How Do You Handle Stress?? - Page 9

Pito Loco · 10-15-2010, 12:12 PM

I kick and punch whoever or whatever is near.

DMcCunney · 10-15-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pito Loco

I kick and punch whoever or whatever is near.

If you're all alone, do you hit yourself?

______
Dennis

Lady Fitzgerald · 10-15-2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Reading, watching movies, a drop of good whisky.

I never exercise. I hate it. Besides I don't have enough health left to do it anyway.

Welcome to the club!

Pito Loco · 10-15-2010, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

If you're all alone, do you hit yourself?

______
Dennis

I can always scold the mirror

BearMountainBooks · 10-15-2010, 04:25 PM

I eat copious amounts of chocolate--which usually means first I cook/bake. I walk. I garden. If it gets bad enough, I cry...

sabredog · 10-17-2010, 08:15 AM

I stress a lot, mostly due to how I handle situations.

I had an ulcer surgically removed at 19 followed that up with another ulcer after my first marriages failure and subsequent divorce.

Not good really. So I lose myself in my model kit hobby and/or have a good read.

My wife really helps when I need time out. Love my lady!

MrPLD · 10-17-2010, 08:19 AM

Sabredog,

Doesn't sound like a lot of fun (the ulcers, getting them removed). I'm fairly sure i've developed some lower intestine ulcers from a series of gastric-dumping events induced by stress. So long as I eat well things are fine, just don't give me McDonalds,KFC etc. Fresh live foods such as salads, lots of fibre, limited coffee intake and a good dose of exercise are what I must live by.... and avoid watching late night TV where all those "medical" adverts are flooded onto the stations (strangely I can watch Scrubs).

Finally, very glad to hear you've got a supportive wife - I know without mine I'd have been in tremendous trouble as of about 16 months ago.

Paul

Lady Fitzgerald · 10-17-2010, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sabredog

I stress a lot, mostly due to how I handle situations.

I had an ulcer surgically removed at 19 followed that up with another ulcer after my first marriages failure and subsequent divorce.

Not good really. So I lose myself in my model kit hobby and/or have a good read.

My wife really helps when I need time out. Love my lady!

Ulcers definitely are not fun. I had them because I was on daily doses of meloxicam for pain from deformed feet that didn't appreciate 10 hour shifts and was exacerbated by being on blood thinners. Job stress just made things worse. Now that I'm retired, I no longer need nor take the meloxicam (in fact I'm banned from NSAIDs like meloxicam or ibuprofen), the ulcers have pretty much healed up, and I'm not having near as much trouble from the feet.

SameOldStory · 10-17-2010, 11:47 AM

When I was young I used to laugh at the thought of an orthopedic doctor.

It's funny how youth think that age will never happen to them.

Lady Fitzgerald · 10-17-2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

When I was young I used to laugh at the thought of an orthopedic doctor.

It's funny how youth think that age will never happen to them.

Oh, I always knew age would happen. I just never realized how fast it would happen!

SameOldStory · 10-17-2010, 12:31 PM

Yes, But WE weren’t going to be like THOSE old people.

I was imagining that I would be more like this.

Life could be worse. At least I'm not like this.

MrPLD · 10-17-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

Oh, I always knew age would happen. I just never realized how fast it would happen!

I agree... it's the speed thing that's shocking me more. I was thinking more along the lines of having at least another 20 years under the belt before issues cropped up.

SameOldStory · 10-17-2010, 12:52 PM

Perhaps this belongs in the joke section, but it's true.

How can you tell that you're getting old?

You have different doctors for different body parts.

Stress at getting older? Not really. If you told me you were going to turn me back into a teenager THEN I would have anxiety!

BearMountainBooks · 10-17-2010, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

Perhaps this belongs in the joke section, but it's true.

How can you tell that you're getting old?

You have different doctors for different body parts.

Stress at getting older? Not really. If you told me you were going to turn me back into a teenager THEN I would have anxiety!

Hafta agree with the teenager part...!

recluse · 10-17-2010, 02:17 PM

Isn't senility a cure for stress?

I personally don't feel stress.

I'm a carrier. I stress out other people.

View Poll Results: How Do You Handle Stress?
I drink	10	9.62%
I take pills.	7	6.73%
I drink AND take pills	5	4.81%
I excercise. (running, workouts, whatever)	27	25.96%
I meditate, use a relaxation technique or bio-feedback	19	18.27%
I cry	18	17.31%
I come to MobileRead and lose myself in the Lounge	30	28.85%
I play online games/surf the net	27	25.96%
I watch TV	19	18.27%
I read	57	54.81%
I have a hobby......please post what it is.	17	16.35%
I use one of those little "stress balls"	3	2.88%
I throw one of those little stress balls at someone	7	6.73%
I sleep	27	25.96%
I eat	28	26.92%
I kick my kids, dog (s), cat (s) wife, husband, who/whatever happens to be nearest	3	2.88%
The blue one next to the fish.	11	10.58%
None of the above....please post what you do.	11	10.58%
I'm not voting, I just want to keep track of what others do.	1	0.96%
I eat bacon and donuts (or a bacon-filled donut.)	2	1.92%
I pray.	9	8.65%
I go shopping.	4	3.85%
I smoke.	9	8.65%
I turn to my dog(s)/cat(s)/squirrel(s)/llama(s)/whatever animal(s) for comfort	16	15.38%
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10-15-2010, 12:12 PM	#121
Pito Loco Banned Posts: 22 Karma: 198 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dresden Device: none	I kick and punch whoever or whatever is near.

10-15-2010, 04:25 PM	#125
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	I eat copious amounts of chocolate--which usually means first I cook/bake. I walk. I garden. If it gets bad enough, I cry...

10-17-2010, 08:15 AM	#126
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,630 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	I stress a lot, mostly due to how I handle situations. I had an ulcer surgically removed at 19 followed that up with another ulcer after my first marriages failure and subsequent divorce. Not good really. So I lose myself in my model kit hobby and/or have a good read. My wife really helps when I need time out. Love my lady!

10-17-2010, 08:19 AM	#127
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 933 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Onyx Boox M96	Sabredog, Doesn't sound like a lot of fun (the ulcers, getting them removed). I'm fairly sure i've developed some lower intestine ulcers from a series of gastric-dumping events induced by stress. So long as I eat well things are fine, just don't give me McDonalds,KFC etc. Fresh live foods such as salads, lots of fibre, limited coffee intake and a good dose of exercise are what I must live by.... and avoid watching late night TV where all those "medical" adverts are flooded onto the stations (strangely I can watch Scrubs). Finally, very glad to hear you've got a supportive wife - I know without mine I'd have been in tremendous trouble as of about 16 months ago. Paul

10-17-2010, 11:47 AM	#129
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	When I was young I used to laugh at the thought of an orthopedic doctor. It's funny how youth think that age will never happen to them.

10-17-2010, 12:31 PM	#131
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Yes, But WE weren’t going to be like THOSE old people. I was imagining that I would be more like this. Life could be worse. At least I'm not like this.

10-17-2010, 12:52 PM	#133
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Perhaps this belongs in the joke section, but it's true. How can you tell that you're getting old? You have different doctors for different body parts. Stress at getting older? Not really. If you told me you were going to turn me back into a teenager THEN I would have anxiety!

10-17-2010, 02:17 PM	#135
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Isn't senility a cure for stress? I personally don't feel stress. I'm a carrier. I stress out other people.