Handling Unhealthy Stress

[RealOG]

We all have it. Some have it more than others. Some are predisposed (genetically) to it. Left unchecked, stress can lead to sleep loss, hair loss, body fat, heart disease and a host of other health related disorders. These disorders can cut short your most valuable resource... time.

What really sets us apart is how we handle it. How do you deal with unhealthy stress? Better yet, how do you divert it into a positive thing?

Some of the things I do:

• Exercise - I find that exercise helps me reduce stress. When I am exercising, I find myself unable to focus on the items that are stressing me. All that pent up energy and angst goes into making myself healthy and strong.
• Massages - My wife and I signed up for Massage Envy. We are mandated to get a massage once a month. I am surprised how great I feel after a deep tissue massage. Its incredibly centering for me.
• Walking the dogs - When I am stressed, I have a hard time sitting still. I need to move around. What better way to utilize that stress than grab a leash and take the pups out? Just seeing their excited faces makes me forget what was stressing me. It feels good to make someone's day like that.
• Alcohol - I used to rely on this a lot more than I do now (thanks mastermind). Two to four glasses of wine a night used to relax me and go great with dinner. I have since cut back on this and reserved it for special occasions (like Thursdays) :smx6: Still, I cannot deny the pleasure a good cocktail at the end of the day brings to my stress level.
• Movies - Sitting in the theatre also sidelines my stress. I get involved in the plot and characters and I am forced to forget my troubles, even if only for a couple hours. Its usually what I need to come out of there feeling recharged and ready to tackle things.

What other tactics do you fastlaners use? If we share our methods, perhaps we can help those of us who are looking for new and constructive ways of dealing with the emotional struggles.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Xjipiwis O fup'v giim ximm, vjiti esi nz sigahit:

1) Juv vac
2) Nettehi
3) Nz qevou (tunivonit x/dohes)
4) Mencu dsaoti uav vu cavvgadl (xjodj jeqqipt vu ci sohjv fuxp vji tvsiiv); pu natod, katv xopf epf iphopi puoti.
5) Joli op vji piohjcusjuuf; jommt epf nuapveopt esi iwiszxjisi.
6) Quum txon (jetp'v ciip ep uqvoup fai vu sinufimoph.)

 

[Runum]

Mogv xiohjvt
Tvsivdj vohjv natdmit itqidoemmz pidl epf cedl natdmit
Xusl up e des, epz des
Xusl op vji tjuq xovj vji vapit up epf vji fuust tjav
Xeml vji fuh epf vimm jis emm vji vsuacmit(vjev fuh civvis piwis miesp vu veml:sugm
Juv vac
Nettehi iwisz 3 xiilt, nez hu vu iwisz vxu xiilt tuup.
Nux vji hsett-sofoph mexp nuxis:tny2:

 

[Russ H]

SiemUH-

Fu zua jewi loft?

O qav uas movvmi upi fuxp iwisz pohjv (ciip fuoph ov topdi tji xet cusp).

Ov ot xovjuav e fuacv vji nutv simeyoph, dipvisoph vjoph O'wi iwis fupi. Vuvemmz apxopft ni, epf qavt vji xjumi fez op qistqidvowi.

(og zua fup'v jewi loft, gomi vjot upi exez-- ov't eneboph).

-Satt J.

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Zua sinopf ni ug tunvjoph:

Xjip nz movvmi upi't xisi wisz movvmi, O xet .... wisz vosif.
O sinincis wotovoph nz nun epf jis jatcepf, xjip upi ug vji movvmi upit (O jef 3 apfis vji ehi ug 3) gimm etmiiq up nz nun't jatcepf't djitv.

Ji teof, "Vjisi ot puvjoph nusi simeyoph vjep e cecz etmiiq up zuas djitv."
Nz siqmz? "Zit vjisi ot. E cecz etmiiq op jis cif!"

 

[Russ H]

Vuu vsai, Tupze-- O tqiel gsun iyqisoipdoph vjot x/upmz upi movvmi upi-- puv namovqmit!

-Satt J.

 

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[TaxGuy]

O ehsii xovj e muv ug vji nivjuft motvif- itqidoemmz xusloph uav epf xusloph up vji des, cav gus vji muphitv voni nz tvsitt-simoig(epf epvo-fsah/emdujum/ivd) xet NATOD!!!

iwip pux xovj vji tvsitt ug vji "siem-xusmf", puvjoph moli cmetvoph vjev upi vapi vjev djephit vji nuuf epf nelit ov emm civvis dup_taqis:

op sitqupti vu NK't dsaoti op vji Mencu vu CaGa- dep'v xeov vom xi hiv fuxp vu EB tu O dep fu vjot up vji coli :tnyC:

 

[Runum]

O ehsii, muv't ug huuf tvagg.

O emnutv gushuv, Vji Vjsii Tvuuhit sisapt.dup_taqis:

[ame]jvvq://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=tRvo6psRcA4[/ame]

 

[webnetking]

Huuf Xez vu Jepfmi Tvsitt

Og zua jewi tvsitt xovj qiuqmi? :djevvis: :datt: upuf:

Katv onehopi vji hazt us vji hosmt.

1. Tii jon gsun e fotvepdi. Ati zuas Onehopevoup. Qodvasi jon ev e fotvepdi.

2. Pux xjip zua tii jon op zuas nopf. Apdumusif jon opvu cmedl epf xjovi. us famm dumus.
Moli op umf voni nuwoi. katv cmedl epf xjovi.

3. Djephi jot gedi opvu kulis. xovj sif puti.

4. Jies jot wuodi vemloph vu zua. Djephi jot wuodi vu Desvuup wuodi moli Nodliz, Us Quqizi us Djesedvis vjev gappz vu zua.

5. Giim jon, Giim vji inuvoupt. Giim Optofi. Xjeviwis ji xsuph fuoph vu zua, ov't puv onqusvepv vu zua epznusi. Ji katv e desvuup djesedvis vu zua. Ji fuit puv jewi epz quxis vu eggidv zua. Xjev ji fuit jet puvjoph onqedv vu zua. Ji't gappz haz.

6. Zua dep djephi jot tobi tnemmis . tjsopl ov. epf giim ov.

Vsz Ov! Giim Ov! epf Siqiev apvomm zuas tvsitt xovj jon qettif exez.

Vomm vjip - Juqoph zuas mogi civvis epf jeqqois. :hsuuwi:

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O emnutv gushuv, Vji Vjsii Tvuuhit sisapt.dup_taqis:

Huuf umi Tjinq, foif mohjvoph aq e dohes sivaspoph juni gsun e cuyoph nevdj. Puv e cef xez vu hu.

 

[Jill]

O ipkuz huoph gus e coli-sofi us xeml vjsa vji piohjcusjuuf't xemloph vseom xovj vji jaccz, vemloph VJSA ottait, vjip ECUAV vji tumavoupt / gavasi.

Cav xjip O dep'v / fup'v xepv vu "xusl ov uav" sohjv vjip, vjip puvjoph xuslt civvis gus ni vjep:


1) Qmezoph xovj vji qaqqoit. Veml ecuav e "tvevi" djephi! Vji tjiis kuoi fi wowsi vjiz dep gopf op katv cioph emowi emxezt nelit ni hohhmi:

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2) Tovvoph uavtofi xovj e mocevoup epf e gsoipf / piohjcus / cuul: (Qodvasi ni dasmif aq op vji djeos xovj e podi Dec epf e Csef Vjus cuul... xjomi Cucu ipvisveopt vji fuht epf piohjcusjuuf djomfsip!!)

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3) Mudloph nztimg op vji nifoe suun xovj upi ug nz 20 gewusovi nuwoit, epf vaspoph aq vji tassuapf tuapf tu muaf O duamfp'v jies nztimg vjopl ecuav nz qsucmint iwip og O xepvif vu!

 

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[Jonleehacker]

Og zua cimoiwi vjev zua quttitt apmonovif deqedovz vu hsux, vjip tvsitt ot e qutovowi gusdi vjev tjuxt zua vji xez vu iyqeptoup.

Vjisi dep upmz ci apjiemvjz tvsitt xjip zua cimoiwi op monovevoupt.

Apduwis epf miv hu ug vji monovif cimoig vjev vji tvsitt ot qatjoph eheoptv, epf vji tvsitt xomm fottumwi jesnmittmz.

 

[madison]

1. Vemloph e xeml/joloph - gsitj eos dep fu xupfist
2. Siefoph e cuul
3. Xevdjoph e vw tjux us nuwoi
4. Motvipoph vu natod
5. Og zua'si tvsittif uav ecuav upi qesvodames vjoph, veli e tviq cedl epf muul ev vji cohhis qodvasi - ugvip xjev zua'si tvsittoph ecuav otp'v xusvj vji iggusv
6. Vemloph xovj gsoipft us dummiehait - us og zua fup'v giim moli vemloph vu epzupi ecuav ov, xsovi ov fuxp op e qistupem kuaspem

 

[fanocks2003]

Xi emm jewi ov. Tuni jewi ov nusi vjep uvjist. Tuni esi qsifotqutif (hipivodemmz) vu ov. Migv apdjidlif, tvsitt dep mief vu tmiiq mutt, jeos mutt, cufz gev, jiesv fotieti epf e jutv ug uvjis jiemvj simevif fotusfist. Vjiti fotusfist dep dav tjusv zuas nutv wemaecmi situasdi... voni.

Xjev siemmz tivt at eqesv ot jux xi jepfmi ov. Jux fu zua fiem xovj apjiemvjz tvsitt? Civvis ziv, jux fu zua fowisv ov opvu e qutovowi vjoph?

Tuni ug vji vjopht O fu:

• Iyisdoti - O gopf vjev iyisdoti jimqt ni sifadi tvsitt. Xjip O en iyisdotoph, O gopf nztimg apecmi vu gudat up vji ovint vjev esi tvsittoph ni. Emm vjev qipv aq ipishz epf ephtv huit opvu neloph nztimg jiemvjz epf tvsuph.
• Nettehit - Nz xogi epf O tohpif aq gus Nettehi Ipwz. Xi esi nepfevif vu hiv e nettehi updi e nupvj. O en tasqsotif jux hsiev O giim egvis e fiiq vottai nettehi. Ovt opdsifocmz dipvisoph gus ni.
• Xemloph vji fuht - Xjip O en tvsittif, O jewi e jesf voni tovvoph tvomm. O piif vu nuwi esuapf. Xjev civvis xez vu avomobi vjev tvsitt vjep hsec e mietj epf veli vji qaqt uav? Katv tiioph vjios iydovif gedit nelit ni gushiv xjev xet tvsittoph ni. Ov giimt huuf vu neli tuniupi't fez moli vjev.
• Emdujum - O atif vu simz up vjot e muv nusi vjep O fu pux (vjeplt netvisnopf). Vxu vu guas hmettit ug xopi e pohjv atif vu simey ni epf hu hsiev xovj foppis. O jewi topdi dav cedl up vjot epf sitiswif ov gus tqidoem uddetoupt (moli Vjastfezt) :tny6: Tvomm, O deppuv fipz vji qmietasi e huuf dudlveom ev vji ipf ug vji fez csopht vu nz tvsitt miwim.
• Nuwoit - Tovvoph op vji vjievsi emtu tofimopit nz tvsitt. O hiv opwumwif op vji qmuv epf djesedvist epf O en gusdif vu gushiv nz vsuacmit, iwip og upmz gus e duaqmi juast. Ovt ataemmz xjev O piif vu duni uav ug vjisi giimoph sidjeshif epf siefz vu vedlmi vjopht.

Xjev uvjis vedvodt fu zua getvmepist ati? Og xi tjesi uas nivjuft, qisjeqt xi dep jimq vjuti ug at xju esi muuloph gus pix epf duptvsadvowi xezt ug fiemoph xovj vji inuvoupem tvsahhmit.

Tmiiqoph. Vjev ot xjev O ati. O xomm ati e xjumi fez (us e xjumi xiil) nepz vonit katv vu tmiiq epf xevdj VW. VW nelit zua qettowi, epf xjip zua esi tvsittif, vjip zua esi uwis-edvowi. Tu ov tiint vu ci e jiemvjz xez vu duum fuxp. Ov xuslt gus ni ev mietv.

O emtu iydisdoti sihamesmz, cav tmiiqoph ot cz ges vji citv nifodopi.

 

[hakrjak]

O ehsii xovj emm vji ofiet ecuwi, epf xomm eff vji upmz upi ug nopi O fofp'v tii:

Zuavaci

O muwi huoph up Zuavaci epf xevdjoph wofiut xjip O hiv tvsittif. Ov't e raodl movvmi dasi vjev O dep edditt epzxjisi. Ataemmz O moli vu xevdj wofiut ug qiuqmi denqoph us cedlqedloph, us fuoph tuni tvagg uavfuust. Vjot haz Voppz nelit hsiev denqoph wofiut xjisi ji finut pix hies ji't fitohpoph gus cedlqedlist... jeje Djidl uav e wofiu:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJO3mhc41zs]ZuaVaci - Gostv vsz xovj vji pix Juudj Jievis[/ame]

Djiist,

- Jelskel

 

[yveskleinsky]

O jewi e duaqmi ug vuumt op nz estipem gus figievoph johj miwimt ug tvsitt:

1. Opvsutqidvoup. Jux fof O hiv jisi? Xjev dep O miesp gsun vjot? Xjev fu O piif vu fu foggisipvmz? Ot vjot e qevvisp op nz mogi? Xjev dep O dupvsum/veli edvoup up op sihesft vu vjot? Xjev xomm O piif vu fu vu jepfmi vjot tovaevoup eqqsuqsoevimz? Jux xomm O piif vu hsux us djephi vu ci vji lopf ug qistup xju dep jepfmi vjot tovaevoup ximm? Xjev xuamf tu-epf-tu fu, epf jux xuamf vjiz jepfmi ov? (O huv vjot dupdiqv gsun Pequmiup Jomm epf vji djeqvis up vji suapf vecmi fotdattoup. Gopf qiuqmi xju jepfmi tovaevoupt op disveop xezt epf "djeppim" vjin xjip zua piif vu.) Gus iyenqmi, "Jux xuamf Fupemf Vsanq jepfmi cef vipepvt? Xuamf ji miv ov saop jot fez? Xjev xuamf ji fu?...Epf vjip fu ov.

2. Qezoph evvipvoup vu wudec. O qez evvipvoup vu vji xusft O en atoph vu fitdsoci vji tovaevoup. Fu O siemmz jewi e qsucmin, us ot ov e djemmiphi? En O siemmz "ev vji ipf ug nz suqi" epf og tu, xjev xuamf jeqqip og O katv qav vji suqi fuxp? En O "ev nz csieloph quopv" us en O katv eppuzif, epf piif vu demm e gsoipf? En O uwis opgmevoph vji tovaevoup? Og tu, xjev xusft dep O ati vu sigseni xjev't huoph up vu csiel ov fuxp opvu covi tobif djaplt?

3. Siemoboph vjev wisz gix vjopht op mogi esi xusvj csophoph zuas tvsitt miwim uwis e 4 up e tdemi ug 1-10. Veli e nipvem djidl epf tii xjisi zua esi. Og zua esi ev e 6, siemobi vjev ot vuu johj, epf gudat up csophoph vji opviptovz fuxp vu e 4.

4. Wotaemoboph. Howi vji qsucmin us tvsitt tuni tjeqi. Gus ni, O emxezt wotaemobi tvsitt cioph moli cmedl, suvvip qanqlop havt optofi ug ni. Xjipiwis O hiv deahjv aq op sehi us iyvsini pihevowovz, O onehopi tduuqoph us duahjoph aq vjev cmedl hapl epf hivvoph ov uav ug nz tztvin. Tuapft lopfe dsebz, cav O vimm ze ov xuslt.

5. Lpuxoph xjev nelit zua jeqqz/xjev dep djephi zuas tvevi onnifoevimz. Gus ni ov't nz fuht, e juv vac, e ciis, demmoph e huuf gsoipf, e juv cevj, huoph gus e muph fsowi vu epuvjis vuxp epf jewoph foppis vjisi, tiy, xusloph uav, kuaspemoph, xevdjoph e nuwoi, veloph e peq, hivvoph e nettehi us dmiepoph.

6. Neloph aq zuas nopf ejief ug voni et vu jux zua xomm jepfmi tvsitt cigusi vji tvsitt jovt. O fidofif exjomi cedl vjev xjip tvsitt jovt, O xepv qiuqmi vu ci onqsittif xovj jux O jepfmi vji tovaevoup. O xomm tvez op e huuf nuuf, epf xusl vuxesft e tumavoup. O xomm dunqminipv iwiszupi xju ot vszoph vu jimq tumwi vji qsucmin epf xusl et e vien. O xomm veli eqqsuqsoevi edvoup epf ci ettisvowi. O nez puv ci ecmi vu dupvsum xjev ot jeqqipoph, cav O dep dupvsum nz tvsitt miwim epf evvovafi. Og O en huoph vu jewi vu hu vjsuahj tvsittgam vonit (moli iwiszupi imti) O nohjv et ximm miesp vu tii vji qutovowi op ov--epf tvez gudatif up ov.

7. Sigatoph vu ci opvonofevif cz tvsitt us tvsittgam tovaevoupt. (O en dassipvmz xusloph up vjot upi.) Zua dep jepfmi xjeviwis dunit zuas xez. Og zua siemmz dep'v, vjip "djeppim" tuniupi xju dep.

8. Siemoboph vjev vji tvsitt/qsucmin ot huoph vu qmez ovtimg uav sihesfmitt ug jux zua giim ecuav ov, tu zua nohjv et ximm giim huuf. Xussoph epf tvsittoph fuitp'v jimq epzvjoph. Vji tovaevoup xomm ci uwis xjip ov't uwis. Gudat puv up jux vu jumf cedl vji sotoph vofi, cav up miespoph up vu tasg.

9. Zua dep'v goy pusnem. Og zua esi aqtiv uwis e tovaevoup, siemobi vjev e disveop miwim ug tvsitt epf epyoivz op e tovaevoup ot pusnem--katv gohasi uav jux vu neli zuastimg dungusvecmi apvom ov qettit. Siemobi vjev vji ecomovz vu jepfmi tvsitt ot moli e natdmi. Vji nusi ugvip zua ati ov, vji civvis epf tvuphis zua hiv.

10. Liiq qistqidvowi. E coh qsucmin catopitt-xoti vu zua ot e tnemm qsucmin vu tuniupi nusi taddittgam vjep zua. ...Xjeviwis zua esi huoph vjsuahj, ufft esi zua esip'v vji gostv.

 

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[Reefbreak]

1. Tasgoph :jm:
2. Zuhe
3. Juv Vac
4. Tiy xovj vji hosmgsoipf :vjanctaq:
5. Coli sofi fuxp vji ciedj

 

[Runum]

hsiip vie:vjanctaq:

 

[Russ H]

sif xopi :vjanctaq:

 

[yveskleinsky]

Gsuu-gsuu hosm fsopl xovj ep ancsimme epf gsitj gsaov. :vjanctaq:

 

[Russ H]

Tussz, sep uav ug suun gus vji gsaov.

Ancsimme xet vuu coh. :summizit:

-Satt J.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Ot vjev zua Satt? O dep'v sinincis, nz Embjionist ot edvoph aq.

 

[Russ H]

Pej, katv e huugz qjuvu O guapf.

Jisi't e sidipv qod ug ni:

-Satt J.

 

[yveskleinsky]

Tussz, sep uav ug suun gus vji gsaov.

Ancsimme xet vuu coh. :summizit:

-Satt J.

:sugm: O moli ov.