What's Your Stress Reliever? - page 2

1. 
   May 17, '11

   Quote from jahra

   Check out Real Hula for authentic hula lessons. Very well done!

   Now, now, collecting these DVD's is my vice like chocolate chip cookies don't tempt me It does sound like another good one.
   Right now, I am attempting "Lean To Bollywood" Dhoom Taana and Serpentine Belly Dance with Rachel Brice. I have more but those are the two I am attempting to tackle.
2. 
   May 17, '11

   Quote from AlliecatRN11

   I've been doing yoga and meditating. Both have really helped me to be calmer in general. Sometimes I feel lazy and don't feel like doing it but afterwards I feel refreshed.
   
   When I am a couch potato, I watch some of my favorite movies--always good for an escape.
   
   I love baking if I'm up late at night and I want to make something (the only problem being I will definitely eat the cookies myself...:P)

   
   COOKIES!!!!! Did somebody say COOKIES????
3. 
   May 17, '11

   Social work's fancy word for stress reliever is "self care"...and for those in professions dealing with helping or healing people it is VERY, VERY important.
4. 
   May 18, '11

   Quote from AlliecatRN11

   I love baking if I'm up late at night and I want to make something (the only problem being I will definitely eat the cookies myself...:P)

   What kind of cookies? Do they contain chocolate??????
5. 
   May 20, '11

   watch my favorite tv series, sleep and eat in bouffets!
6. 
   May 22, '11

   Quote from FlowerPower00

   COOKIES!!!!! Did somebody say COOKIES????

   YES!!!:heartbeat
7. 
   Aug 20, '11

   i get tension headaches a lot of times. All i do to get rid of them is listen to .... guess what.... the sound of rain. I loop it, listen to it and within a few minutes, i get better.
8. 
   Aug 28, '11

   Pumping iron with the boys at the gym. That is my stress reliever. It feels good to walk into the weight room, gloves on, ear buds in, claim a bench, grab a weight off of the rack, and complete reps.
   
   After a few minutes of torture combined with a pool of sweat, I am feeling aight.

   Last edit by Poi Dog on Aug 28, '11
9. 
   Aug 28, '11

   I used to run. But, after a few years of drinking too much beer and pizza eating I got up to 220 lbs (I'm 6'0"). It sucked. My back started to hurt when I ran because of the fatness.
   
   So, I quit running and got down on myself - all the while remaining pretty fat.
   
   About a month back I took the plunge and started walking two miles every morning at a brisk pace. I'm down to about 202 lbs now and feeling a lot better. Before the years out I'll be running again like I used to and my back won't hurt.
10. 
    Aug 28, '11

    Going to the source of the stress and yanking her hair out of her head.
    
    Oops, just kidding, wrong website, this isn't the one where I go to vent about witchy little girls who will do just about anything to trap my 20-year-old son into marrying them.
    
    Anyway.........I'm still searching for the perfect stress reliever, although the Internet has filled the gaps left by giving up drinking and smoking. Well, what else is there?? I can't (and won't) take pills, I've got too many joint problems to do much exercise (even if I WANTED to), gardening only works for about 3 months out of the year, and my diabetes has pretty much precluded using junk food as a pacifier.
    
    I do pray. That helps a lot. I also listen to music and write. Those help too although I obviously can't do them at work, which is where the lion's share of my stress lives. Mostly, I simply remind myself that "this, too, shall pass".
11. 
    Oct 7, '11

    ummmmm has anyone said sex yet? 0
12. 
    Oct 7, '11

    Trail riding on my horse, gardening, and my favorite is freq trips to Maui : )
13. 
    Oct 10, '11

    RUNNING!!

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