[VivaLasViejas]

Originally Posted by southernlpn

The tanning bed works wonders for me! I also surf the net or sit and watch tv every great now and then. I also enjoy walking in the yard taking in the beauty of nature.

Yup, the tanning bed is wonderful.........so is time spent w/ my grandson Eli (I call it "baby therapy" ) and gardening. I also enjoy my nighttime 'chats' with God, which never fail to send me to sleep peacefully.

[teeituptom]

[quote=SmilingBluEyes]always love your input, Tom.....necessarily in that order???

I find depending on the day or mood, my priorities do change....[/QUOTEYou noticed I did put my wife as the best

I do exercise 7 days a week

I get off work and head straight to the gym, to work out before going home. That way no stress ever comes home with me

[SmilingBluEyes]

good practices, Tom!

[grinnurse]

Ob ny way home from work it will either be total quiet except the sound of the road under my wheels or 70's music off XM. If really bad, as soon as I get home I go into my room and just chill on the bed for about 10 minutes. Sometimes having a really good cry helps then I can come out and face the world and my children again.

[greentea]

yoga is awesome. i did it a lot in nursing school and kind of got out of practice once i started working about five months ago. then i realized how miserable i've been feeling lately and i decided to get back into it. it made me feel so much better. besides that, it really helps me to forget and let go of what happened during the day. usually i can't stop thinking about work and what happened and how i could have done things differently, but now i can't even remember the names of my patients who i had yesterday. sure, i'll remember everything tonight when i come back again, but it's a good feeling to leave work at work. i'd been feeling so bad in last few weeks, i was kind of thinking maybe about some antidepressants or something. i'm not against antidepressants and other such pharmaceuticals but yoga takes one hour to work (or however long you do it) and anti-depressants take six weeks to kick in. it's like instant gratificiation...in a holisitic sort of way.

[Angie O'Plasty, RN]

Exercise works for me. Failing that, a really good, long massage with hot oil that MUST have some eucalyptus in it, and a hot bath with scented candles and a cup of herbal tea.

[wonka]

I'm a fan of deep breaths (just had to take a few myself), walking outside for a bit, hot baths, and reading. And if all else fails, it may be time to indulge in a massage

[cardiacnurse05]

I have been trying to do things to pamper myself lately. Whether it be a massage, a manicure or pedicure, exercise or shopping. Even though sometimes it is a financial burden, I have learned that taking care of me is what is most important. I have found that I feel better when I am putting an effort into myself.

[nativehealer]

I am the same as others. I meditate to releave stress, I walk in the woods and listen to the birds, and/or listen to flute music.

Native

[ut_utRN]

When I am under stress, listening to the musics I like helps a lot, it calms me down. Watching movies that makes me laugh is another one. At home a 15-20 minutes of submerging my self in the bath tub with warm water and scented candles relaxes every part of my body.