Guest Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 What works for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prisonchaplain Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Mass quantities of coffee...oh wait....that's probably not going to help much, here. Mass quantities of sleep. Hmmm...better, but hardly fits the "beehive" spirit of diligence. Mass quantities of chocolate. Hoop, there it is!!! theSQUIDSTER and zil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I have no problem leaving for tomorrow what overwhelms me today. When I feel overwhelmed, I sleep. And I have no problem telling my husband to pick up the slack because I'm needing a refuel (i.e. sleep). But then my husband is really cool. He has this really amazing talent to know when I'm feeling overwhelmed before I myself realize it. The last time this happened, he and my kids wrote on a card thanking me for all kinds of specific things and he left it on my computer for me to find before I started work. I was getting overwhelmed at work and didn't realize it... my husband noticed that I had this tone of annoyance when I talk about my job. That card totally turned my job around... all of a sudden my job wasn't so bad anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Usually just getting lost in a good book works quite well for me. Listening to calming music also works, though I’m quite the fan of silence—it’s such a rare thing. Playing the piano can also help, and what’s nice about that is you can based it on your mood at the time. You can pound out something dark and vigorous if you’re angry or pull out the Chopin if you want to brood or just play something calming. BeccaKirstyn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 The piano is part of what is stressing me. LOL So much music to learn at Christmas! I do enjoy it once I sit to play, though. :) My husband is even more stressed than I am, right now. Pass the chocolate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefche Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I art. Cart?Dart?Fart?Hart?Mart?Part?Quart?Tart?Wart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceHopper Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Taking my dog out for a walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windseeker Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Exercise and Yoga works best...but sleep is what I do most when I'm stressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane_Doe Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 What works for you? Task priority: Decide what's important, what I can get done, and put everything out of sight and out of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 What works for you? I procrastinate. (I didn't say it worked well.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 To me, I deal with stress by saying "It doesn't matter". Sure it seems big now, than there will be an earthquake in India, a Tsunami in Japan, or some horrific plane crash. Perspective my friend. Perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 In addition to all the things everyone has said, I'll add: consistent sleep of the appropriate duration. I know everyone thinks they don't have time for it, but unless you have an infant or similar situation, you have all the time you're willing to give it; and studies show you're more capable during waking hours if you get regular sleep - so you shouldn't need as much time to do and re-do whatever it is you screwed up cuz you couldn't see straight... :) I art.Zentangle. Its very nature is relaxing. Ooops, just thought of another - go to the temple. Nothing wipes out the world quite like the temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Cart?Dart?Fart?Hart?Mart?Part?Quart?Tart?Wart? Heh nope - I art. As in, trying to create something through music, images, or words that convey or evoke emotion. (They tell me that's the purpose of art, and I believe them.) 30 years ago in school they tried to teach me, but since everyone would see what I produced, I never let myself try out of fear of being rejected or laughed at. But now, I go off by myself and attempt to do something related to some feeling or trouble I'm having. I'm not good at hardly any of it. It would be cripplingly embarrassing if anyone I actually knew saw any of it. But I find it tremendously satisfying and quite relaxing. (Ok, here. I made this.) Edited December 1, 2015 by NeuroTypical Vort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Nothing. I just have to work through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 (Ok, here. I made this.) "You do not have permission to view this forum." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hm - ah yes - at the time it was private moderator humor during the "wear purple pants" hullabaloo. Does this one work? http://oi58.tinypic.com/zvz9es.jpg Vort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 LOL NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiterateParakeet Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I remind myself: This is not a crisis, it's a problem to be solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirkwood Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Music usually does it. Video games distract me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Unfortunately, food and way too much sleep are my go-tos when I've had it. Therefore, I have a lot of "2015-kicked-my-big-heiney" weight to lose. *sigh* I should turn to music more. Unfortunately with depression comes that awful ambivalence about things you normally love participating in. It's a battle, to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Music usually does it. Video games distract me too. Dude. Video games. Music. Dungeons and Dragons. Want to come over for awhile this weekend? That is stress management. Party at the swamp. Edited December 2, 2015 by MormonGator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 The piano is part of what is stressing me. LOL So much music to learn at Christmas! I do enjoy it once I sit to play, though. :) My husband is even more stressed than I am, right now. Pass the chocolate! I'm sorry. Ugh, i know what that's like. This is such a stressful time of year! In that case you will probably want to give yourself long breaks away from the piano. Soak in a nice warm bath with bubbles if you like and get your honey to give you plenty of back rubs. Then you can give him a back rub too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I deal with it by deep cleaning a room. This makes me feel like I have some order.Then I bake something. Then I take a bubble bath. zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bini Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Depends on what the stress is. I usually find a way to deal with it. Backroads 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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