How do you deal with intense stress ? I get pretty quite and internalize , without a doubt I have taken 10 years off of my life by doing this.There is also the smoke and drink.
I haven't had any since I started working for myself 6 years ago. Nowadays, I don't get stress, I give it
I find filling off a few million potential people can be a great way to relive stress. Alternatively having a random argument on TB with one of the regulars can be a bit of a stress relief. Although perhaps some would argue that, metaphorically, they are the same activity.
I often internalize too, but that is for sake of sparing my Wife undue stress. It's only when it's something I cannot handle alone that I involve her, and we work it out. She can always tell when something is up, and respects when I'm being a bit withdrawn... will usually ask if she can help... But yeah, it may take a few years off, but it's worth it to me now.
General stress: -Music -Gym If that's not working, -Have a smoke -Have a toke Most often after I've relieved the initial "AHHHHHH!" I sit down with no distractions and try to take myself out of the situation mentally so I can see it from all angles -- stress is caused by something, and if I can figure out what that is, I can address the problem and relieve the stress in a more complete way.
How do I deal with intense stress? Usually with an adrenaline rush that allows me to get through the immediate situation and anger that I take out on everyone around me until the source of the stress is dealt with. Essentially, a "fight" response. It ain't pretty, but it seems to work (for me at least; the folks around me are usually none too happy about it!)
Self-medication with mota. Lots of hard housework, trying to keep the stress from my mind. If the stress is too great for me, I stop eating, and then break out in stress-induced dermatitis. Good reason to keep stress as low as I can. S.I.D. can last for months. Cherie
I hade a few years of those intense hives during one of the most triying times of my life , nearly killed me !
Horrible, no? When I worked for The Big, Corporate Builder Of McMansions, I had those hives from November until March of the following year. I hated...*hated*...that job. It was so stressful!!! The only other times I ever had those hives was during my divorce, and during the time I was homeless and on drugs. So...the stress on that job was akin to being homeless while going through a divorce on drugs. Here's to never having the Super-Hives ever again, either of us!!! {{{clink!!!}}} Toasting with Tension Tamer tea... Cherie
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