How Do You Handle Stress?? - Page 2

Latinandgreek · 10-12-2010, 03:15 PM

I don't smoke much (I quit about 6 or 7 years ago), but I do light up when I'm under a lot of stress. For mild stress I'll mostly eat or read.

phenomshel · 10-12-2010, 03:20 PM

I cry, and then come to MR and lose myself here, and then read. I'm thinking I'm going to have to find some new methods though - like exercising. My psyche (or whatever) has gotten immune to those coping mechanisms.

desertgrandma · 10-12-2010, 03:21 PM

Does anyone else sleep?

Major stress literally closes my eyes.

Latinandgreek · 10-12-2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Does anyone else sleep?

Major stress literally closes my eyes.

I wish! Major stress makes me into an insomniac.

desertgrandma · 10-12-2010, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I wish! Major stress makes me into an insomniac.

Have you tried eating a huge bowl of homemade mashed potatoes first?

Falcao · 10-12-2010, 03:29 PM

+ I come to MobileRead and lose myself in the Lounge
+ I play online games/surf the net
+ I watch TV

+ Listen music (music appeases the fierce).

rebarnmom · 10-12-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Does anyone else sleep?

Major stress literally closes my eyes.

Absolutely, but the stress is still there when I wake up.
Actually sometimes it refreshes me and I can better tackle what needs to be done.

I find crying alone also very cleansing.

But mostly everything else just makes the stress worse, except for prayer, which isn't on your list unless you consider meditation, which I don't.

Shopping wasn't a choice either. Not helpful in my case either!

desertgrandma · 10-12-2010, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rebarnmom

Absolutely, but the stress is still there when I wake up.
Actually sometimes it refreshes me and I can better tackle what needs to be done.

I find crying alone also very cleansing.

But mostly everything else just makes the stress worse, except for prayer, which isn't on your list unless you consider meditation, which I don't.

Shopping wasn't a choice either. Not helpful in my case either!

Two really good points......prayer and shopping.

I try not to shop, because no matter how good it feels going in........I always hate myself the next morning.

Will get prayer in.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-12-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Does anyone else sleep?

Major stress literally closes my eyes.

You lucky, lucky sod. I get hyperactive and even more insomniac. However, I do find it really hard to wake up when I've finally got to sleep and I'm stressed.

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Have you tried eating a huge bowl of homemade mashed potatoes first?

That doesn't make me sleepy, just slows things down enough that I'm not a gibbering wreck (ditto pasta, bread etc)

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I try not to shop, because no matter how good it feels going in........I always hate myself the next morning.

Same here - I don't think I've ever bought anything I liked or with long term value when I've bought it stressed.

Feel the same way about eating when I'm stressed, too - and only very recently been able to counter that.

For the hobbies - knitting (something simple - no cables or counting!), making wire components for jewellery, drawing or painting

kindlekitten · 10-12-2010, 04:26 PM

I can't emphasize enough how much interacting with my animals calms me down. just putting my hands on them and feeling their life force and how mellow they are makes a huge difference in stressful situations for me.

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Does anyone else sleep?

Major stress literally closes my eyes.

once I can get the hamster off the wheel in my brain quite often I do. problem is; there is a fine line between sleeping off the stress and slipping into depression and only wanting to sleep

DMcCunney · 10-12-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Well, yes I would, it's something to look forward to for my retirement party. I could excuse myself by claiming I thought the party had a Spanish theme and I was just trying to break the pinata!

You need one of these:
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20030210
______
Dennis

bjones6416 · 10-12-2010, 04:48 PM

My highest stress periods usually involve hospital sitting with my mother. I try to keep a small (and easy!) knitting project in my purse at all times, like a sock. The knitting calms me, and surprisingly enough, just watching me knit without having to talk seems to calm my mother, too.

And KK, you're right, animal interaction helps a lot too. Sometimes I have to just hug a dog, you know?

Tattncat · 10-12-2010, 05:08 PM

Mostly I read, check out MR, do creative stuff (Tat, make jewelry, draw/paint, bead or do chain maille) or if I'm angry (all too often) I eat.

Stitchawl · 10-12-2010, 05:17 PM

Here is the stress management technique I use. It's recommended in all the latest psychological texts. The funny thing is that it really works:
Picture yourself near a stream. Birds are softly chirping in the cool
mountain air. No one but you knows your secret place. You are in total
seclusion from the hectic place called "the world." The soothing sound of a
gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity. The water is
crystal clear. So clear that you can easily make out the face of the person
you're holding under the water.

Stitchawl

desertgrandma · 10-12-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Here is the stress management technique I use. It's recommended in all the latest psychological texts. The funny thing is that it really works:
Picture yourself near a stream. Birds are softly chirping in the cool
mountain air. No one but you knows your secret place. You are in total
seclusion from the hectic place called "the world." The soothing sound of a
gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity. The water is
crystal clear. So clear that you can easily make out the face of the person
you're holding under the water.

Stitchawl

Karma to you for that....

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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10-12-2010, 03:15 PM	#16
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I don't smoke much (I quit about 6 or 7 years ago), but I do light up when I'm under a lot of stress. For mild stress I'll mostly eat or read.

10-12-2010, 03:20 PM	#17
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I cry, and then come to MR and lose myself here, and then read. I'm thinking I'm going to have to find some new methods though - like exercising. My psyche (or whatever) has gotten immune to those coping mechanisms.

10-12-2010, 03:21 PM	#18
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Does anyone else sleep? Major stress literally closes my eyes.

10-12-2010, 03:29 PM	#21
Falcao Banned Posts: 1,344 Karma: 1028477047 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nueva Andalucía Device: Sony PRS 650	+ I come to MobileRead and lose myself in the Lounge + I play online games/surf the net + I watch TV + Listen music (music appeases the fierce).

10-12-2010, 04:48 PM	#27
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	My highest stress periods usually involve hospital sitting with my mother. I try to keep a small (and easy!) knitting project in my purse at all times, like a sock. The knitting calms me, and surprisingly enough, just watching me knit without having to talk seems to calm my mother, too. And KK, you're right, animal interaction helps a lot too. Sometimes I have to just hug a dog, you know?

10-12-2010, 05:08 PM	#28
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	Mostly I read, check out MR, do creative stuff (Tat, make jewelry, draw/paint, bead or do chain maille) or if I'm angry (all too often) I eat.

10-12-2010, 05:17 PM	#29
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Here is the stress management technique I use. It's recommended in all the latest psychological texts. The funny thing is that it really works: Picture yourself near a stream. Birds are softly chirping in the cool mountain air. No one but you knows your secret place. You are in total seclusion from the hectic place called "the world." The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity. The water is crystal clear. So clear that you can easily make out the face of the person you're holding under the water. Stitchawl

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