Stress and destress...

I wish I had that kinda talent.

@vandana7 It's not that difficult. I tell Pretty what's annoying me and then I forget about it. IF she comes and tells me about a problem, then I start worrying about it again.

I wish i can do that, DE @DaddyEvil

Eating...happens whenever hands are free..LOL It is not being hard on self as ... if a work is completed, I tell me, wow, I did so much and enjoy an ego trip.

Did someone said that i have to eat?

@vandana7 Maybe you can try it, Eat when you're busy. So just as you feel proud when you get a lot of work done, then you should respect yourself more

Quite like me. When I get into the loo, I look at the switch, and decide this needs cleaning. LOL. Mind is not relaxed most of the time. LOL

@vandana7 I was eating dinner yesterday evening and I noticed a small cobweb in the corner of the French door. I had to stop eating to removing it, it was too disturbing.

@LadyDuck Heh. Sometimes I send myself an email reminding myself to do this or that. Deleting those emails is satisfying.

@sol_cee I get stressed at work too much but in the office, there are jammers so in most of the locations we cannot use the internet.

Same with me. Mylot makes me feel relaxed.

@sjvg1976 yeah? It works for us then

I opt for household chores for that...some dusting sweeping and mopping are as good as cardio...

Exercise is an excellent way of dealing with stress. I actually lecture about the "happy chemicals" released in our brains when we exercise.

@vandana7 My mom used to say the same thing

My kinda person...though I don't keep Plan B ... that would still stress me. LOL In a way, plan b exists...because some other works get done in that period. But yeah...there is a sense of addiction to feeling of accomplishing things, right?

I don't think things happen for a reason. But I do think we can LEARN from things that happen, even "negative" things.

@vandana7 .........Well, I think it could be something much worse you were addicted to. This is a positive addiction.

It is a type of addiction. Ok..I start with a plan, and then see something...let me do this bit too, and if I manage to do it, I feel super thrilled because it is beyond my planned stuff. The accomplishment of task often makes me get something of a high... which is what is addictive and so I tend to add and add and add till I feel tense. Then as my former boss used to do. No ..I am not going to do this...world is not ending today, or this week. That completely puts me at ease. Thereafter I restart slowly and build it up to a point when I can again give me a break.

I agree...crest and trough of a wave...

It was pretty realistic actually till others disturbed it. Househelp has taken long off, may not turn up for a couple (3 to 4 months because her husband is down), not sure I want to call anybody else ... will try after a fortnight or so, may be next month. But honestly, I am enjoying the household chores. I also have a program with my neighbor... that is materializing from this saturday through next Sunday ... so kinda.... first get this one out of picture then...the next. When househelp does the work, there is always that feeling, this is what she has done, not done...and so on. When we do it, we are listening to music and enjoying it. Neighbors think we are odd, but I honestly enjoy cleaning Pony ji. I am 63, and may be I can do it for another six or seven years. This is my last chance before I step into old age home. LOL So kinda....dad too down means, he cannot obstruct me.

Yeah...there is no mandatory requirement like government deadline or anything like that which was forcing me to adopt that timeline. Still I wanted to do it this week. I did some but ..then stopped.

No boss is ever good. LOL He was a task master. We had deadlines. We struggled to meet them. LOL Then somewhere towards end ..he would say...enough is enough..go home. At that point, a little bit of disappointment would be there, because we would have sort of prepared balance sheets, only printing would be there... or verification. But I am realizing the value of what he was doing.

@aninditasen That kind are really evil. I heard of them, but never suffered under such folks.

@vandana7 I had a boss when I worked in a corporate sector who always tried to frame employees as the cause of some financial so that he could reduce your pay scale. I resigned before he could do that. He had laid the trap for me but wasn't successful.

Oh I have the list before me...LOL Many of the XL files in my system have lists of what I propose to do. I get to laugh too, oh was I planning that...kind.

But it is needed. :(

In my case, music makes me work more. It is constant companion sorta.

No..I am speaking about being "not busy" in some part of life...sorta not doing anything?

Music is constantly on when I am working...