I don’t kill pumpkins . . . .

Nap while listening to music.

Watch old sitcoms on TV.

me too @janbb!! I also lay down for 30 minutes and try to get my mind off of whatever might be bugging me.

Be careful what you wish for. I have watched those believing as yourself and developing the habit of looking forward to that drink or cigarette. It’s the ice cream jones that’s my own downfall.

I exercise my frustrations away. It helps a lot and I’ve tried everything from booze to xanax.

Zacapa 23 with coke.

@bob_ What does served “neat” mean?

bob_!

BOB IS BACK!!

(But don’t bother him while he’s drinking rum)

I do this – Really :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m0JlPwbN7Ek&feature=youtu.be

@JLoon listening now….ohmmmm Oh s#it wait a minute….no no no
off please…nope I’m done..

Depends on the kind of stress, but a very brisk walk around the block (maybe even 2 or 3 times) would really help when what I wanted to do was scream at somebody.

Other times, really dire, I would put on big heavy music like “The Ride of the Valkyries” and crank the volume.

@bob_, great to see you here. What sort of sandwich shall I make you? I had a New England lobster roll right at the edge of the Atlantic today.

@RayaHope – You seem tense… ;p

Oh some of you guys are corrupting me…
idk
^^ I got so mad at one jelly here I did just that, go for a walk and darn I’m glad I did. The things that were running through my head were not good at all.

Relax with a cup of hot cocoa.

@JLoon I thought that was something else, gosh I DON’T need that kind of “meditation”...

@JLoon Good link. My genitals have never felt more sacred.

@RayaHope – Well you did ask…

I’m not messing with you.

It IS meditation, and it does
work.

But stick with the tea & and music for now.

@Kropotkin – Then my work in this life is finally done.

^^ You guys…tea and music it is.

Put on very comfy pajamas. Watch TV and text with my friends.

@janbb & @smudges

What old sitcoms do you watch?

@RayaHope “neat” means you take your shot of liquor straight out of the bottle & down it at room temperature. Chilling it is for sissies!!! Since you don’t drink, I suggest you skip the “neat” until a later date as you will become AFU faster & more intense!!!

Have a drink. Or sit and relax while looking at my collectible statues.

Comfy clothes and bed.

@Brian1946 Right now i’m working my way through “Mad About You.”

A variation of @JLoon meditation. I am unavailable till the next morning.

@LadyMarissa I hate to ask but ..“AFU faster & more intense!!!” what does that mean?
@Forever_Free I do some mediation with my yoga BUT not like JLoon’s type. That seemed a little too intense for me.

@RayaHope “Neat” is just the liquor, no ice or anything else like soda or coke.

@JLoon Sup, yo.

@Jeruba Pastrami is my weapon of choice, but now that you mention it, a lobster roll sounds nice, thanks!

@RayaHope Tantric. Don’t knock it till you experience it.

Transfer all those emotions into doing some creative project.
I am pressing flowers and acrylic painting and old sketch I did awhile ago.
Concentrate on something else and being engaged it it works for me, plus I get a lot of creative works done.
I have a long ‘to do list’ of which I can pick up at anythime.

Pet cats. Or run 10 miles.

@Forever_Free ugh, you guys always go to sex stuff… I’m trying to ignore that!

@gondwanalon has a good answer. Pet a cat for a while will help to calm you. I’m NOT into running, so I’m not sure how well that would work for me…still, it might work for you!!!
I think someone else has recommended going for a long walk…that’s MORE my style!!!

@RayaHope This has nothing to do with sex stuff

@Brian1946 Oh, I mean really old. My go-to when I just want to zone out or for something to listen to while beading or playing on the computer is The Andy Griffith Show. I’d love to watch Mad About You; will see if I can find it. I also like listening to (I rarely watch) old cartoons, like The Flintstones. There are others, but I’ve gone blank at the moment.

Do you like any oldies?

@smudges Mad About You is on Prime if you have that. They are just adorable together – such comic chemistry!

^^ Bummer – I don’t get that. But tubi is free and shows some oldies, I’ll look there. I love Helen Hunt.

@Forever_Free I think I found the wrong thing but with the same name. You get me thinking the bad way and I get caught up in it all…grrrr

@RayaHope I have no power over the way you are thinking. Maybe the Man behind the curtain does.

@Forever_Free Okay I know this one NO fooling me this time. Wizard of Oz. ha!

@smudges I signed up with Boomerang & I get a bunch of the old Looney Toons, Tom & Jerry, Road Runner & Wylie Coyote. It’s like $60 for a year. I can watch ALL I want to watch in a year & be on reruns by the end of the year & then cancel the membership when I get tired of them!!!

There’s one channel that has all the really old Popeye, but I’m drawing a blank on which channel. I think that same channel had a bunch of the Classic Cartoons from like 1935 that had been colorized as well. Seems they had old Woody Woodpecker too. Just guessing, it might be Tubi & I’m pretty sure it was for FREE!!! I don’t pay for many of the channels that I watch…they gotta be really good before I start paying!!!

I get online and answer a bunch of random questions with strange people who self-identify as “jellies”. :P

I just take a drive in the boonies with a thermos of hot coffee close to hand.

@raum :)
@Nomore_Tantrums ROAD TRIP!! ;p

Had a very stressful day yesterday. Had a whole lot of pop-up crises at work, ended the day with having to fire a guy and almost another. In the old days we would have said this was a sucky day. I got home, put some ice in a glass, added some tequila, and got on a conference call with our retirement planners. They gave us really good news so the day sort of worked itself out. I followed up by going to a dark room and putting on some music to soothe and relax me further.

@seawulf575 That sounds like a great plan except for the alcohol (for me) not you.

I chug some cool pop and take a long hot shower then a nap.

@RedDeerGuy1 That sounds great except after I’d lay down all those thoughts come flooding back in.

No need for stress, one more day and you ain’t got no school no mo’. Until Tuesday anyway. In my day I“d have stepped out with a spring in my step, straight to the billiards hall across the street. I mean, straight home to study all weekend. : )

@RayaHope The only way out is through.

I suggest speaking with your high school counselor, about your unwelcome thoughts. It should be free, and might as well get as much free counseling while it’s affordable. Mine costs $10/hour for a student psychologist and up to $200/ hour for a full psychologist.

@Nomore_Tantrums Oh yes the looong weekend is almost here. ”straight to the billiards hall across the street. I mean, straight home to study all weekend. : ) hummm which one do I believe?
@RedDeerGuy1 I do still see a psychologist but only once every two weeks now. She does help me with a lot of stuff.

@RayaHope I suggest that you believe the billiard hall scenario!!! LoL

When I’m stressed out or tired I really just want to be by myself, and not have to talk to anyone. I usually go online and waste time on FB or looking at news sites, or I watch some TV.

@LadyMarissa I think you are right :) I am so sorry to hear about your left hand. You know that made my eyes tear up, that and your memorial fingers. (HUGS)

@RayaHope Thank you. At least I have 2 GREAT memories with me ALL day long!!! :-)

@LadyMarissa I used to get Boomerang for free, then they started charging for it. But $60/year isn’t bad at all!

@smudges Nope. IF you pay by the month, it’s a LOT higher; however, IF you’re willing to pay by the year, it’s only $5/mon aka $60/yr & I get my money’s worth!!!

BTW, it’s not Tubi that has the good cartoons…it’s Peacock. They want you to pay to watch, but you can still watch plenty without paying & the cartoons fall under the FREE!!!

Sex & a pancake

@eyesoreu I’m afraid to ask…a pancake?