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How do you de-stress?

What is the best way to deal with the stress of the job? I'm a firm believer in exercise and the occasional glass of white wine. Any other suggestions? I'm a newbie (to nursing, not to stress) and am having trouble dealing with the really difficult days.

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    Best purchase I ever made, a massage chair. Other ways I use to de-stress Yoga, a walk by the lake, music, Hot shower, playing with the kids

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    :dancgrp:Take a Nia or Zumba dance class! It will knock the stress right out,

    and you will feel great! But as Leelee2 states above, find your personal

    ways to destress. Get an adult learning course catalog, they usually

    have lots of cooking, dance, music etc . We are in New England, so I have

    plenty of exercise dvds to get me through the snowy winter.

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    I'm sitting here listening to Barry White you are my everything. It is in perfect time to the figures above and is stress reducing to watch and listen. Course, Barry recommends other things to de-stress ;-)

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    A lot of great stress-busters have been posted already. A few more... if you are artistically inclined--or even if you aren't--art can be extremely therapeutic. I like drawing, painting and paper mache. Also, mindfulness meditation is great (check out the book Mindfulness in Plain English).

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    Go to aromatherapy and Thai ancient massage on the weekend.

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    Music on the drive home starts unwinding me. At home: a glass of wine, a hot bath, a good book, eating something especially if I didn't eat during the shift.

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    bikram yoga!

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    I LOVE running. I get out all of my frustration on the road. By the time I get home I am too tired to be stressed.

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    Snowboarding is my anti-crazy :) summer time, I just hit the beach. Being outdoors takes the edge right off!

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    I walk my dog first, then it's a cup of hot tea, a good book and some Celtic music.

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    sorry...somehow made two posts of the same thing.

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    bikram yoga!

    Love Bikram! I wish it wasn't so expensive.

    For me, stressbusting involves a holistic approach....good diet, exercise (to include yoga and stretching...just went to a class last night and came out so relaxed), meditation (I'm real lazy about this one), liesure actitivies like reading light hearted fiction/mysteries, Bollywood movies, sex (yes I did go there...too bad I'm single right now..LOL), and fun times with friends and family.

    Having peers in real life, or online like here at Allnurses, to vent is important as well.

    The trick is not to be stressed out about having to do stress-besting activities nor beat yourself up.

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