Nurses Announcements Archive
Published Jun 23, 2002
46 members have participated
nrw350
370 Posts
Hi All,
I realize that I post rarely in this area. But I wanted to get as much input as possibile from people in this community. Anyway, how do you all deal with stress? Sometimes, I find it difficult to handle my stress, so right now I am looking for new means for handling it.
Right now, my biggest two stress relievers are using the computer, and driving my truck. But sometimes, these relievers fail me.
Thanks to everyone in advance.
Nick
oramar
5,758 Posts
Exercise
Hardknox
237 Posts
Ativan!
Truthfully, nothing relaxes me more than sitting under my shady maple tree reading a book and watching the assorted forest creatures come out of the woods to visit my back yard!
Furball
646 Posts
Long hot baths! hiking in the woods, playing baseball/tennis/basketball/golf with son and hubby, walking the beach, the computer, writing, reading, glass of wine. I have many options!
Where are you in Alabama? I used to visit Mobile/Dauphin Island every Summer as a kid. Nice state. I vividly remember the great oak trees on Government street...beauty!
The Huntsville space center is nice too.
Ciao from upstate NY!
RNforLongTime
1,577 Posts
Thorazine. Compazine and Haldol! LOL!! Really though, I try to take a bath, that helps sometimes or settling down with a good book and being with my husband. Whn we add on to our house, I made him promise me that we could get one of those jacuzzi tubs! I so look forward to being able to relax in that!
I am in the state capital................ Montgomery.
PS: I like the idea of the drugs lol JUST KIDDING!!!!!!! Although, I bet they work good lol.
Nurse Ratched, RN
2,149 Posts
Exercise with a bubble bath afterward.
JJFROG
100 Posts
Running.
Sleepyeyes
1,244 Posts
1. Shopping
2. Lunch with another nurse friend
3. Church (we dance, sing, and get emotional--great tension-buster)
4. TV/phone/computer
5. getting outta the house; fishing, etc.
live4today, RN
5,099 Posts
I actually checked "other" because my favorite stress reliever is making love with my husband...works everytime...now if I could just get those sessions increased...:chair: :chuckle
jschut, BSN, RN
2,743 Posts
I love my computer....it calms me down and I can just disappear in to something else...
I like to be alone though, no TV and no radio...I think that's even better than the computer...
hapeewendy
487 Posts
have sex, make love, have nookie, do "it"
bump and grind, horizontal mambo whatever you want to call it, people sing the praises of sex as a stress reliever constantly
I'm a fan of the long hot bath thing, also taking a nice walk , used to swim a lot found that GREAT for stress relief, listen to some favourite music,
go out for dinner with your favourite person in the world if you have the chance
get a pet!!!!!!!!!
I can have the worst day ever and I come home to find my cat waiting at the door for me and pretty much any hostile or bad feelings I come home with vanish instantly.
stress is tough to manage, and I've let it get the better of me on more than one occasion
but I am really trying to manage my stress better
go out on a date with a special person, or like I mentioned initially stay home and mmmmmm learn the mambo with them!
cheers