Handling Frustrating Moments

I am horrible at handling stress. I normally have to just walk away from whatever is stressing me out. That is not always possible with 2 kids though, so that makes it even harder. I hope you stop stressing out so much soon. The stress is not any better for you than the smoking was.

i know its not as easy to do as saying it is, but try doing less stressful things? and use logic to think past the frustration .. what type of things are you doing to stress you out ? money stresses me out, so now i have taken control over the income and now that its in my own hands instead of just trusting my husband will take care of it, its a lot less stressful, would something like that work ? trying different ways of doing things so they become less stressful to begin with ?

It's never easy to deal with stressful moments. One thing that I do, which helps me a lot, is doing some meditation, relaxation and breathing exercises. These things help me quite a bit, in those very stressful moments. I've heard that yoga can also help. Maybe you could consider trying these things.

Hey kats! It is really hard to handle stress when you know where it's coming from and why. The only thing that you can do is try to keep yourself busy. I mean keep your hands and mind busy as much as possible! Try not have too many idle moments. I know that when I get upset and stressed if I start doing something in the house then I sometimes will forget about why I was upset, even if it is only temporary!

I think the pressure to deal with the interim is the best way to take a deep breath, and can increase the metabolic cycle of health benefits. And other methods should be based on your interest, if you like to listen to music, you can choose your favorite songs to listen to. If you like talking, you can find your friends to chat or talk. In short, that is, as far as possible the transfer of their attention.

I took up walking even just a short distance for me to clear mind after I quit smoking. Then I started exercising for 30 minutes. But the walking short distances really helped while I was getting back in shape.

Oh, how I wish you wouldn't of said that! I'm trying to quit smoking and I'm already at my wits end (see my latest post). I don't know what to do about anything and I'm to the point now that I just try to avoid it all. But like you said on a different response...Its the kids driving you crazy and you can't exactly avoid them! That's how I feel!!! I spend 90% of my day in my room, preferrably alone. Of course, I NEVER am. They all just come in here. Noone understands and everyone just looks at me like I've lost it cause I don't know how to function anymore. I'm just about to the point where I just don't care... I know I'm losing it and I feel like they are just pushing me right over the edge. My old man complains about my smoking but he sure can't do anything to reduce the stress. We have 10 kids between us that are here ALOT!!! He helps sometimes, but you know how men are, if they pick up a sock, they've done 8 loads of laundry...WHATEVER! I hope you get some good advice. When you do, please email me or something cause I'm at my wits end! Good Luck!

katsmeow1213, It is very important to remember that problems are there not to overwhelm and defeat you but are stepping stones for you to be a better prepared and experienced person. So, besides all the deep breathing exercises and taking time outs, you will need to know what actually is the root and cause of the problem(s). You will then need to recognize that you will have to physically get involved with the solving of the problem. You may want to exercise some judgment as to whether you yourself or some friends or love ones could solve the problem(s). Then, you will need to plan, so that you can go about your ways in trying to get the problem(s) solved. Sometimes, these problems need nothing than evolving yourself so that habits and usual ways can be changed from within you to produce solution(s). Most of the time, if you will notice much of these problems today are actually self inflicted and self aggravated. The next important thing for you to do will be to be aware of who you associate with during your times of stress and unresolved problem(s). Please do not take me as discriminating them, even if they might happen to be your close friends. But, sometimes we need to be realistic and a little selfish here, for some known and prudent reasons. Let's face it, do you think they could be of help when they are already overwhelmed themselves. Also, your problems could be further aggravated when others have nothing but pour their grievances of theirs to you. At the end of the day, not only is your problem(s) not resolved, you end up more depressed with them. Last but not least, turning to God. Since the majority have done it with success, I just do not see why it will not work out for you. Divinity is always a known and inexplicable fact where people are saved and problems solved, so sometimes your solutions' source may be one from God. I hope that this 2 cents worth of mine will be of help to you here and that you will be able to arrive at the light of the end of the tunnel. Take care and have a good day.

Eating chocolate works well for me, but I can't imagine it would do your diet any good! A change of scene might work if you get really stressed. How about bundling the kids into coats and going for a walk around the block?

Kat, you have to go to the doctor and get something to calm you for a month or so. You have done so well but we all need some help. You haven't had patches and quit cold turkey and not many people succeed this way. go talk to him and get some mild trnaquilizers tha twill help you to cope with the everday stresses and strains of life.

Most time, its my work..with ontime deliveries and work loads. I try to divert mind on music and i feel better. We need to manage stress, as it is part of life in busy world. But if we concentrate, we can manage it. I does it through my yoga, listening music and going out on vacation.