How to deal with Stress?

Lou.m

I am dealing with a lot of circumstances beyond my control at the mo.

And I am feeling I need to find a way to de-stress.

How do people deal with stress?

Tramps Like Us

Exercise.

Holsten

Yeah gym or something mentally stimulating to take your mind off the rat race.

Movies/Games/Books are good to lose yourself in.

mfergus

It happens. I find when it starts to get too much, remove yourself from the situation if possible, lay down for half an hour and do something that relaxes you.

I go to bed and throw on the head phones. You'd be surprised how you feel half an hour later.

December2012

Exercise is good, but so is going for a chat with a mental health professional or your GP.

Time Now Please

Is there anybody else in your life that can carry the load with you?

Lou.m

Tramps Like Us wrote: »

Exercise.

I DO! ...It's doing nothing right now!

Lou.m

I am looking into ASMR and warm baths!

nc19

Self abuse ;-)

really....

Diane Selwyn

I used to do tai chi and always found it really relaxing - I have never been great at the sitting still and breathing-to-your-third-eye type of meditation but with tai chi you have to focus on your movements to a degree where you end up abandoning all the other stuff going on in your head. If you feel you need to get more focus keeping a journal can also be helpful - actually putting your emotions and fears into words can seem to make them more manageable I think.

Lou.m

Diane Selwyn wrote: »

I used to do tai chi and always found it really relaxing - I have never been great at the sitting still and breathing-to-your-third-eye type of meditation but with tai chi you have to focus on your movements to a degree where you end up abandoning all the other stuff going on in your head. If you feel you need to get more focus keeping a journal can also be helpful - actually putting your emotions and fears into words can seem to make them more manageable I think.

That sounds like what I might be looking for thanks.

Calibos

I found ASMR great for de-stressing, taking my mind off things and getting to sleep.

First discovered the sensations were not a unique physiological quirk confined to me albeit not too common across the population either. Learnt that it had recently been given a name by a community that had formed on the internet now that people realised there were lots of others that experience this neurological quirk. So initially watched ASMR vids to trigger the ASMR tingles which are relaxing and quite pleasant. Then like many others, realised that they were so relaxing that I forgot my stresses and fell asleep easily and they took on a therapeutic value for many of us. TBH, I think more people watch them for this reason now than for the tingles!

Corkgirl210

Mediation, walk in nature, talking about problems and finding solutions (problem halved), books (self help), TRE, Gym.. plenty of ways that deal with stress.. just find one that works for you. we are all different and respond differently..