I fluther, facebook, scrapbook, pluck my eyebrows, eat, go to the gym, play bejewled, smoke, watch bad reality TV, and completely and totally avoid the thing that’s stressing me.
and then remember, especially if I am at work, what they are paying me to do and part of that is to deal with the stress so that no one higher up in the food chain has to deal with this particular stressful event.
so you tackle it head on and if you succeed it goes away,
Clean. I frequently clean. I don’t know what it is about cleaning that makes it easier to calm down. Maybe it’s being able to see yourself getting something done. Maybe it’s just getting lost in the music i’m listening to at the time, or maybe it’s just because when my space is physically cluttered I feel mentally/emotionally cluttered. I’m not sure, but I always want to clean.
Ask myself why I’m stressing, say “Okay, is it really worth it to be stressed out about this?” “You know what, no…so chill the fuck out.” Then hopefully, if I’m collected enough..I chill the fuck out and life feels easier.
I eat. Like crazy. And I’m really lucky that I have a viciously fast metabolism, haha. I also procrastinate on or ignore whatever it is I’m stressed about, which is probably not very smart…but hey, my life is still pretty good so I must be doing something right!
@Likeradar wow I thought I was the only person in the world to pluck for stress relief! I’ve had to really control that behavior because my eyebrows were becoming horribly thin.
I also like to clean and reorganize things, or eat and watch too much tv. I spend way too much time on eBay looking for things I must own.
I smoke. Pot. I have Addison’s disease and my body physically can’t cope with stress and pot is one of the few things that can really calm me down when I’m super stressed.
I tend to organize things, clean (clean house… clean mind), go for a run with my Ipod, walk along the beach; both weather permitting. And, if I’m stuck at home during one of those cold, blustery Canadian winter days; I pace.
- take a long walk with my dogs – bike hard while listening to the rage playlist on my iPhone – go for a hike if time allows – blast the music in my car and go for a drive – play basketball – try not to think about smoking and how I still miss cigarettes!!
My knees start to lock up, and get really painful. I get stressed REALLY easily, and I have RSD or CRPS, as it’s now called. It’s more common among older people, and can be caused by stress. It sucks, for sure..
Other than that, I barely eat, I sleep a lot. And I write. Oh, and smoke.