Stress ugh how do you deal with it???

[danap3681]

mmmmmmmmmmmm........now ya know I worry about this in my own family Dana..

I know you do Sunshine! Being the moderator in the family is not a fun job!

[latebloomingmom]

I know you do Sunshine! Being the moderator in the family is not a fun job!

mmmm with my oldest son I do try to give him some space and only give advice when asked...but then he always asks

[duck1dong]

we all have it and sometimes..we get a lot of it..
so how do you deal with it?
do you put in extra time at gym?
go for a long run?
call your mama and vent?
curl up with a good book for awhile?
play with your pets?
go for a walk?

Generally females have different chemistry than males, more copper, less zinc, more estrogen so naturally stress levels will be very high. One of the things I do to deal with stress is not talk. This really helps. That and playing chess games in between really heavy sets of weights. When you start talking about problems you dont find solutions. And this makes everything awful.

[danap3681]

mmmm with my oldest son I do try to give him some space and only give advice when asked...but then he always asks

Mine was always my mom calling telling stuff about my sister and brother. Then my sister from FL would call and ask me what was going on with mom and brother and sister. Then they would call and tattle on my mom! LOL!

[latebloomingmom]

Generally females have different chemistry than males, more copper, less zinc, more estrogen so naturally stress levels will be very high. One of the things I do to deal with stress is not talk. This really helps. That and playing chess games in between really heavy sets of weights. When you start talking about problems you dont find solutions. And this makes everything awful.

soooooooooo your advice to females is to not talk?? am I getting this right?





much better to shut up about any problems...that will fix em

[sy2502]

soooooooooo your advice to females is to not talk?? am I getting this right?

lol a guy's dream!

[Hannah82]

I get extremely OCD in cleaning and organizing.

And I like to be left alone or ppl are liable to draw back a bloody stump

[latebloomingmom]

lol a guy's dream!

noooooooooo sheeeeeeeeeeeet

[lotusdeva]

No Dali Lama here. I take a chill pill (as prescribed by my very understanding doctor). Not on the regular, only when needed

[lotusdeva]

Generally females have different chemistry than males, more copper, less zinc, more estrogen so naturally stress levels will be very high. One of the things I do to deal with stress is not talk. This really helps. That and playing chess games in between really heavy sets of weights. When you start talking about problems you dont find solutions. And this makes everything awful.

If I lost my ability to talk, I think I would explode! No, I would first do something horrible and then explode. No talk???? Wha???

[Prim3]

I think a lot of stress that people accumulate is because they put things off. At least that's the case for me.

[Meatros]

we all have it and sometimes..we get a lot of it..
so how do you deal with it?
do you put in extra time at gym?
go for a long run?
call your mama and vent?
curl up with a good book for awhile?
play with your pets?
go for a walk?

A lot of how I manage stress has been mentioned, BUT if it's really bad and I'm starting to get depressed I read some Camus and start thinking about dead friends family members. I know this SOUNDS all sorts of the wrong thing to do, but it works for me. I start thinking about some of the things I wish I had done (one in particular being to actually see a friend of mine IRL prior to him committing suicide) and then try to plan to do things that I can still so. I end up realizing that I do very much want to remain alive (and that I have a lot I still want to do!) and that whatever it was that was stressing me out was simply my Sysiphus-style bolder.

[4loha]

stress usually stems from the mind drifting in the past or worrying about the future

the secret is to stay in the present moment and you don't feel a thing

[rowsforthebros]

Used to be hitting the gym. Now with injury, Ben and Jerry's. Clearly is not working out, had to recently see doc because my eyebrow keeps twitching and eyelid is doing some weird schet. In for good suggestions.

[Richy P]

Go to the gym, workout, come out too tired to be stressed, Win.

[latebloomingmom]

Go to the gym, workout, come out too tired to be stressed, Win.

yep it does actually help a lot

[Tewsey]

Going to the gym is a big one. Other than that, I find that writing poetry is a good stress reliever.

[latebloomingmom]

Going to the gym is a big one. Other than that, I find that writing poetry is a good stress reliever.

poetry? serious? mmmmmmmm
if I wrote a poem it would probably be something like
pay the bills send them out
rant and rave and scream and shout
cook the food and make the beds
get up woman you aint dead
clean the house dust and mop
try real hard not to blow your top
squint at the sun and curse the rain
shoulder the load and deal with the pain
take on the hardship the boredom, the dread and strife
then scream out loud "my cock suc*n mutha f*kin so called life

[LisaSkinnoble]

Used to be hitting the gym. Now with injury, Ben and Jerry's. Clearly is not working out, had to recently see doc because my eyebrow keeps twitching and eyelid is doing some weird schet. In for good suggestions.

That twitch only happens to me when I am overtired. After a few days, it can drive ya bonkers. I've never been to the doctor for it, but I do find a good night's sleep stops the twitch.

[Richy P]

Going to the gym is good, but making progress is even better at removing stress. So As past of my stress relief for working 14 hours straight and only getting paid for 7.5 I am just going to say 11 STONE! its taken a while to get back to where i was but Ive done it.

[pitbullinaskirt]

Laying on my bed and listening to slow music usually helps me out the most. Keeping a journal to collect my thoughts in written form is another.

[Tewsey]

poetry? serious? mmmmmmmm
if I wrote a poem it would probably be something like
pay the bills send them out
rant and rave and scream and shout
cook the food and make the beds
get up woman you aint dead
clean the house dust and mop
try real hard not to blow your top
squint at the sun and curse the rain
shoulder the load and deal with the pain
take on the hardship the boredom, the dread and strife
then scream out loud "my cock suc*n mutha f*kin so called life

somebody's talented ^^