How Do you Relieve Your Stress?

stress relief
Austin, Texas
January 15, 2020 12:21pm CST
How do I relieve my stress? Hmmm?? Well first I determine the “source” of the stress. Then I remove it. It could be a job. It could be a rude and disrespectful child. It could be meddling family members. In my experience it has never been the neighbors. You can just ignore them. They ain't family; and most of them ain't friends. In many cases, you don't even know them. Listening to music is proven to relieve stress. Reading. Writing. Enjoying a good movie. Playing a game of Scrabble. Praying. Screaming at my late spouse. He used to let me vent. Then we would put our heads together and try to come up with a plan to get rid of the “real problem”. We found that if we support each other we can pretty much overcome anything that was causing stress. It must be hard for people who don't have a support system. Hard. Not impossible. Just hard. The key is to relieving stress is to remember your priorities. Because nine times out of ten, whatever is causing the stress? It's probably not a priority and you can probably get rid of it! ;) DON'T MAKE YOURSELF CRAZY!
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@RebeccasFarm (86823)
• United States
15 Jan 20
Yes root out the cause is what I do. I cannot always get rid of it, but I can work around it. Sorry to hear your spouse is gone Moneyspinner.
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• United States
16 Jan 20
@cmoneyspinner Yes the grief does not end at least not for me I understand.
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• Austin, Texas
16 Jan 20
Thank you for you sympathy. I have him still with me in my heart. It's not quite the same but I'm learning to live with him that way.
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@ShyBear88 (59293)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Jan 20
Music really helps me a lot
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@ShyBear88 (59293)
• Sterling, Virginia
16 Jan 20
@cmoneyspinner our as my husband says music is life
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• Austin, Texas
16 Jan 20
There is a proverb that says "Music makes the heart merry." I agree.
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
15 Jan 20
listening to music and dancing to music, sleeping or reading book
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@DianneN (247191)
• United States
15 Jan 20
I am more of a worrier. I find I break out in hives if I allow stress into my life, so reading always helps soothe me.
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@JudyEv (326127)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 20
I think the first step is to work out what the real, underlying problem is. Often it's not really the thing you're ranting about.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jan 20
I am crazy. I wish I had a solution for it.
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
15 Jan 20
I just pray and listen to music in order to relax my mind and think more better
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• Austin, Texas
16 Jan 20
Many people underestimate the power of prayer.
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• Germany
16 Jan 20
@cmoneyspinner I don`t know but I hope they give it a try
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@yecall (208)
• United States
15 Jan 20
In my case I do energy work. I like to do reiki. I used to have a meditation practice for years, but I have let it lapse in recent years. I would like to reinstate it. I also read to calm down and relieve stress.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jan 20
Meditation, deep breaths, avoid drama.
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