How do you relieve stress??
 

i have a real problem with stress. i worry and cause myself to lose it over little things. i don't have a short temper at all, but i have a problem with letting things roll off my back.

i have been a tense person ever since high school. mainly because i want everything perfect and planned. now i KNOW that nothing always go as planned. change is a part of life. so dont tell me that.
i stress over it anyway.

now it has dramatically change my health. i get headaches a lot. i get aches and pains. my weight has even changed. i know that there is medical proof in stress releasing a chemcial in your stomach area that cause a little weight gain. i have changed my eating habits. i haven't drank soda in 6 months and i eat sweets not very often.


is there anything that i can do to calm myself down and relax? i want to take it easy, but i am afraid of not achieving my goals.
but i want to be healthy too.

went to my hairstylist for a shampoo and haircut, more on the shampoo and less on the haircut. Sooooooo relaxing.

I play plenty of tennis to beat the crap out of a yellow ball i see as my stress target



Plus i shop!

1. Exercise...either cardio, weights or yoga
2. A nice hot bubble bath and a trashy magazine! :)

Shopping does help..............

Driving (fast if possible, depends on traffic) with heavy metal music blaring VERY loud.

Golf helps too

A bubble bath and warm milk.

Meditation. Find a quiet place, close your eyes and count your breath. One on the in breath, two on the out breath, three on the in breath....etc. till you get to ten and then start over. If you find yourself getting distracted by other thoughts, don't worry about it. Just let them pass through your mind and get back to counting breath. Do it for 15-20 minutes and I think you'll be pleased and surprised with the results.

And if that doesn't work, learn to play the ukulele! George Harrison said that you can't play a uke without smiling. It's a different kind of relaxation, but you'll enjoy the results.

Get a quick cheap massage. The Whole Foods Chain offers chair massages here. THey usually run about a dollar a minute. I usually go for a 15 - 20 minute on once a week. Theyre great.

Are they full release? I need a hand job. Hi Andy

Driving on I-95, sex, working out, more sex, hits from a bong, having sex after taking hits from the bong, massages, Getting a tan in the sun, sleeping, playing on the turn tables and cooking all work for me.

Impersonate people on teh interweb. Oh wait, that's someone else on GC. :p

How does that relax someone?

Exercise
Go for a walk (not really for exercise, more a get-out-of-the-house/office walk)
A relaxing soak in a bubble bath with a good book and maybe a glass of wine

And sometimes, if there's something in particular that's getting to you, it helps to find a friend who's not involved and vent to them.

I shop..... which is not good if you dont' have all the money in the world.

I need to start going for massages though

I look at the "hot Olympic dudes" thread and all my tension just melts away . . .

Substance abuse.

-Rudey
--Followed by alcohol abuse

Re: How do you relieve stress??
 

I guess I can sorta relate but I never get headaches, stressed or unstressed. I'm pretty uptight and tense about some things, usually dealing with safety and security issues. I still am, that's not going change.

I like to go out for a run, a long bike, something that will physically drain me a little. Other times, I jump into a hot shower and just stay there for a while. Listen to some music, typical stuff.

Bastard. lol.

If they were full release it would make it real intimidating, since its in the middle of a grocery store. But, hey, some people are into that. lol.

Maybe some time with a couselor could help you with your issues surrounding perfectionism. Also get a check up from a doctor sometimes the type of headaches you have could be a symptom of something else.

As for releasing stress, great ideas have been given. As well I write in a journal, watch a funny movie, listen to music, take a nap, or paint.

driving on I-95 gives me so much stress. i hate being on the highway. i am convinced that i will probably lose my life on I-95- not from an accident, but from a stoke or something. i am not a recklace driver by any means. but i always get this rage inside of me that doesnt ever come out. it can get to where i cannot breathe until i get out of the car. it only gets this bad during morning rush hour. i seriously need to chill.

One of my sisters had this problem. She was losing, not gaining weight, though, and was tested for diabetes as well. Her doctor said she needed to find ways to deal with her stress NOW or she was going to have serious health problems.

She joined a yoga class and loves it.

I mailed her a box of little stupid things... like a lavendar scented candle and some ugly pink and orange socks.... with a note ordering her to relax because I didn't want her to get sick. :)

Maybe it'd help to identify a couple sources of your stress?

i.e. if one is work...... make SURE you are taking your lunch break, and try to make it as relaxing as you can. Take a walk if you usually go to the cafeteria or something.

If one is money, spend an hour (this will be MORE stress initially but less later) setting up a budget and figuring out what's really going on with yourself financially.

If one is your boyfriend, ditch him and take a bath. Or, uh, just ditch him.

i was like that in high school. i was very stressed all the time and lost about 20 lbs in a matter of 4 weeks. in my senior picture, i looked malnurished:(
i wish weight had nothing to do with your stress levels. cause when i look in the mirror and see myself, i get more stressed.

That happened to me one summer, too. My stomach was so upset all the time (from worrying) that I never wanted to eat, and I was running every day to try and release the stress.

I lost a bunch of weight. I mean, it worked out OK because I had it to lose (unlike you, Smiley!) but still, that kind of weight loss/gain ain't healthy.

Stress reliever
 

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It's so much fun when spammers leave their email address....

You should try eating or masturbating.

And their email addresses include their zipcode. Things must be really boring in Tipton, Iowa -- population 4,959.

HAHA in college I knew a guy from there. He was odd. I think they make Cheetos there, or something.

Working out more def. helps me, so do bubble baths, and reading. Pretty much anything that forces you to take time out for YOU.

develop a morning constitutional. I get up @ 5:00 every morning and walk for an hour. you settle your thoughts beautifully that way.

Are you ShamikaT?

<-----Not trying to be funny, just curious.

wow, those are actually #1 and #2 on my de-stress list. except when im too stressed to do either. (well let's be honest, im never too stress to eat, but can be too stressed to enjoy it)

Hells naw, heffa!!!

;)

I'm never too stressed to eat, lol! I was joking about the masturbation part though.

yeah, right.

Oh. Okay :)

xanax

Napping!!!

Why would you want to relieve stress? Most days, stress is the only thing that keeps me going past 2 PM.

i bottle it all up until i snap and smash a phone at work with my fist