Stress!!!!!!!!!1
 

Hey everyone, I am student with way to much stress besides the fact of being 20+. I have to say I need a kick in the but. I was wondering how everyone else is dealing with their stress. My old way of dealing with stress was food but we all know where that got me.:D Happy weight loss:carrot:

When I get stressed, I clean. Cleaning somehow gets rid of all my negative emotions, not just stress. And I don't just tidy, I "spring" clean, and rearrange furniture. Gotta say, it drives the DF crazy. I also have a weekly schedule I set up for myself so I can manage to get the important things in, and still manage to set aside time for myself. If I don't set aside that time, I get caught up in other things, and then I really get stressed.

Hope that helped!
~Mande

I stop what I do, and walk outside for a while. It seems to keep my mind at rest, and my thoughts trail elsewhere. Sometimes I play with my kitties, and their playful antics cheer me up. Maybe you can do something that really takes your mind away from everything else, whatever it may be :), and just do that from time to time whenever you feel the stress coming on.

cleaning does it for me too! #1 it allows me to put aside every single cause of stress and focus on something else (unless, of course, you're stressed out because the house is dirty!). #2 I can take out all my negative energy on that dang soap scum, or that cat hair covering the arm chair.

I'm not great at handling stress myself. I eat, and when I don't allow myself to do that, I sleep, and when it's not time to do that, I clean. There's my stress-handing heirarchy :p

My coping mechanism is the internet. Damn, I wish my coping was cleaning though! As it is my house is a wreck...

Thanks Alot!!
 

Your responses were very helpful! I do like cleaning but I never thought I could use it as a way to relieve stress. Thanks again! Happy weight loss:carrot:
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I shop. I love the way sales people make me feel special. And I love walking through the mall with bags. It means you have less money to spend on food too :)

I clean too! It totally helps me get my mind off of things!

I bet you get a lot of exercise carrying those bags around, especially if you've baught alot of stuff! When DF harps on me for how much I buy, I'm going to point this out to him! :LOL: