What do you do to relief yourself from a hard day/night of stress?





What do you do to relief yourself from a hard day/night of stress?





get it ooooon.
go to dance class.
turn off the laptop.
get acupuncture.
(i can't stop staring at bush and bin laden! aaaaaaargh)
Go out on a back road in the country and get out of the car and scream my little head off till I lose my voice.
Eat "bad" foods, lol.
Watch a movie that I don't have to think about.
Get on here and bitch to you guys.
Make hubby give me a massage.
Get my feet done (ie pedicure).
Drink a shit load of coffee wait till the rush kicks in and clean the house gestapo style.
Play boring and pointless video games till I forget what I was stressed out about.
Now these relievers vary on the lvl of stress and the situation, but they generally work for me. Especially the screaming. Luke knows I have had a bad night, if I come home 30 mins late and I can't talk. He ususally makes me a cup of hot tea, and hugs me for a little while to relax even further, lol.
I am always stressed even when I'm not super stressed. I wish I could just relax.![]()





what do you attribute your base level of stress to?
I try meditation and visualization. I will try to lie down somewhere peaceful and quiet and imagine being somewhere else or doing something I would like to do. Today I was tired and not really stressed but wanted to relax. So, I lay down on my bed with my dogs next to me and started thinking about lying on pile of leaves in the woods next to a waterfall. The thought of a waterall or rain is always a thought of refreshment and renewel.



I find a nice massage from my hubby relaxes me after a stressful day/night. A hot bath. I would say a nice orgasm or four but I find that the effect is temporary. After my sleep or recovery time I am stressed again.





I howl at the moon, sing loud happy songs, lay in the dirt, and do cardio.
Also, a little accupressure on myself.
First, stimulate your thymus by making a fist and thumping your sternum just above your breasts while exhaling. Second stimulate your kidney meridians by tapping just under both collarbones. Finally, stimulate your spleen meridian by tapping in the crease under your breasts.





You have a good hubby there.Originally Posted by kitana
I'm gonna try that screaming thing. The screaming idea doesn't sound bad. I couldnt do it in my ghetto town, someone will think i'm getting killed. LOL.
Nautilus, I can't stop staring at them either. lol.
kitana, that's funny you say that because I've been known to do that. I'll scream when I drive on the interstate and it seems to help if I've had a really bad day.
I don't know why but I'm naturally just wound up all the time like I can't stop thinking. I have so much trouble going to bed at night because I can't turn my mind off. Maybe it's just that I have things bothering me and there hasn't been a resolution and I keep "talking to myself" about it in my head if that makes sense.



good timing for such a thread. i'm beyond stressed, cuz everything in my life is changing drastically all at the same time, am pmsing on top, barely sleeping, and i'm all for screaming too, lol. add hysterical crying to that, haha. kinda helps. sometimes you are so overwhelmed all you can do is let go of all control and not think of anything. i'm glad i have someone to talk to. without it i'd just get really depressed for a while. funny, i grew up with zero stability and constant changes, and still can't really get used to it, always feel like i'm not tough enough. physically i can handle anything, do all that needs to be done, but emotionally i lug behind, lol. just way too sensitive i guess.
but, all in all, i think having someone supportive in your life, who'll just listen and not judge, and love you even when you aren't a little ray of sunshine is the most important thing.
oh, and am really grateful for this board.
"The herd walks off the cliff because the herd are not a group of individuals - the herd is a mass of followers and followers follow the path of cowardice."



ps. add to that music. putting on headphones and making it really loud, so it drowns out all thoughts in your head.
"The herd walks off the cliff because the herd are not a group of individuals - the herd is a mass of followers and followers follow the path of cowardice."
Sex.![]()



Sex is good, but what I really like is to go get a professional massage.
WORKOUT, it is SO nice to just GO GO GO, push harder, push harder, push harder, lift that weight a little more, add more weight, go faster......then when you are all done you are in a state of euphoria and relaxation, at least for me I am.![]()
I fuck.
lol.
Seriously though, there's nothing more stress relieving than an aggressive sweaty romp.





holla!!Originally Posted by Tiff_7_17
^^ but what if the stress is due to your SO? do you still wanna fuck him anyway?



No way then my toys take a beating LOL He doesn't deserve to have me if he is the cause of my stress.





NO, it's not my SO. lol. He's good to me.![]()
yeah, I think that's a big part of my problem! I just don't feel like having sex with my SO ever. So that is the cuase of the stress and if I do have sex with him I just don't feel like it and feel awful that I feel like I'm faking it. No, not faking the orgasm but faking the desire to do it at all.^^ but what if the stress is due to your SO? do you still wanna fuck him anyway?
Excercise has helped me but only to a point. Wine helps too but again, to a point. I don't want to turn into a wino.
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Take a long walk, Take a long bath with bath oils/scented stuff that's suppose to be stress relieving, get some linen spray from bath and body works that is stress relief stuff, they have a whole line of it. Play with an animal, watch funny movies, write letters to someone you haven't talked to in a long time, write in a journal.......I'm one of those people where I write all my shit down in a journal and suddenly I feel so much better when I'm done, you can just VENT!


I do that too! haha I scream into a pillow if I'm at home, or if I'm in a car or with my friends we'll blast the radio and scream-sing along every word, with all the feeling and anger we can muster.Originally Posted by kitana
Amen with everyone who said exercise. Even though some days I'll feel too shitty to even start.
I'm another journal-er (haha) I have a billion journals lying around, (all with locks... how very sixth grade haha) for rants, my days, all different reasons. They are totally unintelligible and nonsensical to outsiders but just writing it out helps me feel better.
Bitching with my girlfriends is always good for a laugh
Napping
If everyone is pissing me off, I'll try to get away and either talk to people I don't usually talk to (acquaintances, old friends, blabla), strangers, or try to get away by myself and just walk around by myself.
-Ju



wine is good too. Nothing like a nice glass of it after a long day!
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