Need Help relieving my stress

I abolutely agree, by being reasonable and logical we can head off alot of stress some before it even starts. I agree with everything Okkie said, all great ideas, I'd just like to add a few more. Talk with your friends, especially those that make more money than you do. I'm in this situation right now, my friends make more money than I do and they like eating out and shopping, this makes it hard for me because I want to hang out but I can't afford to eat out and I don't want them paying for me. Talk to them, plan to cook or take sandwitches to a park and talk. There are so many ways to have fun when brown-bagging it. :D Things to do so you aren't sacreficing fun because you don't have money: go to the library! Our public library has a rather nice video section, free rentals, they'e not new releases but it's fun and free. Parks are fun, and community service is a great way to relieve stress, you're helping others and there are so many venues there is sure to be some way to help that interests you. Being useful is a great stress reliever. :D