What's Your Stress Reliever?

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Hi Everyone! Just got back on again to this wonderful website. I've moved around and have found myself working in a new environment. Anywho, this forum struck me because as we all know, all people go through stress a lot of times...and we, NURSES, are sure ain't exempted from it! We've all had day and night shifts wherein all we want to do is crawl back into bed and pass out till kingdom come...

So my question is, what is your go-to stress reliever? The thing or activity that you do to make yourself feel better.

I'd love to hear what you guys have to say for I am sure a lot of people can benefit from it :) I'll start...

Mine is SHOPPING :D I love to go shopping after a night shift (makes you buy unnecessary things or things you would normally think about...but only this time, you have less capacity to think so you buy impulsively, which is fun!) I either go to the mall or go online shopping :yeah:

Specializes in Orthopedics.

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)

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Now, now, collecting these DVD's is my vice like chocolate chip cookies don't tempt me :D 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.

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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????:lol2:

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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.

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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??????

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watch my favorite tv series, sleep and eat in bouffets!

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COOKIES!!!!! Did somebody say COOKIES????:lol2:

YES!!!:heartbeat

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

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.:o

Anyway.........I'm still searching for the perfect stress reliever, although the Internet has filled the gaps left by giving up drinking and smoking. :lol2: 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". :redbeathe

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ummmmm has anyone said sex yet? 0;)

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