How do you deal with stress?

For me cycling and realising that some things are impossible oh and ocassionally a good argument with someone to blow away the cobwebs.

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KT1973 – Member

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Tell myself that getting wound up by things, or worrying about them isn’t going to make the blindest bit of difference to improve the situation, so do my best not to dwell on it.

A machine gun, and a group of schoolchildren queueing for a bus.

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KT1973 – Member

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Drugs, And furious self abuse. But mainly drugs.

And furious self abuse

But mitch, you are from Barnsley – don’t you have a sister? 😉

lol

drunk angry semi-sociopathic twittering

I ask myself ‘what would the little london elf do’?

Shag my missus, shoot someone in the face on call of duty, go for a ride or watch Family Guy/American Dad/Mash. Maybe do all of them and then finish the day with a nice tasty Corona.

Punch a blind kitten in the face 😈

Aggressive power ****

I don’t really get stressed. I think that’s mainly to do with the fact I don’t care about my job, or a ‘career’, I take little notice of current affairs or politics, and I see the good in nearly everyone. I’m also naturally optimistic. What’s the worst that can happen? Loose my job, and the house. How bad can that be? I’d have more spare time to do stuff I like.

🙂

like your style Poddy.

Stress,never had it…..46yrs old,3 kids,been made redundant a few times,just after I bought a new house the once.Always had a bright outlook on life,it does drive the missus up the wall though …. 🙂

When my job was becoming stressful (high BP etc), I took a good look at myself and decided on a career change. However, life does have a way of throwing other stuff at you (parents, children etc). Mostly, I deal with this by going hillwalking. It’s just like Mountain Biking, but slower 🙂 I reckon the pace of walking is ideal for sorting your mind out. Biking seldom seems to get me to the same sense of relaxation.

Exercise, especially outdoors.
And remembering that it’s actually my choice to respond to the situation by getting stressed. Not always that easy to do, but works when I do…
Oh, and counting my blessings…

Beat baby robins to death or at least give them bad aids with a tin of peas

Walking for a few hours is incredibly therapeutic; just putting one foot in front of another. Biking leisurely is good too. Heck, I can’t do biking any other way!

Jack Daniels.

What poddy said.

Exercise. Or get depression.

Very very badly, but at least now I am not having to resort to the valium, zopiclone and seroquel. Only problem now is that my stress reveals itself as acidic stomach and gastritis. So if it is not fookin with my mind it is fookin with my stomach

A marathon **** or a long sauna session.

Tends to be either or. Never at the sametime.

Badly 🙁

I like to hurt people.

junk food…………….. 8)

I kick people in the head.

Realistically, what PP said.

I work in IT. It pays well and gives me a frankly excellent standard of living. Never been stressed due to it though.

The only time I feel stressed is when my little lad is running around the house after finishing on the potty, dribbling wee and poo around the place…

Financialy at the moment im pretty screwed, long boring story and had a bit of a breakdown on Saturday.
Wife talked me down and made me feel a bit less of a twonk about it all.

Spoke to my mate today, his mother who’s in her 50’s was diagnosed with cancer only 6 weeks ago, she’ll be lucky if she see’s next Monday.

Suddenly my problems don’t seem that bad…….regardless the weather tomorrow, ill be out on the bike to beat the January blues

psoriasis

I keep it all bottled up as other family and friends are having a rough old time and don’t need my sh1te as well, then spiral off into depression, then get bleak old thoughts about suicide, then usually if I’m lucky drag my arse back into vague normality for the work/life imbalance to grind me into an early grave

My palpatations are caused by stress but i feel quite calm afterwards.

I work in IT. It pays well and gives me a frankly excellent standard of living. Never been stressed due to it though.

Blimey. What kind of projects do you do?

I come on here to laugh at the big hitters!
WTF am I going to do now! 😉

I know, must go for a ride instead!

I sometimes go on a bender, ride my bike, walk the dog but usually I bottle it up and get on with it. Ok not the answer for all but I only a handful of occasions has it caused me problems. Oh and I loose my temper over stupid crap.

Forgot best fix for me is a few days away with good friends, good food and loads of alcohol polished off with bikes.

Nowadays I just sleep … self abuse makes things worst.