wrote: »
    Some of these are really good I feel lame. I stress clean and workout.

    Don't feel lame, that's exactly the kind of stress-filled human I'd rather be!!! I'm jealous. :)
  • Dancer0515
    Dancer0515 Posts: 69 Member
    I sleep!?!? Is that odd..?? I nap and then feel like okay gotta get my *kitten* together and go. I do listen to guided meditation as I fall asleep though!

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