What do you guys do to de-stress?

[OBigdog26]

As nurses we are all exposed to some form of stress, the good and bad. I am curious to find out what you guys do to let off some steam and release some stress. Keep it clean!

For me I started doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It's a good workout and very therapeutic for me. There isn't any other training environment, where I can literally submit or choke a person unconscious. Well, they tap out before they pass out of course😁

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[Farawyn]

read (sometimes something relatedto work,like recently I read all of Ira Byock's books elated to palliative care) and sometimes a fiction book that will take me far, far away. yoga, meditation, mani-pedi's, dinner with girlfriends or hubby, walking my dog, binge watching friends on netflix, journaling, and sometimes just a good ol' griping session with co-workers!

Oooh yea, mani pedi! I'm getting one tomorrow!

[fawnmarie, ASN]

Get a pedicure, shop for kids' clothes at Carter's or Gymboree (I have 3 children and I'm obsessed with cute kids' clothes,) take a hot bubble bath, browse the cosmetics and fragrances at Sephora, get a mocha latte, read a beauty magazine, take a nap, make a pot of hazelnut coffee and consume it slowly, have lunch with friends at a good, authentic Italian restaraunt, make homemade chocolate chip cookies with my kids, relax poolside in the summer months, yearly vacations at the beach in northeastern Florida...

[Farawyn]

Drink wine.

Oh, and sometimes wheat beer.

[AmberAmazes]

I like to paint and explore nearby areas, especially museums and specialty shops.

[cockadoodie]

what else??? i binge on ALL NURSES!

[Tex.]

what else??? i binge on ALL NURSES!

Cockadoodie doesn't discriminate, she eats allllll the nurses. Lol

[Wrench Party]

Yoooogaaaaaa! I found a new studio in town a year ago, and one of the best teachers I have seen in a long time. His instruction is excellent, and this is attested to by how popular his classes are.

[springchick1, ADN, RN]

Netflix and reading, sometimes at the same time:) I'm currently rereading Harry Potter for probably the 10th time. It never gets old.

[Lola Lou, BSN]

I force myself to make plans on my days off. The introvert in me could easily stay inside and watch movies all day/errrrrrday. This summer I promised myself that if the weather was nice I was going to the water. I live within 30 minutes of some of the most beautiful lakes and rivers in the world (in my opinion). It is a low cost and low stress way for me to unwind and feel like I'm in a different world and thousands of miles away from the hospital. Now if its a rainy day that is another story....

I can honestly say this has been one of the best and most fulfilling/relaxing summers that I have had in my adult life.

[Farawyn]

I force myself to make plans on my days off. The introvert in me could easily stay inside and watch movies all day/errrrrrday. This summer I promised myself that if the weather was nice I was going to the water. I live within 30 minutes of some of the most beautiful lakes and rivers in the world (in my opinion). It is a low cost and low stress way for me to unwind and feel like I'm in a different world and thousands of miles away from the hospital. Now if its a rainy day that is another story....

I can honestly say this has been one of the best and most fulfilling/relaxing summers that I have had in my adult life.

That's great. I feel the same way. I don't think I could ever be landlocked.

[OBigdog26, MSN, RN, NP]

Netflix and reading, sometimes at the same time:) I'm currently rereading Harry Potter for probably the 10th time. It never gets old.

I can't live without my netflix

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[Farawyn]

I also cook. Baking, even. I love cooking and listening to music.